First Army (Bulgaria) - Knowledge (XXG)

2960: 2852: 1923:. In addition the two commanders had regrouped their forces in such a way that a sufficient reserve of two regiments was immediately available. The modern and well build fortifications also made the casualties from the barrage extremely low. So when the Allied infantry began advancing the Bulgarians were ready to meet them with all their available forces. The result was a two-day bloody battle in which the British and Greeks suffered a heavy defeat. In fact the victory was so encouraging that general Nerezov was preparing for a counter-attack with his army supported by the neighboring 3036: 2924: 1961: 3006: 1978: 2985: 888: 3287: 3072: 3060: 3048: 3028: 1995: 574: 3187: 2870: 2263:) and mobilization units. With the adoption of Plan 2004 and Plan 2015 for organizational development of the Bulgarian Army forces, the command was first disbanded, later the 9th Mechanized Brigade was reformed into a brigade command with two mechanized battalions (in Gorna Banya and Blagoevgrad), and finally the brigade command was disbanded as the last successor unit of the 1st Bulgarian Army. 3233: 171: 156: 3407: 33: 1595:. The blow was to be directed against the right wing of the First Army which consisted of the Third infantry brigade of the 6th "Bdin" division, the Third cavalry brigade and the 8th "Tundzha" and First infantry brigade of the Third "Balkan" infantry division or in total about 36 infantry battalions, 74 machine guns and 35 artillery batteries. Against them were arrayed the Serbian 3258: 1564:. The Serbians were constantly reinforced with new artillery and fresh troops thanks to railway that reached the battlefield while the Bulgarians soon began depleting their ammunition stocks. This and the slow advance forced the Bulgarian high command to call off all attacks on 27 August and order the forces to dig in on the occupied positions between 355:

of general mobilization in September 1912 the army consisted of three infantry division and a cavalry regiment. However, only the 3rd division had its full wartime strength of three infantry brigades while the 10th division was formed by one brigade from the 1st division and another one from the 6th division. Hence it was called the "Mixed" division.

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and on 23 October (5 November) 1915 the 9th "Pleven" division entered Niš where the Serbians had left some 42 old fortress cannons, several thousand rifles and a big amount of ammunitions, in addition around 5,000 soldiers surrendered or were captured by the Bulgarians. The Belgrade–Sofia railway was

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The Bulgarian Army crossed the border on October 11. But the first two weeks of the offensive the advance was slow as the divisions of the army operated independently towards achieving their individual objectives. In the southern sector the "Sofia" infantry division was engaged in heavy fighting with

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with Greece and hoped the Greek Army would also intervene. The Serbs have also asked the Entente for assistance in the form of a 150,000 strong army. Although the Entente couldn't provide the troops the Serbian army was prepared to attack Bulgaria. However, the Serb Prime Minister Pašić did not dare

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and position itself so it could assist both the Second Army on the right flank and the Third Army on the left flank. To achieve this as soon as the advance began the 1st Brigade of the 3rd division was temporary assigned to the Second Army while the rest of the army advanced in the space between the

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and controlled the First, Sixth and Seventh divisions. However, because of different circumstances the 7th and 6th divisions were detached from the First Army and replaced by the 3rd and newly formed 10th division, which were otherwise part of the Second Army Inspectorate. Thus after the declaration

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while parts of the 3rd division towards the Chegan mountain range and the village of the same name. General Boyadzhiev agreed to attack but had concerns regarding the final results of the offensive because his army was scattered on a 140 km front and lacked enough mountain and heavy artillery.

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Meanwhile, Romania had declared war on Bulgaria and its army had begun invading the northern part of the country. This new enemy threatened the rear of the First Army and forced the Bulgarian high command to order its retreat back to the border. That move had a very negative effect on the morale of

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Other smaller units included the 88th Army Engineer Regiment (Kyustendil, Bulgaria); the 4th Army Communications Regiment (Sofia); the 38th Army Chemical Defence Battalion (Musachevo, Bulgaria); the 1st Cable-Layer Communications Battalion (Sofia); the 1st independent Electronic Warfare Battalion

