The strength of the Bulgarian Army in September 1912

 

 

 

officers

men

rifles

sabres

Mgs

guns

horses

oxen

carts +

lorries

 

General Headquarters of the Field Army

52

266

24

24

 

 

189

46+7

Headquarters of the 1st Army

99

1,360

424

123

 

 

558

179+2

Headquarters of the 2nd Army

63

1264

249

117

 

 

473

124+18

Headquarters of the 3rd Army

98

1197

348

101

 

 

519

154+1

1st Sofiyska Division

374

24,602

16,739

1,089

16

60

6,331

1,699+1

2nd Trakiyska Division (Rodopi Detachment)

311

22,879

16,893

405

16

12

5,711

1,219+0

3rd Balkanska Division

504

35,532

25,186

1,386

24

72

8,026

1,985+2

4th Preslavska Division

570

35,582

25,922

1,381

24

72

9,239

1,918+2

5th Dunavska Division

498

30,260

20,393

1,391

24

72

8,677

2,241+3

6th Bdinska Division

344

23,253

17,127

859

16

36

6,233

1,743+1

7th Rilska Division

547

36,788

25,213

865

24

72

10,801

2,369+1

8th Tundzhaska Division

541

34,932

26,908

1,384

24

72

8,638

2,271

9th Plevenska Division

503

34,187

24,019

1,382

24

72

8,313

2,096

10th Division

342

23,350

16,617

936

16

48

5,033

1,969+1

2nd/2nd Inf. Brigade (Haskovo Detachment)

197

11,648

8,308

559

8

24

3,041

729+0

Cavalry Division

103

2,246

1,728

1,864

8

 

2,259

133+0

2nd Cavalry Brigade

100

2,483

1,837

2,074

8

 

2,428

102+0

3rd Cavalry Brigade

64

1,487

1,104

1,224

 

 

1,520

84+0

3rd artillery regiment

18

1089

783

354

 

36

 

58+0

Mountain Artillery

118

11,230

1,462

438

 

146

6,633

135+0

Field Howitzers

49

6,048

 

1302

 

66

1,386

141+0

Fortress Artillery battalions

159

6,929

 

 

9

248

1,323

191+0

Artillery arsenal, workshops and fire depot

20

2,340

 

 

 

 

284

106+0

Engineer workshop and depot

1

123

42

3

 

 

 

 

Pontoon battalion

11

627

378

6

 

 

354

72+0

Aeroplane Park

6

125

98

3

 

 

75

33+0

Searchligh unit

2

75

18

2

 

 

33

7+0

Automobile unit

1

126

36

1

 

 

 

0+12

Railway battalion

59

1370

828

115

 

 

64

10+3

Telegraph park e Wire Telegraph station

11

551

422

2

 

 

126

38+0

Fleet

71

2,114

 

 

3

8

 

 

Supply stores

21

430

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transport

2

6153

 

 

 

 

12,461

6228+0

 

                                               Total Field army

5,859

360,350

232,317

19,390

244

1116

112,450

27,480+39

 

Macedono-Odrinsko Opalchenie

56

14,148

9,327

 

 

 

1,749

263+0

Narodno Opalchenie

375

56,214

41,243

219

 

 

481

188+0

Complement units

384

53,543

37,657

149

 

 

1,411

134+0

1912 and 1913 levies

 

94,526

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frontier guards

83

14,341

13,779

43

 

 

321

321

 

Total mobilized

6,757

593,122

334,323

19,837

244

1116

116,412

28,065+39