15th Artillery Regiment

History
Raised on 11 September 1915 from a nucleus of 17 officers, 23 NCOs, 173 gunners and 148 horses taken from 5^th artillery regiment
Garrison
Shumen, 3^rd Military Inspectorate, 4^th Preslavska Division
Commanders
09.1915 02.09.1916	col. Konstantin Chakarov col. Stoyan Dzhymaliev
Effectives
September 1915	21 officers, 1224 NCOs and men, 1116 horses, 24 – 75mm QF guns
Battle Honours
I. First World War 1915 – 1916 : deployed near Shekere to defend of the Dobrudja attached to 4^th Preslavska Division 2 – 7 September 1916 : took part in the attack of Tutrakan 8 September : occupied Antimovo 13 – 14 September 1916 : 15 September 1916 : fought south of Kokardzha, in the Kubadin sector 19 – 20 September 1916 : took part in the second attack against Kubadin 23 November – 14 December 1916 : fought against the Russians at Baltadjeshti, hill 234, hill 121, hill 84, hill 69 20 December 1916 : fought near the village Cherna against the Russians 26 December 1916 – 6 January 1917 : fought against the Russians at hill 456, hill 364, Jijila, Gechit and Machin 8 January – April 1918 : deployed near the village of Nikolitzen, in front of Braila, with the batteries near Isakcha to control the movements on the river Danube 8 – 15 May 1917 : moved to Southern front May – September : deployed along the two banks of the river Vardar, took part in the defence of the position of the 9^th Plevenska Division, fighting at Prilep, Huma and Smokvitza