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in the spring of 1945, despite heavy casualties and bad conditions in the winter. Because of the army's equipment shortages, on March 14, 1945, the Soviets agreed to provide the Bulgarians 344 aircraft, 65 T-34 tanks, 410 guns, 115 anti-aircraft guns, 370 mortars, 370 transport vehicles, and some

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to decide what to do. The question of a counter offensive with the right wing of the Eleventh Army and the Bulgarian First Army was put forward but was quickly dismissed by the Germans as impossible. In addition no real reinforcements from them were going to arrive on time. During this period of

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planned to take advantage of this by organizing a new great offensive in Macedonia. For that purpose he gathered a force of 28 divisions or between 670,000 and 717,000 men with over 2,000 artillery pieces, 2609 machine guns and 200 airplanes. The main blow was to be delivered against the German

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which convinced the Bulgarian high command that the Allies were preparing a general offensive. To counter these negative developments the Bulgarians planned an offensive of their own with both their flanks aiming to shorten the front line and influence Romania in its decision to enter the war.

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In the spring of 1916 as the Allies had finished fortifying the area around Salonica and it became obvious that no Bulgarian and German offensive was going to take place, the French and British forces moved up to the Greek border where they established contact with the Bulgarian forces. In the

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where they prepared to make their last stand. The Central Powers meanwhile prepared a plan to encircle the Serbian forces. The Bulgarian High Command and the headquarters of Army Group "Mackensen" agreed to pursue relentlessly the retreating opponent, to cut its possible retreat routes through

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in which more than 300,000 ordinary and gas shells were fired on the Bulgarian positions. Unlike at Dobro Pole, however, the troops in the Doiran sector preserved their high morale due to the personal inspection of the battlefield that the army commander general Nerezov made and the skilful

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hesitation the danger to the right flank of the First Army grew and it was finally ordered to retreat. The defeated British took advantage of this and began pursuing. In the next several days the situation deteriorated and several thousand Bulgarian soldiers revolted and headed towards

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By 1 June the Entente forces were additionally strengthened by the arrival of some 115,488 Serbian soldiers, which were organized in three corps-sized formations called armies. The Allies now had over 313,000 troops in the theater which increased the Bulgarian concerns. By July

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and the units covering the border between the two countries. Once Bulgaria declared mobilization the Serbian High Command planned a preemptive strike against the Bulgarian forces who were still concentrating and organizing on the border. For that purpose it deployed the entire

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Facing the First Army was the Timok Army of 31 battalions and 12 gun batteries—mostly third line infantry, commanded by colonel Vukuman Arachich. The Bulgarians managed to defeat part of these forces and occupy Knjaževac while suffering only 280 men killed and 820 men wounded.

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By 1918 the Bulgarian positions in Macedonia had deteriorated drastically as the morale of the forces decreased due to lack of supplies and ammunition. Then in May the positions of the First Army in the sector of the Fifth Division were attacked by the Greek Army, which had

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to the Adriatic coast. The Germans thought that the campaign was over and continued pulling out their troops from the front while the pursuit of the retreating opponent was left mostly to Bulgarian and Austro-Hungarian forces. On 24 November the 3rd "Balkan" division took

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armies were ordered to attack the Serbian and Greek armies. In the ensuing confusion for almost one week the remaining three Bulgarian armies received no orders to attack. It was only on the evening of 21 June when the First Army was ordered to advance against the town of

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in order to retake the heights. The plan, however, never went into action as the morale of the forces in the Fifth Division was so low that an attack was impossible. General Zhekov then sought to remedy the situations by replacing the commander of the First Army general

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the Bulgarians again emerged victorious and the Ottoman forces retreated in complete disorder. The heavy fighting inflicted around 20,000 casualties to the Bulgarian forces which again forced the Bulgarian command to order a couple of days' rest for the armies.

