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List Of Bulgarian Generals In The Kingdom Of Bulgaria
This is a list of Bulgarian generals from the period of the Principality of Bulgaria, Principality (1878–1908) and Kingdom of Bulgaria, Kingdom (1908–1946). The year each became a general is given in parentheses. List A *Abadzhiev, Georgi — Major General (1913) *Avramov, Ivan — Major General (1921) *Agura, Georgi — Major General (1900) *Azmanov, Stefan — Major General (1918) *Atanasov, Rashko — Major General (1935) B *Bakardzhiev, Nikola — Infantry General (1934) *Balabanov, Boncho — Major General (1900) *Balkanski, Milenko — Major General (1917) *Batsarov, Ivan — Major General (1917) *Belov, Stefan — Major General (1917) *Blaskov, Andrey — Major General (1904) *Bonchev, Ivan — Major General (1918) *Bogdanov, Stefan — Lieutenant General (1920) *Botev, Kiril — Lieutenant General (1912) *Bocharov, Stefan — Major General (c. 1910) *Bochev, Nikola — Major General (1900) *Boshnakov, Georgi — Major General (1918) *Kliment Boyadzhiev, Boyadzhiev, Kl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Principality Of Bulgaria
The Principality of Bulgaria ( bg, Княжество България, Knyazhestvo Balgariya) was a vassal state under the suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire. It was established by the Treaty of Berlin in 1878. After the Russo-Turkish War ended with a Russian victory, the Treaty of San Stefano was signed by Russia and the Ottoman Empire on 3 March 1878. Under this, a large Bulgarian vassal state was agreed to, which was significantly larger: its lands encompassed nearly all ethnic Bulgarians in the Balkans, and included most of Moesia, Thrace and Macedonia, stretching from the Black Sea to the Aegean. However, the United Kingdom and Austria-Hungary were against the establishment of such a large Russian client state in the Balkans, fearing it would shift the balance of power in the Mediterranean. Due to this, the great powers convened and signed the Treaty of Berlin, superseding the Treaty of San Stefano, which never went into effect. This created a much smaller principalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sava Mutkurov
Sava Atanasov Mutkurov ( bg, Сава Атанасов Муткуров) ( – ) was a Bulgarian officer (Major General) and politician. One of only three recipients of the Order of Bravery 1st grade, he was among the chief architects of the Bulgarian unification (1885) and, as an officer in the young Bulgarian Army, one of its defendants in the Serbo–Bulgarian War (1885). He also served as one of the regents of the Principality of Bulgaria after Prince Alexander of Battenberg's abdication (1886–1887) and was Minister of War in Stefan Stambolov's government (1887–1891). Early years and Bulgarian unification Sava Mutkurov was born in the city of Tarnovo in the central Danubian Plain (then part of the Ottoman Empire, today in north central Bulgaria) in 1852. He studied for two years at the Military Medical Academy in the imperial capital Constantinople (Istanbul), but graduated instead from the Cadet Infantry School in the Russian city of Odessa in 1872.Бакалов, ''Ел ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiril Stanchev
Kiril Nikolov Stanchev ( bg, Кирил Николов Станчев; 14 December 1895 – 11 April 1968) was a Bulgarian general, commander of the Bulgarian Second Army during World War II. Biography Kiril Stanchev was born on 14 December 1895 in Kyustendil. He graduated from the Sofia Military School in 1916 with the rank of lieutenant and participated in World War I with the 13th Regiment on the Macedonian front, where he was promoted on 14 October 1917 to Senior Lieutenant. He was further promoted on 30 January 1923 to captain and on 1 January 1933 to major. After the end of the First World War Kiril Stanchev was variously an active officer, serving in the border troops and in the 22nd Regiment and the 2nd Infantry Division, as well as an instructor in the Bulgarian military academy. He was a member of the Military Union, an influential organization of Bulgarian officers which carried out the 1923 and 1934 coup d'états. He was also a founder of the illegal pro-Repu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asen Sirakov
Asen Sirakov ( bg, Асен Сираков; 2 November 1895 - 30 January 1960) was a Bulgarian Major-General who fought in both World Wars.Везенков, Александър. 9 септември 1944 г.. София, Сиела, 2014. ISBN 978-954-28-1199-2. с. 396. Biography Sirakov was born on 2 November 1895 in the village of Mirkovo, Pirdop Pirdop ( bg, Пирдоп ) is a town located in South-West Bulgaria in Pirdop Municipality of Sofia Province in the southeastern part of the Zlatitsa - Pirdop Valley at 670 m above sea level. It is surrounded by the Balkan Range (also known a ... region. He graduated from the Military School in 1915 and the Military Academy in Sofia in 1928. After the entry of Bulgaria into the First World War, he participated in the war as a platoon and company commander. He was one of the activists of the Military Union from 1930 to 1936 and he took part in the coup d'état on May 19, 1934. Asen Sirakov was a military attache in Budapest fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihail Savov
Mihail Georgiev Savov ( bg, Михаил Савов) (14 November 1857 in Stara Zagora - 21 July 1928 in Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey, France) was a Bulgarian general, twice Minister of Defence (1891–1894 and 1903–1907), second in command of the Bulgarian army during the Balkan Wars. He was twice dismissed from the army and twice reassigned with the help of Tsar Ferdinand. Mihail Savov and Ferdinand are considered the main characters responsible for the Second Balkan War. Biography Mihail Savov was born on 14 November (26 November NS) 1859 in Eski Zagra (Stara Zagora), at that time under Ottoman rule. He studied in Hasköy (Haskovo), Filibe (Plovdiv), in the Aprilov National High School in Gabrovo and then in the Imperial lyceum Galatasaray in Istanbul (1876). He graduated the Military School in Sofia in 1879 as lieutenant. On 9 July 1881 he was promoted to first lieutenant and then continued his education in the Nicolas General Staff Academy in Saint Petersburg (1881–1885).Т ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sava Savov
The Sava (; , ; sr-cyr, Сава, hu, Száva) is a river in Central and Southeast Europe, a right-bank and the longest tributary of the Danube. It flows through Slovenia, Croatia and along its border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and finally through Serbia, feeding into the Danube in its capital, Belgrade. The Sava forms the main northern limit of the Balkan Peninsula, and the southern edge of the Pannonian Plain. The Sava is long, including the Sava Dolinka headwater rising in Zelenci, Slovenia. It is the largest tributary of the Danube by volume of water, and second-largest after the Tisza in terms of catchment area () and length. It drains a significant portion of the Dinaric Alps region, through the major tributaries of Drina, Bosna, Kupa, Una, Vrbas, Lonja, Kolubara, Bosut and Krka. The Sava is one of the longest rivers in Europe and among the longest tributaries of another river. The population in the Sava River basin is estimated at 8,176,000, and is shared by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
