The campaign in Dobrudja

Army Group Mackensen
Commander : Chief of the General Staff : Chief of the Operations and Tactics Section : Chief of the Foot Artillery : Chief of the Pionieers : First Quartermaster : Chief of the Commissariat of the Army : Plenipotentiary Admiral Staff Officer : Turkish Liason Officer :		Gen. Field Marsh. August von Mackensen MG. Hans von Seeckt Mjr. Fedor von Bock Col. Richard von Berendt Maj. Scheunemann Col. Richard Hentsch Geheimrat Dr. Keber Lieutenant-Commander Wilhelm Busse Mjr. Hüseyn Hüsnü
3^rd Army
Commander : Chief of the General Staff : Chief of the Operation Section : Chief of the Intelligence Section : Chief of the Artillery : Chief of the Engineer Corps : Chef of the Line of Communications : Intendant : German Liason Officer :		Lt.Gen. Stefan Toshev Col. Stefan Popov Lt.Col. Aleksandar Davidov Maj. Vladimir Stoyanov Col. Vasil Raynov Col. Aleksandar Atanasov MG. Todor Kantardzhiev Col. Ivan Simeonov Maj. Ulrich von Henning
1^st Sofiyska Division	Commander : MG. Yanko Draganov Chief of the Staff : Lt.Col. Aleksandar Dimitrov 1^st Inf. Brigade : Col. Hristo Nedelkov 1^st Sofiyski IR. (4 Bns. with 7 MGs.) : Lt.Col. Velizar Lazarov 6^th Tarnovski IR. (4 Bns. with 6 MGs.): Col. Todor Chervenakov 2^nd Inf. Brigade : Col. Marin Tzonkov 16^th Lovchanski IR. (4 Bns. with 6 MGs.): Col. Ivanov 25^th Dragomanski IR. (4 Bns. with 6 MGs.): Col. Todor Zlatev 3^rd Inf. Brigade : Col. Atila Zafirov 41^st IR. (3 Bns. with 6 MGs.): Col. Har. Toshkov 42^nd IR. (3 Bns. with 6 MGs.): Col. Petar Kalkandzhiev 1^st Art. Brigade : Col. Georgi Kukureshkov 4^th FAR. (6 Field Bts.) : Col. Parvan Parvanov 14^th FAR. (6 Field Bts. + 2 Mnt. Bts.) : Col. Marin Drumev 1^st /1^st QF How. div. (3 Bts.) : Cpt. D. Nikolov 1^st Divisional Sq. 1^st Pioneers Battalion : Maj. Milutin Naydenov
4^th Preslavska Division	Commander : MG. Panteley Kiselov Chief of the Staff : Lt.Col. Stefan Noykov 1^st Inf. Brigade : Col. Bozhko Ikonomov 7^th Preslavski IR. (4 Bns. with 6 MGs.) : Col. Atanas Dobrev 31^st Varneiski IR. (4 Bns. with 6 MGs.): Col. Ivan Karasiev 3^rd Inf. Brigade : Col. Atila Zafirov 19^th Shumenski IR. (4 Bns. with 6 MGs.): Col. Ivanov 47^th IR. (3 Bns. with 6 MGs.) : Col. Yordan Avramov 48^th IR. (2 Bns. with 6 MGs.) : Col. Hristo Enchev 4^th Art. Brigade: Col. Georgi Kukureshkov 5^th FAR. (6 Field Bts.) : Lt.Col. Stefan Staychev 15^th FAR. (6 Field Bts.) : Col. Georgi Chakarov 3^rd How. Rgt.: Col. Petar Kutinchev 1^st QF How. div. (2 Bts.) : Lt.Col. Kasarov 2^nd not QF How. div. (2 Bts.) : Lt.Col. Venedikov 4^th Divisional Sq. : Rtm. Savov 4^th Pioneers Battalion : Col. Hristo Silyanovski
Attached to 4^th Division	2^nd Heavy Art. Rgt. : Lt.Col. Angel Angelov 2 Bts. with 4 - 120mm L/28 Schneider guns : Maj. Maksimov 1 Bty. with 4 - 150mm L/30 Krupp guns : Lt. Mitev 3 Bts. with 4 – 150mm L/12 Schneider howitzers : Maj. Stoyanov 1 Bty. with 4 - 150mm L/14 Krupp QF howitzers : Cpt. Nedev