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In accordance with the convention Bulgaria began mobilizing and concentrating its forces its western border. For the campaign the Bulgarian high command planned to attack Serbia with two armies. The First Army under the command of Lieutenant General

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Faced with the war on several fronts the Serbian High Command decided that it is best for the army to try to hold its opponents for as long as possible and retreat slowly to the south, southwest until help arrived from the Allies who had landed in

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Bulgaria declared neutrality, as it still hadn't recovered from the losses suffered in the Balkan Wars. In 1915 activities in the diplomatic arena intensified and both the Entente and the Central powers tried to win new allies, especially in the

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beginning of April the positions of the Eleventh Army were subjected to heavy artillery shelling and field marshal Mackensen requested the 9th "Pleven" infantry division to be given to that army so that it can consolidate its position. General

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the troops and even caused opened mutinies in the Ninth Division which became completely disorganized during the retreat. The situation was particularly bad in the division's Second Brigade which surrendered to the Romanian forces around

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When the advance was renewed the First Army left behind the entire 3rd division around Adrianople to protect against attacks from the right flank. The Ottoman Army meanwhile had consolidated and reinforced itself on a new line from

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Following the military reforms of 1907 the territory of the Bulgarian Kingdom was divided into three Army Inspectorates. Each of them was further divided into three division districts and in war time formed a field army.

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in May. This offensive, however, proved a big disappointment as the French who took the Yarebichina peak from the Fifth "Danube" Division were driven back by the Bulgarians and the British suffered a heavy defeat in the

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valley. In view of these events on 6 November the 8th "Tundzha" division left the First Army and was placed under the command of the Northern Operations Group while the 6th "Bdin" division was ordered to redeploy around

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to the western part of the country. During this time the organization of the field armies went through some major changes, including the creation of several new brigades and the formation of a new field army.

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and on 27 September they proclaimed the overthrow of the monarchy. During this time the Bulgarian government was under pressure from all sides and finally decided to begin negotiations so on 29 September the

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During a series of reforms following the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact and the end of the Cold War, the 1st Army was reformed into the 1st Army Corps, later into the West Command, comprising mainly the

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Mackensen the advance of his army group proved to be difficult and slow due to bad roads, lack of supplies and the cold weather. This allowed the Serbians to gradually retreat in good order further into

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By the time the Bulgarians continued the advance the Ottoman Army had occupied the Chataldzha defensive line where it finally managed to hold its opponent after the battle on 4 and 5 November 1912.

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arrived at the headquarters of the Fifth Division to inquire for the causes of the defeat. They reinforced the division with the 80th infantry regiment and planned a demonstrative attack along the

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which placed Bulgaria in a difficult position facing a possible war on two fronts and in the beginning of August the French and British launched an offensive against the Bulgarian positions at

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river and slowed significantly the Bulgarian First Army which spend the time between 24 and 31 October in unsuccessful attempts to cross the river. This marked the end of the Morava Offensive.

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in order to avoid encirclement. This was a minor success for the Bulgarians which captured 14 cannons and c. 1,500 prisoners but the main Serbian forces were allowed to retreat in good order.

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remained concerned about the increasing Allied presence in Greece and insisted upon an attack on Salonika. Instead on 9 February 1916 during a meeting in the German military headquarters in

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the Bulgarian armies reached the Greek border. Under the influence of the German high command they were ordered not to cross into Greek territory. The Bulgarian commander-in-chief general

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and to concentrate greater forces against the Northern Operations Group of the Second Bulgarian Army in an attempt to break through and join the French and British forces advancing up the

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and was placed under the command of the First Army. With the end of the campaign a general order for the regrouping of all Bulgarian forces was issued. The 9th division was moved to the

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and along the ridges of the Nidže. For the next several days the Bulgarian positions were subjected to heavy artillery fire and few Serbian attacks that were repulsed. The so-called

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under the direct control of the Bulgarian high command. The exhausted Serbians failed to achieve their aims and in the face of the continued advance of the Bulgarian forces towards

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and prevent a Serbian retreat to the west. The plan required the Bulgarian First Army to attack from the east, a detached part of the Second Bulgarian Army from the South, the

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where they established contact with the Romanian Army. Even though by now most of northwestern Bulgaria was lost, General Kutinchev kept a few battalions in the fortress of

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from the north and finally the main forces of the Third Army from the northwest while its XIX Army Corps blocks any Serbian retreat to the west. However, after the fall of

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The Bulgarian high command now planned a decisive offensive operation against the Greek Army which was advancing in the Kresna Gorge. For that purpose Lieutenant General

