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• Publication Date: August 30, 1955
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1. The Bulgaria Army is composed of the following major units%
a.
b.
as.
d.
12 rifle divisions;
3 tank divisions;
2 cavalry brigades (probably grouped into one division)
1 mountain brigade ?
2. The following is the OB of the four Bulgarian armies, as well as of tank,
cavalry, mountain, and other independent units,
a. 1__m
The headquarters of the 1 Army, which is headed by Maj. Gen. Diko D.
Dikov, is located in Sofia. The chief of staff of this army is not
known. The following table names the units, commanders, and location
and gives the T/O strength of the divisions in percentages,
Unit
"Stalin" 1 Guards Rifle Div
1 Guards Rifle Regt
6 Guards Rifle Regt
25 Rifle Regt
4 Divisional Arty Regt
? M Tk and SP Regt
"Vidinska" 6 Rifle Div
"Vidinski" 3 Rifle Regt
"Lomski" 15 Rifle Regt
"Vrachanski" 35 Rifle Regt
2 Divisional Arty Regt
"Rilska" 7 Rifle Div
13 Rifle Regt
"tMakedonski" 14 Rifle Regt
"Travinski" 22 Rifle Regt
7 Divisional Arty Regt
? M Tk and SP Regt
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Commander
Location
TLO
Maj Gen Tsvyatko Anev
Sgefia
90
Col Yordanov (fnu)
Sofia
Col Dochev (fnu)
Sofia
Col Mitrov (fnu)
Slivnitsa
Col A. Penchev
Bozhurishte
(Sofia)
Sofia
Maj Gen Vudenov (fnu)
Vratsa
Vidin
Lt Col Nisemchiev (fnu)
Belogradchik
Lt Col Chakurov (fnu
Vratsa
Col Blazho R. Raychev
Vratsa
Maj Gen Asenov (fnu)
Stanke Dimitrov 80
Kyustendil
Col Delchev (fnu)
Blagoevgrad
Stanke Dimitrov
Stanke Dimitrov
Stanke Dimitrov
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1 Army Units_..
Arty Regt
i,'iountain Arty R~vt
AT Regt
AAA Regt
Engr Regt
Sig Regt
1 eavy ' uachine Gun Bn
11 Bn
Col. Ivan _-Arzhehtinski
Lt Col Yovkov (fnu)
Col Ivanov (fnu)
Samokov
Raziog
Kyustendil
Sofia
Sofia
Sofia
Radomir
Sofia
b. 2
The headquarters of the 2 Army, which is headed by Maj Gen Vraohev (fnu),
is located in Sofia, The chief of staff of this army is not knf,*rno The
following table names the units, cormnanders, and'" location and gives
the T/0 strength of the divisions in percentages.
Unit Commander
Loc
tion
a
"Trakiyskatr (-'Dirnitrovskatt 2 LTaj Gon Khristov (fnu)
]'iotorizod Rifle Div
75
-tPlovdivskin 9 ]itz Rifle Rot
"Srodnogors]:i" 21 Rifle Refit; Col Buresh (fnu)
27 Litz Rifle Rogt
3 Divisional Arty Rest Lt Col Stefanov (fnu)
Plovdiv
Smolyan
Pazardzhik
Plovdiv
'tTundzlanol-- ' i,,,ifly D j Lr 1. j Gen Chochoglu (fnu)
Stare G
7
Rgtara-
5
"]2alkanskj" 12 Rifle Ret t Col R. Kostin
'-:.hipchetnskitt 23 Rifle Regt Col S. Bekyarski
r-Qltey-rovski" 30 Rifle Refit Lt Col Dimitrov (fnu)
G Divisional Arty Regt Col L. Trenrnv
1Gha,clovd
Stara Zagora
1Clashavo
Maritsa
Stara zlagora
""~lomox?lsks-tc,ora-I Rifle Div Col ]'lalinov (fnu)
"
'
]1urd2ha:li
75
Rodopski" 1() Rifle R,ogt 7
001 Sta a .ov (Thu)
44 Rifle Regt
Xurdahali
ruov
rad
47 Rifle Regt
10 Divicio?ial Arty Regt
g
K-
Ardi:no
X'orr chi :g ra,d.
2 2rr_ U... nito
Arty Rogt
1;ot.rtain Arty flegt
AT ReCt
AAA fc1;,t
.ngr Regt
ui
. Vo
t
Col ?etur l trag"ozov
Lt Col Hitov (fnu)
Lt Col Genoa (fnu)
Col Lozanov (fnu)
l urdchali
A conovgad
Stara Ga,gom
lfacunluk
Plovdiv
C
g
M- airy I iachine Gun 13n
P 13n
Plovdiv-
Pechtera
Plovdiv
c .,, rnZ
The headquarters of the 3 Ariny, which is headed by Lt Gen Dobri M.
