Vidinski Fortress Regiment

History
Raised as siege battery on 11 January 1890 in Shumen Transferred to Vidin on 30 April 1891 and renamed Vidinska fortress battery Raised with Decree N° 1/1 January 1892 as Vidinski Fortress Battalion from the Vidinska fortress battery Became Vidinski Fortress Regiment with Decree N° 96/31 December 1914 11 September 1915 : designed 3^rd Vidinski Fortress Artillery Regiment 21 September 1915 : designed 3^rd Heavy Artillery Regiment
Feast day
30 July
Garrison
11.01.890 : Shumen 30.04.1891 : Vidin 1^st Military Inspectorate
Commanders
1891 1892 1895 1900 1906 ? 1909	maj. Georgi Sotirov maj. Stoyan Vladimirov maj. Atanas Rakovski lt. col. Hirsto Kushev lt. col. Veliko Kardzhiev lt. col. Dimitar Pernikliyski lt. col. Konstantin Kirkov
Effectives
September 1912		30 officers, 1366 NCOs and men, 90 riding and 58 draught horses, 29 carts, 86 guns, 7 Machine guns (Vidinski Fortress battalion)
21 September 1915		35 officers, 2 medical officers, 3 clerks, 2151 NCOs and men, 288 horses, 1908 oxen, 821 wagons
Battle Honours
I. War against Turkey 1912-1913 Defence of the coast of the Black Sea against the raids of the Turkish fleet
II. Interallied War 1913 Defence of the strongpoint of Vidin and Belogradchik