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the few remaining German troops in Macedonia were being pulled out and the deprivations in the Bulgarian Army continued. The new commander of the Allied Salonica forces

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at the peak of Yarebichina the Bulgarians lost almost their entire 49th Infantry Regiment. This victory was of little strategic value to the Allies but it sapped the

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Since December 1915 the Bulgarian First Army consisted of the 8th, 9th and 3rd infantry divisions and the cavalry divisions and occupied a 140-kilometer front, from

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the tensions between the allies grew significantly, as Bulgaria felt cheated out of its rightful share by Serbia and Greece. After a surprise attack ordered by

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The First and Third Bulgarian armies remained at the Chataldzha line until the end of the war and managed to repel several Ottoman attempted breakthroughs.

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on the side of the Allies but also failed to achieve its final military objective to take the Chegan village and the pass north of Lake Ostrovo.

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now opened for the Central Powers and a permanent land connection was established. The Serbians, however, managed to destroy the bridges of the

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Morale in some parts of the front, however, remained critical as news about German misfortunes in the Western Front reached the troops on the

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The Germans finally agreed that an offensive was needed and on 12 August general Boyadzhiev received his orders from the headquarters of

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agreed to begin fortifying the positions that were already taken on the Greek border and to resolve the question of an offensive latter.

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ended in major defeat for the Russians. Under these circumstances on 6 September (24 August) 1915 at the German military headquarters in

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with logistical support and under command of the Red Army. The First Army, along with the rest of the Bulgarian forces, advanced into

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The advance on the right flank was to be undertaken by the Bulgarian First Army which had the following order of battle in July 1916:

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and after a relative short struggle a breakthrough was achieved. On the next day at Lake Doiran the Allies began a two-day artillery

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By December 1944, the First Army numbered 99,662 men. The First Army took part in the Bulgarian Army's advance northwards into the

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Eleventh Army, which by now consisted almost entirely by Bulgarian units at Dobro Pole, with secondary attacks to the west around

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agreed and ordered the division to leave the First Army, join the Eleventh Army and concentrate behind the German 4th Corps.

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With the successful conclusion of the Serbian campaign and withdrawal of the French and British expeditionary forces back to

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who established a new army group bearing his name and composed of the Eleventh and First armies. During that time general

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of Bulgaria. The Bulgarians continued fighting the guerrillas in Thrace and Macedonia, but also turned their guns on the

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in the center of the battle line and its task was to advance rapidly, engage the main Ottoman forces positioned between

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also began. The fall of Florina on 23 September and the retreat of the Bulgarian First Army forced some changes in the

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from the east and the south ordered a general withdrawal . On 10 November the 9th "Pleven" division and the German

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was assigned commander of the Second Army and the units of the First Army were transferred south to reinforce it.

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The new Bulgarian First Army now consisted of the Fifth "Danube" Infantry Division on the western bank of the

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and took defensive positions in the Balkan mountain passes. The Serbians took advantage of this and occupied

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On 1 October(14 October) 1915 Bulgaria declared war on Serbia and the First Army was ordered to begin its

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to attack Bulgaria over explicit opposition of all the Allied Powers (Russia, France and Great Britain).

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For the operations against the Bulgarian First Army the Allied command designated the forces of general

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and the destruction of its bridges. In these circumstances on 1 November the Central Powers began the

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now prepared a counterattack against the First Bulgarian Army that would eventually develop in the

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Facing the Bulgarians were the six infantry and one cavalry divisions of the three Serbian armies.

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meant that its attempted encirclement had failed. This ended the second phase of the campaign.

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entered the town but the successful retreat of the Serbian Army on the right bank of the river

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and after it had occupied it to divide its forces in two with one part to be directed against

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on 12 September 1916. After two days of fighting the Serbians achieved a breakthrough around

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The Serbians were informed about the Bulgarian war preparations by their military attaché in

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force on their right. At this time the First Army consisted of three 10,000-men divisions.

