The Bulgarian Army at the beginning of the World War

 

 

2nd Army

Commander :

Chief of the General Staff :

Chief of the Operation Section :

Chief of the Artillery :

Chief of the Engineer Corps :

Chief of the Field Medical Unit :

 Chief of the Command of the Rear :

German Liason Officer :

Lt.Gen. Georgi Todorov

Col. Ivan Rusev

Lt.Col. Ivan Valkov

Col. Stefan Bogdanov

Col. Simeon Dobrevski

Med.Col. Dimo Kyoybashev

MG. Grigor Grancharov

Hptm. Schubert

 

3rd Balkanska Division

Commander : MG. Nikola Ribarov

         Chief of the Staff : Lt.Col. Marko Andreev

         Divisional Intendant : Lt.Col. Konstantin Gochev

1st Inf. Brigade : Col. Aleksi Popov

         11th Slivenski IR. : Lt.Col. Nikola Hristov

         24th Chernomorski IR. : Lt.Col. Nikola Pisarov

2nd Inf. Brigade : Col. Georgi Boshnakov

         29th Jambolski IR. : Col. Lazar Lazarov

         32nd Zagorski IR. : Col. Stefan Yosifov

3rd Inf. Brigade : Col. Nikola Petrov

         45th IR: : Lt.Col. Konstantin Yordanov

         46th IR. : Lt.Col. Minyo Abadzhiev

3rd division cav. sq. : Cav.Cpt. Nikola Karakulakov

3rd Art. Brigade : Col. Ivan Proynov

         6th Art.Rgt. : Col. Georgi Todorov (6 bts.)

         16th Art. Rgt. : Lt.Col. Georgi Popov (6 bts.)

         2nd div./3rd Mnt. Art. Rgt. (2nd, 3rd and 5th bts.) attached to 6th Art. Rgt.

         3rd not QF Art. Div. (3 bts.) : Maj. Georgi Ganev (3 bts.)

3rd Pioneers Battalion : Maj. Boris Tihchev

Military Police half squadron

7th Rilska Division

Commander : MG. Valko Vasilev

         Chief of the Staff : Lt.Col. Boris Sirmanov

         Divisional Intendant : Lt.Col. Todor Paralingov

1st Inf. Brigade : Col. Panayotov Santurdzhiev

         13th Rilski IR. : Lt.Col. Krastyo Kirov

         26th Pernishki IR. : Lt.Col. Sava Madrov

2nd Inf. Brigade : Col. Dionisiy Pisinov

         14th Makedonski IR. : Lt.Col. Todor Komsiev

         22nd Trakiyski IR. : Lt.Col. Stefan Sapunov

3rd Inf. Brigade : Col. Hristo Burmov

         53rd IR. : Lt.Col. Mladen Stanev

         54th IR. : Lt.Col. Hristo lefterov

3rd division cav. sq. : Cav.Cpt. Nikola Karakulakov

7th Art. Brigade : Col. Soyan Pushkarov

         7th Art.Rgt. : Lt.Col. Vasil Petrov (6 bts.)

         2nd div./2nd Mnt. Art. Rgt. (2nd, 3rd and 7th bts.)

         17th Art. Rgt. : Lt.Col. Nikola Staykov (6 bts.)

         3rd div./2nd Mnt. Art. Rgt. (4th, 5th and 8th bts.)

         7th not QF Art. Div. (3 bts.) : Lt.Col. Petko Ivanov (3 bts.)

         2nd Howitzer Rgt. : Lt.Col. Ivan Donkov (6 bts.)

7th Pioneers Battalion : Lt.Col. Anton Pentiev

Military Police half squadron

Cavalry Division

Commander : MG. Aleksandar Tanev

         Chief of the Divisional Staff : Lt.Col. Sava Buychev

         Divisional Intendant : Lt.Col. Pavel Popov

1st Cav. Brigade : Col. Genko Marholev

         4th Cav. Rgt. : Col. Yordan Naumov

         5th Cav. Rgt. : Lt.Col. Ivan Tabakov

2nd Cav. Brigade : Col. Pavel Machev

         3rd Cav. Rgt. : Col. Pavel Machev

         6th Cav. Rgt. : Lt.Col. Hristo Nachev

Horse Artillery Division : Lt.Col. Angel Aleksandrov (2 bts.)

cyclist company : Lt. Georgi Delchev

wireless unit : Lt. Petar Todorov

         2 pack wireless stations

Border Guards :

3rd Border Guards Battalion : Cpt. Doncho Terekiev

4th Border Guards Battalion : Maj. Aleksandar Nikolov

5th Border Guards Battalion : Cpt.. Asen Raychev

Army Troops

7th Opalchenie Rgt. I : Col. Vasil Mihalkov [attached to 7th Rilska Division]

7th March Rgt.