6^th Bdinska Division	Commander : MG. Hristo Popov Chief of the Staff : Col. Yosif Razsukanov 2^nd Inf. Brigade : Col. Atanas Vaptzarov 35^th Vratsanski IR. (4 Bns. with 6 MGs.) : Col. Vasil Taskalov 36^th Kozloduyski IR. (4 Bns. with 6 MGs.) : Col. Konstantin Gladiechev 6^th Art. Brigade: Col. Hristo Valchev 2^nd FAR. (6 Field Bts.) : Col. Trifon Peev 6^th Divisional Sq. 6^th Pioneers Battalion : Lt.Col. Vasil Atanasov
1^st Cavalry Division	Commander : MG. Ivan Kolev Chief of the Staff : Lt.Col. Aleksandar Kisöv 1^st Cav. Brigade : Col. Konstantin Mihailov Life Guard Rgt. (4 Sqs. with 4 MGs.) : Col. Paun Bananov 1^st Cav. Rgt. (4 Sqs. with 4 MGs.) : Col. N. Kmetov 4^th Cav. Brigade : Col. Ivan Tabakov 2^nd Cav. Rgt. (4 Sqs. with 4 MGs.) : Col. Nikola Bradinov 6^th Cav. Rgt. (4 Sqs. with 4 MGs.) : Col. Sava Buychev MGSq. / 7^th Cav. Rgt. (4 MGs.) MGSq. / 10^th Cav. Rgt. (4 MGs.) Foot MGSqs. of the Life Guard Rgt., 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd Cav. Rgt. (16 MGs.) 1^st Horse Art. Bty : Cpt. Georgi Vekilski 3^rd Army Cyclist Cpy. : Lt. Todor Piskov 1^st Divisional Cyclist Cpy. : Lt. Georgi Delchev
Detchment Hammerstein	Col. Kurt v. Hammerstein IB. I/21 Mnt. MGAbt. 234, 240 UlR. 6 1^st / FAR. 201 Foot Art. Bty. 105 (sFHb.)
Army Troops	3^rd field military police squadron 3^rd telegraph company 3^rd wireless telegraphy unit 3^rd automobile unit
Flying Troops	Balloon unit with Solun kite-balloon and 2 observer officers (Ruse)
51 ½ Battalions, 24 Squadrons, 129 MGs, 49 Batteries
Defence of the Danube river coast
Detchment Kaufmann	Commander : Col. v. Kaufmann LwIR. 115 (3) 1 Esk./Jäg.R.z.Pf. 3 1 Esk./HusR. 7 2 – 9 pdr not QF guns Bts. (12 guns) 2 – 24 pdr not QF long guns Bts. (guns) 1 – 57mm turret guns Bt. (2 guns)
12^th Infantry Division Commander : MG. Georgi Abadzhiev Chief of the Staff : Lt.Col. Vasil Marinov Chief of the Artillery : Col. Shoylekov Divisional Engineer : Col. Marin Kabakchiev (from 6 September 1916) Divisional Intendant : Lt.Col. Kyulev (from 9 September 1916)
Mobile Troops
Bela Slatina	Commander : Maj. Tzekov 2^nd/6^th March Bn. 5^th not QF div. : 1 – 87mm not QF guns Bty. (6 guns)
Pleven	Commander : Col. Grigor Trichkov 6^th Marsh Rgt. (2 Bns. with 4 MGs.) 11^th March Rgt. (4^th, 17^th, 34^th Repl. Bns. with 4 MGs.) 34^th Opalchenie Bn. II (2 Cps.) 5^th Cav. Rgt. (2 Sq. with 8 MGs.) : Lt.Col. Atanasov 5^th not QF art. div. : 2 – 87mm guns Bts. (12 guns) : Lt.Col. Ivan Tarchanov
Garrison Troops
Vidin	Commander : MG. Simeon Yankov 6^th Opalchenie Rgt. (1 Bn. with 4 Mgs.) 3^rd Repl. Bn. 2^nd, 3^rd 75mm not QF guns Bty. (10 guns) 1^st 9 pdr not QF guns Bty. (6 guns) 1^st 24 pdr not QF long guns Bty. (2 guns) 1^st 24 pdr not QF short guns Bts. (4 guns) 1^st 6 in not QF mortars Bty. (2 mortars) 3^rd, 4^th 57mm turret guns Bts. (4 guns) 1 – 57mm Armstrong gun 2 – 35mm MGs