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and the Bulgarian Sixth and Ninth divisions had been slowed by the swollen waters of the

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along the Bulgarian-Yugoslav border, with Yugoslav guerrillas on their left flank and a

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which until now had remained completely inactive. In addition he could also rely on the

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it was reestablished, and it covered mainly the southwestern direction, opposing the

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Colonel (Major General of October 3, 1944, Lieutenant General of October 18, 1944)

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The offensive began on 17 August 1916 with the Bulgarians taking Florina (Lerin),

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The Bulgarians planned to begin the war with an offensive in which the First and

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and cut the communication and supply lines of the Serbian Army concentrated in

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During 1944–45, the Bulgarian First Army was commanded by Lieutenant-General

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A general armistice was concluded on 18 July 1913 and ten days later the

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The Bulgarian plan placed the First Army commanded by Lieutenant General

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by the "Tundzha" division eventually forced the Serbians to pull out of

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Mountain. For the rest of 1916 its sector saw only secondary fighting.

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On 1 October(14 October) 1915 the army had the following organization:

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In September 1918 the First Army had the following order of battle:

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was concluded. The First Army was demobilized on 15 October 1918.

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and to the east against the Bulgarian First Army at Lake Doiran .

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Military convention between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria

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with the former commander of the Ninth "Pleven" Division general

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and forced the Bulgarian 8th division to retreat. Meanwhile, the

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area, the 1st "Sofia" division was ordered to concentrate around

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In the spring of 1942, Hitler requested Boris' help controlling

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of the Bulgarian troops in the sector. After the battle general

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Having suffered heavy losses the Serbian Army retreated towards

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valleys, to link up with Austro-Hungarian forces advancing from

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The First Army, still under the command of Lieutenant General

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Defeat in Detail: The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913

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till December when the Allied offensive was finally halted.

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From 1950, the army was stationed in Sofia. During the