3rd and 7th Line of Communications Rgt.

2nd Military Police Squadron

2nd cyclist company

2nd Army telegraph park : Cpt. Mihail Savov

         8 telegraph stations

2nd search-light unit with 5 search-lights

2nd automobile unit with 24 cars

 

Reinforcements

5th Dunavska Division

            from 17 October 1915

Commander : MG. Panayot Barnev

         Chief of the Staff : Lt.Col. Nikola Karidov

         Divisional Intendant : Lt.Col. Yosif Penev

1st Inf. Brigade : Col. Rasho Georgiev

         2nd Iskarski IR. : Col. Vladimir Danev

         5th Dunavski IR. : Lt.Col. Nikola Iliev

2nd Inf. Brigade : Col. Stancho Radoykov

         18th Etarski IR. : Lt.Col. Stefan Valchev

         20th Dobrudzhanski IR. : Lt.Col. Yordan Georgiev

3rd Inf. Brigade : Col. Nikola Ivanov

         49th IR. : Lt.Col. Ivan Varbanov

         50th IR. : Col. Ivan Tsvetanov

5th division cav. sq. : Col. Daragomir Vasilev

5th Art. Brigade : Col. Vladimir Vazov

         1th Art.Rgt. : Lt.Col. Zafir Chovanov (6 bts.)

         11th Art. Rgt. : Lt.Col. Yordan Velchev (6 bts.)

         4th div./3rd Mnt. Art. Rgt. (9th and 10th bts.) attached to 1st Art. Rgt.

5th Pioneers Battalion : Col. Zahari Bochev

3rd Military Police Squadron

5th Line of Communications Rgt.

I/4th Line of Communications Bn.

Military Police half squadron

2nd Trakiyska Division

 

Commander : MG. Dimitar Geshev

         Chief of the Staff : Lt.Col. Petar Midilev

         Divisional Intendant : Lt.Col. Krastyo Bekyarov

1st Inf. Brigade : Col. Aleksandar Tzvetkov

         9th Plovdivski IR. : Lt. Col. Dimo Hristov

         21st Srednogorski IR. : Col. Hristo Dzherov

2nd Inf. Brigade : Col. Hristo Charakchiev

         27th Chepinski IR. : Lt.Col. Stefan Rachev

         28th Stremski IR. : Col. Ilya Raev

3rd Inf. Brigade : Col. Lazar Kozarov

         43rd IR. : Lt.Col. Hristo Braykov

         44th IR. : Lt.Col. Ivan Bochev

2nd division cav. sq. : Cav. Cpt. Vasil Popov

2nd Art. Brigade : Col. Ivan Markov

         3rd Art.Rgt. : Lt.Col. Petar Galunski (3 bts.)

         13th Art. Rgt. : Lt.Col. Vasil Savov (6 bts.)

         4th div./1st Mnt. Art. Rgt. (1st, 2nd and 3rd bts.) attached to 3rd Art. Rgt.

         2nd not QF Art. Div. (3 bts.)

2nd Pioneers Battalion : Lt.Col. Nikola Popov

Military Police half squadron

2nd Line of Communications Rgt.

11th Makedonska Division

Commander : Col. Krastyo Zlatarev

         Chief of the Staff : Col. Petar Darvingov

         Divisional Intendant : Lt.Col. Hristo Ivanov

1st Inf. Brigade : Col. Tilo Kolev

         1st Makedonski Rgt.. : Col. Dimitar Murdzhev

         2nd Makedonski Rgt. : Lt.Col. Nikola Dagaradinov

2nd Inf. Brigade : Col. Spas Chilingirov

         3rd Makedonski Rgt.. : Lt.Col. Atanas Humbadzhev

         4th Makedonski Rgt. : Lt.Col. Georgi Genchev

3rd Inf. Brigade : Col. Aleksandar Protogerov

         5th Makedonski Rgt.. : Lt.Col. Boris Drangov

         6th Makedonski Rgt. : Lt.Col. Peyno Banov

2nd division cav. sq. : Maj. Angel Yotov

8th not QF Art. Div. : Lt.Col. Georgi Bozhinov (3 bts.)

11th not QF Art. Div. : Maj. Hristo Dimitrov (2 bts.)

11th Pioneers Battalion : Lt.Col. Konstantin Yotov

Military Police half squadron