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Chavdar Partisan Brigade
The Chavdar Partisan Brigade was a subdivision of the First Sofia Insurgent Operational Zone of NOVA during the Bulgarian resistance movement during World War II (1941-1944). It operated in the vicinity of Novo Selo, Sofia Province, Novo Selo, Botevgrad, Pirdop, Etropole and Yakoruda. The 'brigade' started out at the size of a detachment, but by 1944 had grown to Battalion size, it was only towards the end of its existence that it was the size of an actual brigade. It was incorporated into the Fatherland Front (Bulgaria), Fatherland Front shortly after. History The first partisan group in the area of Murgash Peak was established in the autumn of 1941. After its expansion in September 1942, it formed the Chavdar Partisan Brigade. The first Brigade commander was Tone Perenovski, the political commissar was Dobri Djurov, and the deputy commander was Ivan Shonev. It was divided into two detachments - "Bacho Kiro" and "Boycho Ognyanov". In October 1943, a confere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgarian Resistance Movement During World War II
The Bulgarian Resistance was part of the anti-Axis resistance during World War II. It consisted of armed and unarmed actions of resistance groups against the Wehrmacht forces in Bulgaria and the Tsardom of Bulgaria authorities. It was mainly communist and pro-Soviet Union. Participants in the armed resistance were called ''partizanin'' (a partisan) and ''yatak'' (a helper, or a supporter, someone who provides cover for someone else). Background The Communists had long despised the pro-German policy of Prime Minister Bogdan Filov and even campaigned in 1940 for a political pact with Moscow (the Sobolev action). German forces entered Bulgaria on 1–2 March 1941 as a result of Bulgaria's adhesion to the Axis. The Bulgarian Communist Party (BCP) declared this to be a "fatal move" and once again called for a union with the USSR. On 6 March 1941 Georgi Dimitrov called on the people of Bulgaria to start resistance against the Germans. Before the German invasion of the USSR, there h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chavdar, Sofia Province
Chavdar ( bg, Чавдар, ) is a village situated in a mountain region, in the eastern part of Sofia Province, Bulgaria. It is the administrative center of Chavdar Municipality. The municipality is located in the sub-Balkan Zlatitsa-Pirdop Basin. It consists of only one village, namely the village of Chavdar. The municipality is one of the smallest in Bulgaria, situated at the southern outskirts of the Balkan Mountains, and on the northern foothills of Sredna Gora mountain. It is located about 72 km (45 miles) east of Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria. Close by are the cities of Zlatitsa and Pirdop. History Prehistoric time Ever since prehistoric times the land of present time Chavdar has been populated by people. Archaeological excavations of a settlement mound near the Topolnitsa River show that a Neolithic community has been present as early as 7,000 years ago. The study of Neolithic culture "Chavdar" began in May 1968. Professor Georgi Georgiev and Senior Resear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarantsi
Sarantsi (Bulgarian: Саранци) is a village in western Bulgaria. It is in the municipality of Gorna Malina, Sofia Province. The village is 37 km northeast of Sofia and has its own railway station, which is 2 km away from the village. History The old name of the village is Tashkessen, or Tashkesan. It is the site of the Battle of Tashkessen The Battle of Tashkessen or Battle of Tashkesan ( Turkish: ''Taşkesen Muharebesi'') was a battle of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878. It was fought between the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire on December 31, 1877, in what is now Bulg .... References Villages in Sofia Province {{Bulgaria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitar Kirkov
Dimitar ( bg, Димитър; Macedonian: Димитар) is a South Slavic masculine given name. It is widely found in Bulgaria and North Macedonia. Dimitar is derived from Saint Demetrius (280–306), alternate form of Demetrius. Containing the Proto Indo-European language ''mater'' "mother", it is rooted in the Greek goddess Earth mother Demeter. The most common short for Dimitar is Mitko, while people with the name Dimitar are informally called also Mite, Mito, Dimo, Dimi, Dimcho, Dimko, Dimka, Dime. * Dimitar Agura (1849–1911), Bulgarian historian, professor of history at Sofia University and rector of the university * Dimitar Andonovski (born 1985), Ethnic Macedonian singer *Dimitar Avramovski–Pandilov (1899–1963), ethnic Macedonian painter * Dimitar Berbatov (born 1981), Bulgarian footballer *Dimitar Blagoev (1856–1924), Bulgarian political leader, the founder of Bulgarian socialism *Dimitar Bosnov (born 1933), defender for PFC Cherno More Varna from 1955 to 1970 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dobri Dzhurov
Dobri Marinov Dzhurov (Bulgarian language, Bulgarian: Добри Маринов Джуров; 5 January 1916 – 17 June 2002) was a Bulgarian politician and military leader. He was the last Ministry of Defence (Bulgaria), Defense Minister of the People's Republic of Bulgaria from 1962 to 1990. Biography He participated in the resistance movement during the Second World War. He was the commander of a guerrilla brigade. After the 1944 Bulgarian coup d'état, communist coup in September 1944, he began work at the Ministry of the Interior and later became an officer of the Bulgarian Army. He became the Minister of People's Defense of Bulgaria in 1962. He was responsible for Bulgaria's participation in the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact troops in 1968. He had been a full member of the CPB since 1974. Role in the downfall of Zhivkov Dzhurov played a key role in the ousting of longtime Communist leader Todor Zhivkov in December 1989. Although he and Zhivkov's relationshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikola Mihov