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2422:, pag. 92–93;Държавно военно издателство,София 1961 2286:Major General (Lieutenant General of May 20, 1917) 1136:and secure the Belgrade—Sofia railway by capturing 275: 270: 200: 190: 180: 165: 150: 136: 131: 57:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 2588:Balkan Breakthrough: The Battle of Dobro Pole 1918 2313:Major General (Lieutenant General of May 6, 1944) 2303:Lieutenant-General Konstantin Solarov (since 1931) 1626:. The Army itself exchanged headquarters with the 1343:was preparing to enter the war on the side of the 3580:Military units and formations established in 1941 3570:Military units and formations established in 1915 3560:Military units and formations established in 1912 2670:. Печатница на военно-издателския фонд,София 1940 3545:Military history of Bulgaria during World War II 3535:Military units and formations of the Balkan Wars 2022:Military history of Bulgaria during World War II 1599:and the divisional group of general Cordonnier. 2468:The encyclopedia Americana, Volume 29, page 307 2240:5th Army Artillery Regiment (Samokov, Bulgaria) 2108:In early September 1944, the rapidly advancing 2527:"1st Army – 1-ва армия – Military Unit: 22490" 2457:Българската армия в Световната война, vol. II 2445:Българската армия в Световната война, vol. II 1676:attempted a new offensive aiming to break the 775:. The rest of the army also retreated towards 2689: 2127:Armies, was in full-scale combat against the 8: 2447:, pg. 892–905; Държавна печатница,София 1938 2608:. Bonn: Bernard & Graefe Verlag, 1991. 1618:command structure. On 27 September general 2696: 2682: 2674: 2384:Войната между България и Турция, vol. II 2246:1st Army Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment 358:The order of battle on 4 of October 1912 117:Learn how and when to remove this message 2713: 2645:Thomas, Nigel, and, Mikulan, Krunoslav. 2324:(September 13, 1944 – November 21, 1945) 2237:46th Missile Brigade (Samokov, Bulgaria) 2222:21st Motorised Rifle Division (Bulgaria) 2194:with headquarters in Sliven opposed the 1754: 1357: 894: 886: 615: 572: 364: 2459:, page 5; Държавна печатница,София 1938 2376: 2151:30,000 small arms, all free of charge. 1956: 891:Advance of the army during the campaign 2642:. London: Arms and Armour Press, 1995. 1296:he and the Chief of the General Staff 128: 2649:. Oxford and New York: Osprey, 1995. 2317:(April 11, 1942 – September 13, 1944) 1910:opened on 15 September 1918 with the 1634:, and came under the new Army Group " 881:and the Austro-Hungarian Third Army. 7: 2290:(September 11, 1916 – December 1917) 1478:Army Units (15th IR, reserves etc.) 577:Initial Bulgarian plan of operations 55:adding citations to reliable sources 2297:(July 30 / October 16, 1918 – 1920) 2283:(October 1915 – September 11, 1916) 2216:3rd Motor Rifle Division (Bulgaria) 2210:1st Motor Rifle Division (Bulgaria) 1695:officially joined the Allied forces 1630:, now under the command of general 1400:Eighth "Tundzha" Infantry Division 3394:Bulgarian administration in Kosovo 2310:(August 11, 1941 – April 11, 1942) 1011:Eight "Tundzha" Infantry Division 25: 2831:Secret Bulgarian–German agreement 2647:Axis Forces in Yugoslavia 1941–45 2365:11th Macedonian Infantry Division 2340:Battle of the Transdanubian Hills 2257:9th Mechanized Brigade (Bulgaria) 1820:Ninth "Pleven" Infantry Division 1780:Fifth "Danube" Infantry Division 1458:Third "Balkan" Infantry Division 1034:Ninth "Pleven" Infantry Division 727:armies were to advance deep into 669:Ninth "Pleven" Infantry Division 652:Fifth "Danube" Infantry Division 427:Third "Balkan" Infantry Division 346:The First Army was formed by the 3285: 3256: 3231: 3185: 3070: 3058: 3046: 3034: 3026: 3004: 2983: 2958: 2922: 2868: 2622:The Armed Forces of World War II 2053:of September 1940, and occupied 1993: 1976: 1959: 942:First "Sofia" Infantry Division 447:Tenth "Mixed" Infantry Division 407:First "Sofia" Infantry Division 350:, which had its headquarters in 169: 154: 31: 2205:In 1988 the army included the: 2083:bg:Седма_пехотна_рилска_дивизия 1383:Army Staff, rear services etc. 988:Sixth "Bdin" Infantry Division 536:two fortresses. In the ensuing 42:needs additional citations for 2640:World War Two Nation by Nation 2571:. Greenwood Publishing Group. 