11th not QF Artillery Regiment

 

 

History

Raised at Plovdiv on 17 September 1912 with the 2nd division (4th, 5th and 6th batteries) of the 3rd not quick-firing Field Artillery Regiment and 4th and 6th batteries of the 1st not quick-firing Field Artillery Regiment and assigned to the 11th Infantry Division

Disbanded on July 1913

Raised at Sofia on 18 September 1915 as 11th not QF artillery division with 4th and 5th not QF battery of 4th Artillery Regiment

Disbanded with Instruction N° 830/27 January 1916: part of the Staff was sent to Shumen, the 4th battery became the 6th battery of the 22nd artillery regiment, and the 5th battery was attached directly to the Artillery Inspection as unit for special purpose assigned to the Morava Military Inspection.

Garrison

 

Commander

09.1912

lt. col. Yerotey Sirmanov

09.1915

maj. Hristo Dimitrov

Effectives

October 1912

30 Krupp 87mm not QF guns

October 1915

5 officers, 428 NCOs and men, 104 horses, 164 oxen, 20 carts, 12 Krupp 87mm not QF guns

Battle Honours

            I. War against Turkey 1912-1913

Attached to 11th Infantry Division

October 1912 – March 1913 : took part in the operations against the Odrin stronghold

            II. Interallied War 1913

Attached to 11th Infantry Division

16 – 21 June 1913 : fought at Nevrokop

            III. Fierst World War

Attached to 11th Infantry Division

31 December 1915 : left the front and returned to Sofia