Nikola Mihaylov Mihov ( bg, Никола Михайлов Михов, 11 December 1891 – 1 February 1945) was a Bulgarians, Bulgarian lieutenant general of artillery who served as one of the three List of Bulgarian regents#Regents for Tsar Simeon II, Regents of Bulgaria for the underage Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Simeon II (1943–44). Biography file:BASA-3K-15-391-1-Nikola Mikhov, Adolf Hitler and Wilhelm Keitel, 1943.jpeg, left, Meeting between Nikola Mihov, Adolf Hitler, Wilhelm Keitel (centre right) and Alfred Jodl (far right) in 1943 Nikola Mihov was born on 11 December 1891, in Veliko Tarnovo, in the then-Principality of Bulgaria. Graduated from the Sofia Military School in 1911. Commanded an artillery battery during the Balkan Wars, took part in the siege of Odrin. From April 1915 he was an assistant of the artillery inspector at the Military School. During World War I, Mihov commanded a battery in the 15th Artillery Regiment and took part in the capture of the Tutrakan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogdan Filov
Bogdan Dimitrov Filov ( bg, Богдан Димитров Филов; 10 April 1883 – 1 February 1945) was a Bulgarian archaeologist, art historian and politician. He was prime minister of Bulgaria during World War II. During his tenure, Bulgaria became the seventh nation to join the Axis Powers. Early life Born in Stara Zagora, Filov was partly educated in Imperial Germany at Leipzig, Freiburg, and Würzburg. His Ph.D. dissertation from Freiburg was published as a book – a supplement to the prestigious German magazine '' Klio'' in Leipzig. Beginning May 1, 1906, he worked in the National Archaeological Museum in Sofia. Filov studied archeology and numismatics in Bonn, Paris and Rome from 1907 to 1909. He was the indisputable leader of "antique" (pre-classical) archaeology in Bulgaria. In 1927 he published the finds from Trebenishta, a necropolis of Peresadyes, rich with gold and iron artifacts. Between 1910 and 1920 Filov was director of the National Archaeological M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koprivshtitsa
Koprivshtitsa ( bg, Копривщица, pronounced , from the Bulgarian word , ''kopriva'', meaning "nettle") is a historic town in the Koprivshtitsa Municipality in Sofia Province, central Bulgaria, lying on the Topolnitsa River among the Sredna Gora mountains. It was one of the centres of the April uprising in 1876 and is known for its authentic Bulgarian architecture and for its folk music festivals, making it a tourist destination. Koprivshtitsa preserves the atmosphere of the Bulgarian National Revival period of the 19th century. The town is huddled in the mountain-folds, 111 km east of Sofia. The town has a number of architectural monuments from the period, 383 in all, most of which have been restored to their original appearance. Collections of ethnographical treasures, old weapons, National Revival works of art, fretwork, household weaves and embroidery, national costumes and typical Bulgarian jewelry have also been preserved. It was here that the first shot of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgi Benkovski Partisan Brigade
The Georgi Benkovski Partisan Brigade was a division of the Third Pazardzhik Insurgent Operational Zone of NOVA during the Bulgarian resistance movement during World War II. It mainly operated in the region of Sredna Gora. History The first partisan group was formed around the village of Strelcha in the summer of 1942. In October 1942, detachments were formed from the Strelcha and Panagyurishte groups. After expanding on May 20, 1943, they merged to from into the Georgi Benkovski Detachment. The first Commander of the detachment was Luka Navushtanov, with Tsvyatko Barov as political commissar. In July 1943 they united for joint operations with the Ihtiman partisan detachment, though the two detachments retained separate leaders. They were holding Bunaya Peak. The two detachments separated after a major battle with the police and gendarmerie in the Konska Polyana area on August 28, 1943. In the autumn of 1943 they carried out actions in the villages of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofia, Bulgaria
Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and has many mineral springs, such as the Sofia Central Mineral Baths. It has a humid continental climate. Being in the centre of the Balkans, it is midway between the Black Sea and the Adriatic Sea, and closest to the Aegean Sea. Known as Serdica in Antiquity and Sredets in the Middle Ages, Sofia has been an area of human habitation since at least 7000 BC. The recorded history of the city begins with the attestation of the conquest of Serdica by the Roman Republic in 29 BC from the Celtic tribe Serdi. During the decline of the Roman Empire, the city was raided by Huns, Visigoths, Avars and Slavs. In 809, Serdica was incorporated into the Bulgarian Empire by Khan Krum and became known as Sredets. In 1018, the Byzantines ended Bulgarian rule ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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