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The government of the Kingdom of Bulgaria under Prime Minister Georgi Kyoseivanov declared a position of neutrality upon the outbreak of World War II. Bulgaria was determined to observe it until the end of the war; but it hoped for bloodless territorial gains in order to recover the territories lost in the Second Balkan War and World War I, as well as gain other lands with a significant ...
The Bulgarian capital of Sofia suffered a series of Allied bombing raids during World War II, from mid 1941 to early 1944. Bulgaria declared war on the United Kingdom and the United States on 13 December 1941. The Southern Italy-based Allied air forces extended the range of their strategic operations to include Bulgaria and other Axis allies in ...
Davidov, Aleksandar — Major General (1925) Daskalov, Teodosi — Infantry General (1942); Delov, Vasil — Major General (1913) Dikov, Vicho — Lieutenant General ...
For the entire campaign in 1915 the casualties suffered by the Second Bulgarian Army were 4,084 killed, 17,642 wounded, 999 dead from disease and 1,888 missing or a total of around 24,613. Macedonian front
Even before that, Bulgaria sent a total of 485 soldiers to Iraq (2003–2008) as a participant in the Iraq War and maintained a 608-men strong force in Afghanistan as part of ISAF. Bulgaria had a significant missile arsenal, including 67 SCUD-B , 50 FROG-7 & 24 SS-23 ballistic missiles. [ 18 ]
Pages in category "Bulgarian military personnel of World War II" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Bulgarian resistance movement of World War II (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Military history of Bulgaria during World War II" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
The Fifth Army Region was formed in the region, which included the 15th and 17th infantry divisions and other military units. General Nikola Mihov was appointed head of the army region. The number of military units in the region until 1943 was 22,000 soldiers and officers, and then reached 32,000 people.