Lom	Commander : Col. Panteley Paraskov 1^st/9^th Opalchenie Bn. 2^nd/9^th Opalchenie Bn. (5^th and 7^th Cps.) 34^th Opalchenie Bn. (1 Cpy.) Replacement Sq./2^nd Cav.Rgt. Art. group of the Vidin fortress 1^st 75mm not QF guns Bty. (6 guns) 2^nd – 9 pdr not QF guns Bty. (6 guns) 3^rd 24 pdr not QF long guns Btys. (2 guns) 1 – 6 in not QF mortars Bty. (2 mortars) 1^st 57mm turret guns Bt. (2 guns)
Orahovo	Commander : Col. Dimitar Siromahov 2^nd/9^th Opalchenie Bn. (6^th and 8^th Cps.) 1^st/1^st 75mm not QF guns Bty. (6 guns) 3^rd Art. group of the Vidin fortress 3^rd 9 pdr not QF guns Bty. (6 guns) 2^nd 24 pdr not QF long guns Bty. (2 guns) 2^nd 57mm turret guns Bty. (2 guns)
Gigen	Commander : Col. Ivan Tzvetanov 3^rd/9^th Opalchenie Bn. (3^rd and 4^th Cps.) De Bange div : 3 – 80mm not QF guns Bts. (18 guns) : Lt.Col. Todor Petrov
Somovit	1 – 87mm not QF guns Bty. (6 guns) 1 – 57mm turret guns Bty. (2 guns)
Fortresses
Varna	Commander : Col. Dimitar Kantardzhiev Chief of the Staff : Lt.Col. Petar Rachov 2^nd /4th Inf. Brigade : Col. Todor Gabarev 8^th Primorski IR. (4 Bns. with 6 MGs.): Col. Panayot Minkov 1^st/48^th Inf. Bn. 4^th March Rgt. (2 Bns. with 4 MGs.) Harbour Bn. 2^nd/5^th Field Art. div. (3 QF Bts.) : Lt.Col.Dimitar Dochev 1^st and 2^nd/Sofiyski 87mm not QF Bts. (12 guns) 7^th not QF art. div. : 3 – 87mm Bts. (18 guns) 1 – 57mm turret guns Bty. from Shumenski Heavy Rgt. (3 guns) 1 – 47mm naval Bty. (2 guns) 1 – 65mm naval Bty. (2 guns) 1 – 76mm coast Bty. (2 guns) 2 – 100mm L/50 naval Bty. (4 guns) mixed Bty. from Sofiyski Heavy Rgt. (3 – 120mm L/25 and 4 – 87mm not QF guns) 3^rd/Vidinski 120mm L/28 Bty. (4 guns) 1 – 6 in not QF mortars Bty. from Vidinski Heavy Rgt. (2 mortars) 629^th fortress Bty. (2 – 150mm L/40 guns) 1 – 240mm L/45 coast Bty. (2 guns) 1 – 254mm L/45 coast battery (2 ex Russian guns) 1 – 152mm L/45 coast battery (2 ex Russian guns) 187^th medium Minenwerfer unit (2 Mws.) 209^th light Minenwerfer unit (2 Mws.) 1^st searchlight unit : 2 – 90cm searchlights Seaplane Station : 4 Friedrichshafen FF-33 bombers and 1 Rumpler 6B-1 fighter
Black Sea Fleet	Commander : Col. Konstantin Kirkov Naval advisor : Lieutenant-Commander Wilhelm Busse torpedo gunboat “Nadezhda” 1^st torpedo boat group : “Drazski, “Hrabri”, “Strogi” 2^nd torpedo boat group : “Shumni”, “Smeli”, “Leteshti” minelayer : “Kamchiya” cutter : “Kaliakria” mine raft “Voyvoda” merchant ships : “Varna”, “Bulgaria”, “Tzar Ferdinand”, “Boris”, “Kiril”, “Sofia” 2 torpedo floating batteries with 2 – 450mm torpedo tubes each
Ruse	Commander : Col. Perikal Enchev Chief of the Staff : Maj. Mihail Yonchev 5^th Opalchenie Rgt. (4 Bns.) : Col. M. Markov 5^th March Rgt. (3 Bns.) : Col. Drazhkov 9^th Repl. Cav. Sq. 2 – 87mm not QF guns Bts. (12 gun) 3 – 75mm not QF guns Bts. (18 gun) 1 – 9 pdr not QF guns Bty. (6 guns) 2 – 120mm L/25 guns Bty. (4 guns) 2 – 120mm L/28 guns Bty. (6 guns) 1 – 6 inch not QF mortars Bty. (2 mortars) 2 – 57mm turret guns Bty. (4 guns) 501^st and 502^nd heavy searchlight unit with 3 searchlights 5^th Repl. Pioneer Cpy. Landing Group Ruse a plotoon of HIR. 7 with 2 MG searchlight unit with 2 searchlights 2 - 9cm guns 12cm KnBt. 3 (4 guns)