2300:Colonel Rashko Atanasov (1931) 1280:Macedonian Front (World War I) 1208:Contrary to the intentions of 1140:, war-time capital of Serbia. 849:Bulgaria and Germany signed a 820:Serbian Campaign (World War I) 787:which managed to hold off all 1: 2345:Nagykanizsa–Körmend Offensive 1602:The offensive began with the 2841:Bulgarian–Ottoman convention 2668:Чеганската операция. Книга 2 2590:. Indiana University Press. 2565:Erickson, Edward J. (2003). 2479:Чеганската операция. Книга 2 1668:and was replaced by general 609:, along the old border with 3540:Field armies of World War I 3380:Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine 2705:Bulgaria during World War I 2228:9th Tank Brigade (Bulgaria) 2113:reached the northern border 2104:World War II for the Allies 2045:, and as a result regained 1892: 1889: 1886: 1883: 1880: 1871: 1869: 1866: 1863: 1861: 1854: 1851: 1848: 1845: 1842: 1834: 1831: 1828: 1825: 1822: 1814: 1811: 1808: 1805: 1802: 1794: 1791: 1788: 1785: 1782: 1756:First Army Order of Battle 1533: 1530: 1527: 1524: 1521: 1511: 1508: 1505: 1502: 1500: 1492: 1489: 1486: 1483: 1480: 1472: 1469: 1466: 1463: 1460: 1452: 1450: 1447: 1444: 1442: 1434: 1431: 1428: 1425: 1422: 1414: 1411: 1408: 1405: 1402: 1390: 1387: 1359:First Army Order of Battle 1096: 1093: 1090: 1087: 1084: 1081: 1072: 1070: 1067: 1064: 1062: 1059: 1051: 1048: 1045: 1042: 1039: 1036: 1028: 1025: 1022: 1019: 1016: 1013: 1005: 1002: 999: 996: 993: 990: 982: 979: 976: 973: 970: 967: 959: 956: 953: 950: 947: 944: 932: 929: 716: 713: 710: 707: 697: 694: 691: 688: 680: 677: 674: 671: 663: 660: 657: 654: 645: 642: 617:First Army Order of Battle 516: 513: 510: 507: 504: 495: 493: 491: 488: 486: 479: 477: 474: 471: 469: 461: 458: 455: 452: 449: 441: 438: 435: 432: 429: 421: 418: 415: 412: 409: 397: 394: 366:First Army Order of Battle 257:Operation Frühlingserwachen 3601: 2807:Ottoman–Bulgarian alliance 2335:Operation Spring Awakening 2019: 1277: 817: 791:until the end of the war. 566: 546:Lule Burgas to Bunar Hisar 335: 66:"First Army" Bulgaria 3151:Second battle of Monastir 3123:Battle of Florina (Lerin) 2711: 2544:Hall, Richard C. (2000). 2505:I Army Corps "First Army" 2386:, pag. 649–652,София 1928 2016:World War II for the Axis 2005:(30.07.1918 – 15.10.1918) 1988:(25.09.1916 – 30.07.1918) 1971:(11.09.1915 – 25.09.1916) 1660:On 21 April 1917 general 1311:to the bend of the river 877:together with the German 865:was deployed between the 824:With the outbreak of the 3555:Field armies of Bulgaria 3455:Georgi Todorov (general) 3399:Anti-military propaganda 3103:Kosovo offensive (1915) 2977:Louis Franchet d'Espèrey 2788:Treaty of Constantinople 1697:in 1917. In the ensuing 923:Army Staff and Services 896:First Army composition 843:Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive 581:In the aftermath of the 390:Army Staff and Services 3430:Aleksandar Stamboliyski 3345:Treaty of Brest-Litovsk 3163:Battle of Skra-di-Legen 3143:Second battle of Doiran 2826:Bulgarian–German treaty 2218:(Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria) 1699:Battle of Skra-di-Legen 1687:Second Battle of Dojran 587:Ferdinand I of Bulgaria 467:Ninth Cavalry Regiment 348:First Army Inspectorate 3410: 3171:Third battle of Doiran 3119:First battle of Doiran 2855: 2620:Mollo, Andrew (1981). 2586:Hall, Richard (2010). 2224:(Pazardzhik, Bulgaria) 2069:in April 1941. In the 2037:, aligned itself with 1840:1/11 Infantry Brigade 1612:battle for Kajmakcalan 1604:battle of Malka Nidzhe 1542:Army Group "Mackensen" 1440:Third Cavalry Brigade 965:First Cavalry Brigade 892: 857:, was also concluded. 773:Battle of Kresna Gorge 578: 538:Battle of Kirk Kilisse 213:Battle of Kirk Kilisse 3435:Aleksandar Protogerov 3409: 3370:Armistice of Salonica 2854: 2525:Michael Holm (2015). 