Shumenski Fortress Regiment

History
Raised with Decree N° 1/1 January 1895 as Shumenski Fortress Battalion from 4^th Reserve battery, Razgrad firearms depot and Danube Flotillia Became Shumenski Fortress Regiment with Decree N° 96/31 December 1914 On 19 October 1915 designed 2^nd Shumenski Heavy Artillery Regiment
Feast day
26 March
Garrison
Shumen, 2^nd Military Inspectorate
Commanders
1.01.1895 17.03.1900 12.01.1904 12.01.1907 29.09.1908 12.01.1912 21.04.1914 27.01.1915 25.09.1915	maj. Hristo Kushev col. Georgi Bachvarov col. Nyagul Tzvetkov col. Atanas Rakovski col. Veliko Kardzhiev lt. col. Petko Valchanov col. Anton Antonov col. Pavel Shoylekov lt. col. Angel Angelov
Effectives
September 1912		35 officers, 2349 NCOs and men, 102 riding and 58 draught horses, 76 guns (Shumenski Fortress Battalion)
21 September 1915		55 officers, 3 clerks, 3730 NCOs and men, 405 horses, 3076 oxen, 725 wagons
Battle Honours
I. War against Turkey 1912-1913 attached to 2^nd Army 11 – 13 March 1913 : took part in the attack to the Odrin stronghold, firing 5756 H.E. shells and 3586 shrapnels against the works Azi Yolu, Ayvas Baba, Tas Tabiya and Kayalik Tabia
II. Interallied War 1913 June – July 1913 : took part in the defence of Aegean Sea coast and of the stronghold of Belogradchik and Vidin
III. First World War October 1915 : attached to 3^rd Army 1915 – 1916 : defence of the Dobrudzha and of the Black sea coast 4 – 6 September 1916 : took part in the attack of Tutrakan, supporting the 4^th Preslavska Infantry Division September 1916 : took part in the occupation of Silistria attached to 1^st Sofiyska Infantry Division 18 – 21 October 1916 : fought at Kobadin, firing 5455 rounds in support of the action of the 1^st Cavalry Division May 1917 : moved to Southern front and deployed at Belasitza August – September 1918 : rearmed with modern German artillery, took part in the defence of the line Ohrida lake - Belasitza