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The Tsardom of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Царство България, romanized: Tsarstvo Balgariya), also known as the Third Bulgarian Tsardom (Bulgarian: Трето Българско Царство, romanized: Treto Balgarsko Tsarstvo), sometimes translated as the Kingdom of Bulgaria, or simply Bulgaria, was a constitutional monarchy in Southeastern Europe, which was established on 5 October ...
Bulgarian militiamen from the Ganchev Detachment in the region of Western Bulgaria, ca. 1900. The modern Bulgarian military dates back to 1878. On 22 July 1878 (10 July O.S.) a total of 12 battalions of opalchentsi who participated in the Liberation war, formed the Bulgarian Armed Forces. [5]
The Tsardom of Bulgaria is a continuation of the Bulgarian state founded in 681, actually the First Bulgarian Empire and the Tsardom of Bulgaria are one state.. It occurred in three distinct periods: between the 10th and 11th centuries, again between the 12th and 15th centuries, and again in the 20th century.
Bulgaria was militarily the most powerful of the four states, with a large, well-trained and well-equipped army. [6] The peacetime force of 60,000 men was expanded during the war to 370,000 (more than half of the League's total of 700,000 troops), with almost 600,000 men mobilised in total, out of a population of 4,300,000. [ 7 ]
Pages in category "Military history of Bulgaria" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
Bakardzhiev, Nikola — Infantry General (1934) Balabanov, Boncho — Major General (1900) Balkanski, Milenko — Major General (1917) Batsarov, Ivan — Major General (1917)
The Bulgarian plan placed the First Army commanded by Lieutenant General Vasil Kutinchev in the center of the battle line and its task was to advance rapidly, engage the main Ottoman forces positioned between Kirk Kilisse and Adrianople and position itself so it could assist both the Second Army on the right flank and the Third Army on the left flank.
Principality of Bulgaria: 1879–1908 Prince of Bulgaria Tsardom of Bulgaria: 1908–1946 Tsar of Bulgaria People's Republic of Bulgaria: 1946–1947 Chairman of the Provisional Presidency 1947–1971 Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly 1971–1990 Chairman of the State Council 1990 Chairman (President) of the Republic