Danube Flottilla (Ruse)	Captain Karl Lucich 1^st Monitor Division : : Lieutenant Olaf Richard Wulff “Temes” (monitor) : Lieutenant Olaf Richard Wulff “Enns” (monitor) : Lieutenant Karl Topil “Inn” (monitor) : Lieutenant Lothar Leschanowski “Sava” (monitor) : Lieutenant Josef Meusburger “Fogas” (patrol boats) : Sub-Lieutenant Erwin Stumpf “Csuka” (patrol boats) : Sub-Lieutenant Ludwig Nagy 2^nd Monitor Division : Commander Charles Masion “Bodrog” (monitor) : Lieutenant Kosimus Böhm “Körös” (monitor) : Lieutenant Karl Rodinis “Leitha” (monitor): Lieutenant Karl Schubert “Szamos” (monitor) : Lieutenant Eduard Kankovszky “Weichsel” (armoured gunboat) : Cpt. Ernst v. Dücker Motorboat “72” Watch ship at Belene: “Maros” (monitor) : Lieutenant Günther Kropsh Group of patrol vessels “Viza” : Lieutenant Hermann Bublay “Barsch” : Lieutenant Guido Taschler “Wels” : Lieutenant Alois Stock “Compó” : Sub-Lieutenant Emil Domainko Group of armes boats “Almos” : Lieutenant Julius Strudthoff “Helene” : Second Officer Egon Quirini “Una” : Lieutenant Otto Edl. v. Metzger “Vág” : Midshipman Julius Thurzó Group of river minelayers : 15 crafts Transport : 2 crafts Group of motorboat of the Pioneer Troops : Cpt. Franz Vaniček “Linz”, “Gisela”
Danube Motorboat Flottilla (Belene)	Commander : Lt. Schillinng v. Kannschtadt 20th Motorboat Flottilla : 19, 62, 66, 73, 75, “n”, “d”, MG Kdo. (4 MGs) 21st Motorboat Flottilla : 47, 53, 57, 69, “s”, “t”
Shumen	Commander : MG. Stancho Topalov Chief of the Staff : Dimo Ovcharov 4^th Opalchenie Rgt. (4 Bns.) 4 – 87mm not QF guns Bts. (16 gun) 1 – 75mm not QF guns Bts. (4 gun) 2 – 150mm L/30 guns Bty. (4 guns) 2 – 57mm turret guns Bty. (4 guns) 4^th Repl. Pioneer Cpy.
Burgas	Commander : MG. Matey Andreev 2^nd Opalchenie Rgt. (4 Bns. with 4 MGs.) 3^rd Opalchenie Rgt. (4 Bns. with 2 MGs.) 3 – 75mm not QF guns Bts. (12 gun) 1^st section of the 3^rd/Sofiyski 75mm not QF Bty. (2 guns) 3^rd/16^th not QF div. (18 – 87mm guns) 2^nd and 3^rd/Bidinski 87mm not QF guns Bts. (12 gun) 1^st section of the 4^th/Sofiyski 87mm not QF Bty. (2 guns) 1^st/Sofiyski 120mm L/25 guns Bty. (2 guns) 2^nd/Shumenski 150mm L/30 guns Bty. (2 guns) 2^nd/Sofiyski 150mm L/30 guns Bty. (2 guns) 1 coast Bty. (2 –152mm L/45 ex Russian guns) 3^rd Opalchenie Pioneer Cpy. 3^rd searchlight unit : 1 – 90cm searchlight and 1 – 60cm searchlight
Army Group Troops
Frontier Guards	14^th, 15^th 16^th, 17^th 18^th Border Guards Battalions
Gruppe Gaugl	GM. Joseph Gaugl 6. Komp. PB. 2, 2. Komp. PB. 5, 3. Komp. PB. 8, MaKomp. PB. 8 Staff, 1., 4. Komp. Brücken-B. 1 15 field bridge equipages 1 Sculler Detachment of Kriegsmarine 1 Pioneers Detachment Herbertbrückenmaterial
Heavy Artillery	1 - 35cm KnBt.; 15cm HbBt. 24; 42cm HbBt. 1, 2; 30.5cm MsBt. 3, 20