Kliment Boyadzhiev ( bg, Климент Бояджиев; 15 April 1861 – 15 July 1933) was a Bulgarian

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during the

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and

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Biography

Born in

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, he studied in an elementary school there. After the liberation of Bulgaria in 1878, he emigrated to

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. In 1883, he graduated from the Military School in Sofia and in 1895 graduated from the Military Academy in

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, Italy with excellent marks. During the successful

Serbo-Bulgarian War The Serbo-Bulgarian War or the Serbian–Bulgarian War ( bg, Сръбско-българска война, ''Srăbsko-bălgarska voyna'', sr, Српско-бугарски рат, ''Srpsko-bugarski rat'') was a war between the Kingdom of Ser ...

in 1885, he was an aide-de-camp in the Western Corps quarters. He distinguished himself in the

Battle of Lule Burgas The Battle of Lule Burgas ( tr, Lüleburgaz Muharebesi) or Battle of Luleburgas – Bunarhisar ( bg, Битка при Люлебургас – Бунархисар , tr, Lüleburgaz – Pınarhisar Muharebesi) was a battle between the Kingdom ...

during the

First Balkan War The First Balkan War ( sr, Први балкански рат, ''Prvi balkanski rat''; bg, Балканска война; el, Αʹ Βαλκανικός πόλεμος; tr, Birinci Balkan Savaşı) lasted from October 1912 to May 1913 and invo ...

as a commander of the Fourth Preslav Infantry Division. Between 22 August 1913 and 1 September 1913, Kliment Boyadzhiev was the Minister of War. During the First World War, he commanded the 1st Army which achieved major successes against the

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in the Battles of Morava and the

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. Boyadzhiev remained in that position until 25 September 1916, when he was replaced by

Dimitar Geshov Geshov Dimitar Ivanov ( bg, Димитър Иванов Гешов) ( Svishtov, September 14, 1860 – Sofia, January 8, 1922) was a Bulgarian officer. During the First World War, he commanded in 1916–1918 the Bulgarian First Army on the Saloni ...

and went to the reserve. The general was awarded four Bulgarian medals for courage and bravery, as well as one

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n. After the war, between 1918 and 1923 he emigrated to Germany. He was also an author of a relief map of Bulgaria in 1902. Boyadzhiev died in Sofia in 1933.

Honours

Order of Bravery The Order of Bravery ( bg, Орден за Храброст) is a Bulgarian order which existed during the Kingdom of Bulgaria and currently exists in the Republic of Bulgaria. It was the second highest in the Kingdom of Bulgaria and is the fourt ...

Order of St Alexander The Order of St Alexander ( bg, Орден "Свети Александър") was the second highest Bulgarian order during the Kingdom of Bulgaria. It was established by Knyaz Alexander I and named after his patron saint ( Alexander Nevsky). ...

* Order of Military Merit *

Order of Stara Planina Orders, decorations and medals of Bulgaria are regulated by the law on the Orders and Medals of the Republic of Bulgaria of 29 May 2003. The National Military History Museum of Bulgaria in Sofia currently has over 150 Bulgarian Orders in the co ...

, 1st grade with swords - awarded posthumously on 20 December 2012Указ № 436 от 20 декември 2012 г. за награждаване посмъртно с орден „Стара планина" първа степен с мечове на генерал-лейтенант Климент Евтимов Бояджиев
(Държавен вестник, брой 2, 8 January 2013, стр. 3) *Ottoman

Liakat Medal The Liakat Medal ( tr, Liyakat Madalyasi) translated as "Medal of Merit," was a decoration of the Ottoman Empire established in 1890. It could be awarded in two classes, gold or silver. The medal was a common military decoration of the late Ottoma ...

* Boyadzhiev Point in

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is named after Kliment Boyadzhiev.

References

*Ташев, Ташо (1999). "Министрите на България 1879-1999". София: АИ „Проф. Марин Дринов" / Изд. на МО. {{DEFAULTSORT:Boyadzhiev, Kliment 1861 births 1933 deaths People from Ohrid Bulgarian generals People of the Serbo-Bulgarian War Bulgarian military personnel of World War I Bulgarian military personnel of the Balkan Wars Recipients of the Order of Bravery Recipients of the Order of Military Merit (Bulgaria) Recipients of the Liakat Medal Macedonian Bulgarians Bulgarian emigrants to Germany Defence ministers of Bulgaria