2212:(Slivnitsa, Bulgaria) 1937:Friedrich von Scholtz 1709:, general Sholtz and 1670:Friedrich von Scholtz 1420:3/6 Infantry Brigade 890: 576: 218:Battle of Lule Burgas 3440:August von Mackensen 3349:Armistice of Focșani 3270:Andrei Zayonchkovski 3167:Battle of Dobro Pole 2606:Stalins Fremde Heere 2100:was already active. 1912:Battle of Dobro Pole 1245:After the defeat in 1210:generalfeldmarschall 875:Army Group Mackensen 686:Independеnt Brigade 302:Bulgarian First Army 228:Battle of Knjaževac 51:improve this article 3353:Treaty of Bucharest 3330:Battle of Bucharest 3310:Battle of Turtucaia 3099:Ovče Pole Offensive 2952:Pavle Jurišić Šturm 2783:Treaty of Bucharest 2734:• Outcome • Others 2720:South-western front 2624:. New York: Crown. 2306:Lieutenant-General 2279:Lieutenant General 2196:Turkish Land Forces 2028:Kingdom of Bulgaria 1757: 1632:Arnold von Winckler 1360: 897: 803:Treaty of Bucharest 618: 367: 18:1st Army (Bulgaria) 3510:Todor Kantardzhiev 3480:Konstantin Zhostov 3465:Kliment Boyadzhiev 3425:Aleksandar Malinov 3411: 3357:Protocol of Berlin 3322:Flămânda Offensive 3314:Battle of Bazargic 3249:Alexandru Averescu 3212:Todor Kantardzhiev 3131:Monastir offensive 3107:Battle of Krivolak 3015:Panagiotis Danglis 2973:Adolphe Guillaumat 2887:Kliment Boyadzhiev 2856: 2737:Important persons 2281:Kliment Boyadzhiev 2162:V Corps commander 2063:invaded Yugoslavia 2061:after the Germans 1947:Salonica Armistice 1800:Mountain Division 1755: 1742:Franchet d'Espèrey 1664:was called to the 1620:Kliment Boyadzhiev 1593:Monastir Offensive 1358: 1114:defensive alliance 895: 893: 863:Kliment Boyadzhiev 855:conquest of Serbia 851:treaty of alliance 814:Conquest of Serbia 616: 579: 365: 286:Kliment Boyadzhiev 3522: 3521: 3517: 3516: 3274:Vladimir Sakharov 3245:Constantin Prezan 3011:Kingdom of Greece 2778:Second Balkan War 2604:Gosztony, Peter. 2597:978-0-253-35452-5 2515:Gosztony, p. 211. 2492:Защо не победихме 2322:Vladimir Stoychev 2164:Charles Keightley 2156:Vladimir Stoychev 2098:partisan movement 2051:Treaty of Craiova 1935:met with general 1897: 1896: 1763:Front line in km 1538: 1537: 1101: 1100: 721: 720: 569:Second Balkan War 563:Second Balkan War 521: 520: 295: 294: 290:Vladimir Stoychev 127: 126: 119: 101: 16:(Redirected from 3592: 3495:Panteley Kiselov 3485:Krastyu Zlatarev 3420:Vasil Radoslavov 3290: 3289: 3266: 3262: 3260: 3259: 3241: 3237: 3235: 3234: 3204:Panteley Kiselov 3195: 3191: 3189: 3188: 3127:Struma operation 3095:Morava Offensive 3075: 3074: 3063: 3062: 3051: 3050: 3039: 3038: 3031: 3030: 3010: 3008: 3007: 2989: 2987: 2986: 2964: 2962: 2961: 2944:Stepa Stepanović 2932: 2928: 2926: 2925: 2878: 2874: 2872: 2871: 2773:Treaty of London 2759:First Balkan War 2727:Macedonian front 2723:Serbian campaign 2714: 2698: 2691: 2684: 2675: 2666:Петър Дошкинов. 2635: 2601: 2582: 2561: 2531: 2530: 2522: 2516: 2513: 2507: 2503:Leo Niehorster, 2501: 2495: 2488: 2482: 2477:Петър Дошкинов. 2475: 2469: 2466: 2460: 2454: 2448: 2442: 2436: 2429: 2423: 2417: 2411: 2410: 2408: 2407: 2393: 2387: 2381: 2140:Balkan Peninsula 2047:Southern Dobruja 2011:Second World War 1997: 1980: 1963: 1908:Vardar Offensive 1758: 1678:Macedonian front 1574:Chegan Offensive 1361: 1274:Macedonian Front 1203:Kosovo Offensive 1122:Morava Offensive 898: 619: 583:First Balkan War 368: 362:was as follows: 338:First Balkan War 332:First Balkan War 262:Vienna Offensive 252:Second World War 245:Macedonian front 240:Serbian Campaign 173: 158: 129: 122: 115: 111: 108: 102: 100: 59: 35: 27: 21: 3600: 3599: 3595: 3594: 3593: 3591: 3590: 3589: 3525: 3524: 3523: 3518: 3337: 3300: 3284: 3281: 3257: 3255: 3254: 3252: 3232: 3230: 3229: 3186: 3184: 3183: 3180: 3085: 3069: 3057: 3045: 3033: 3025: 3022: 3005: 3003: 3001: 2984: 2982: 2980: 2969:Maurice Sarrail 2959: 2957: 2955: 2923: 2921: 2920: 2869: 2867: 2866: 2863: 2796: 2748: 2721: 2707: 2702: 2638:Ready, J. 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