8th Artillery Regiment

 

 

History

Raised with Decree N° 88/30 December 1903

It was formed with one active division of the 6th artillery regiment, and one active and one reserve division of the 3rd artillery regiment.

Feast day

26 March

Garrison

Stara Zagora, 2nd Military Inspectorate, 8nd Tundzhavska Division

Commanders

01.01.1904

1914

09.1915

lt. col. Krastyu Bachevarov

col. Dimitar Ruschev

lt. col. Ivan Vatev

Effectives

September 1912

39 officers, 1 clerk, 1684 NCOs and men, 284 riding and 1174 draught horses, 108 wagons, 86 carts, 36 Schneider 75mm QF guns

October 1915

 

Battle Honours

            I. War against Turkey 1912-1913

Attached to 8nd Tundzhavska Division

9 October 1912 : fought at Koyunlij

16 October 1912 : fought in the valley of the Arda river at Semenli

2 – 5 and 14 November 1912 : fought east of Odrin at Pamuk Serte

21 January – 13 March 1913 : fought at Tokad Bair, Pamuk Serte, Kartal Tepe, Aivas Baba, Aizhi Yolu, repelling Turkish attacks and taking part in the attack to Odrin stronghold (eastern sector)

            II. Interallied War 1913

16 – 24 June 1913 : fought in the district of Shtip

            III. First World War

Attached to 8nd Tundzhavska Division

28 September 1915 : took part in the battle at Salash for the occupation of the peaks of Koritska Glava, Kitka and Rosovati Kamak

1 – 2 October 1915 : fought at Janichin Dol, Novo Korito and Tresak

7 – 8 October 1915 : fought at Petrusha for the occupation of the Kadzh Boazkiya throath

9 October 1915 : fought at Drenovetz to cross the Timok river

10 – 14 October 1915 : fought at Knyazhevatz

19 October 1915 : fought at Stankov peak (Tresi Baba)

22 October 1915 : took part in the attack to the defensive position of Nish, fighting at Gramana, Kalafat, Lyanyak, Glavchina

5 – 8 November 1915 : fought at Dumarovtzi (Giljansko)

17 August – 14 September 1916 : attached to 8nd Tundžavska Infantry Division, took part in the advance towards Lerin, Surovochevo, Gornichevo, Banitza and Sv. Spiridon

15 September – 3 October 1916 : fought at Voshteran, Neokal and Dolno Varbeni

3 October – 12 November 1916 : fought at Kelalskit

15 – 18 November 1916 : took part in the fightings on the line Optichar – Bistritza - Holevan

19 November 1916 – 20 April 1917 : took part in the defence of the Bulgarian lines north of Monastir, fighting at Tran, Karaman, Rashtani, Hill 1248

20 April – 1 July 1917 : took part in the fightings along the Cherna loup

end of 1918 : took part in the defence of the Bulgarian lines north and east of Seres