Dzhurov and whose chief of staff is Col Georgiev (fnu), is located in,
Sliven0 The following table names the units, commanders, anr1
location '.nd gives the T/0 strength of the divisions in percon-6a6us:
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Commander
Loeb on
T /O
`Mr. .'1'_-a_o Dr_.vska Rifle Div Lt Gen Bakl.adzhiev (fnu)
"
Sliven-Yambol
75
S%ivenslci
ll Rifle Regt
-y-nzibolski" 20, Rifle Rent
40 Rifle Regt
6 Divisional Arty Regt Col Naydcnov (fnu)
Sliven-Elkhovo
Yambol
Yarnbol.
S:i.iven
oslavk'a.'! Rifle Div Col Ovcharov (fnu)
K
l
d
preslavski" 77 Rifle Regt
E'rir,,orski" 8 Rifle Regt (Mtz) Col Borachev (fnu)
:'humenski1' 19 Rifle Regt
5 Divisional Arty Regt Col Tozev? (fnu)
o
arovgra
Kolarovgrad
Stalin
Rizgrad
Kolarovgrad
75
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11 Rifle Div Maj Gen Khristo Momchev
"Chernomorski" 24 Rifle Regt Lt Col Nidev (fnu)
28 Rifle Regt
32 Rifle Regt
11 Divisional Arty Regt
3 Army Units
Arty Regt
Mountain Arty Regt
AT Regt
AAA Regt
Engr Regt
Sig Regt
Heavy Machine Gun Bn
IT Bn
Col Georgiev (fnu)
Col Getov (fnu)
d. Arne
Burgas
Burgas
Grudovo
Polyanovgrad
Burgas
:olarovgrad
Turgovichte
Razgrad
Yambol
Sliven
Sliven
Elkhovo
Kolyaovgrad
The headquarters of the 4 Army, which is headed by Maj Gen Shteryu
Atanasov, is located in Pleven. The chief of staff of this army is
not known. The following table names the units, commanders and
location and gives the T/0 strength of tht divisions in percentages:
ILUI-t
Co nder Logg&jo
"Dur_avska" 5 Rifle Div Col Nikola S. Botev Ruse-Chirpan
18 Rifle Regt Lt Col Simov (fnu)
"Duna-skill 5 Rifle Rogt
"Svishtovski"" 33 Rifle Regt
1 Divisional Arty Regt Col Bozmarov
Plevenska< Q Rifle, D4 tj Gen Vasil Pop Stoyanov
"Ploveneki-Skobeleveki" 4 Rifle Regt
"Troyaneki" 34 Rifle Regt
36 Rifle Regt
9 Divisional Arty Regt
12RifleDiv
"Silistranski" 31 Rifle Rogt
46 Rifle Rogt
32? Rifle Regt
l2?Divisional Arty Regt
4Any Units
Arty Regt
Fountain Arty Regt
AT Rogt
10,A fogt
1-ngr Regt
Sig Rest
Heavy Machine Gun Bn
LP Bn ~, .
o,, Tank Units '
Pleven
Pleven
Lovsoh
0ryakhovo
Ssvlievo
Tolbukhin
Silistra
Tolbuihin
Novi Pazar 77
Silietra r
Pleven
Turnovo
Belogradchik
Dolna Oryakhovitsa
Nikopel
Belogradohik
Belogradohik
Pleven
The following table names tank units, commanders, and location and
gives the T/0 strength of two divisions in percentages:
Unit
Commander
1 or 2 Tank Div Col Zhelev(fnu)
? Tank Regt elements in 6 Tank Brig)
? Tank Regt (elements in 6 Tank Brig)
itz Rifle Regt
Hv Tank and SP Regt
Location
Kazanluk
Kazanluk
Kazanluk ?
Kazanluk ?
Kazanluk-Sliven
75
0
50
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? Tank Div
? Tank 1 cgt (elements in 4 Tk Brig)
? Tank Regt (elements in 4 Tk Brig)
3
2 _Lank Div
5 Tank Rogt (elements
7 Tank Rest (elements
17 i.tz Rifle Regt
? My Tank and SP Regt
? AAA Rogt
? AT Regt
I,:pl.orcrs Group
'.ngr En
SiL Dn
Unit
Gen S. Stoyanov
Col Popov
in 13? Tk Brig)
in 13? Tk Brig)
.f. Cavalry Units
The following
Plovdiv
Plovdiv
Asenovgrad
Sofia-
Gorna Banya
Sukhodol-Gorna Banya
Gorna I3anya-Sukhodol
Knyazhevo (Sofia)
Sofia
Sukhodol or Boyana
Sofia
Gorna i3anya or Boyana
Suldiodol
Gorna Danya
locations:
2 i3ri, Kolarovgrrc.d ?
I; Cr.valry Rest Silistra
10 Cavalry Regt Kolarovgrad-Tolbukhin
? ":(orse Cavalry Regt Iolarovgrad-Tolbulkkhin
C,::nalx,~rde Plovdiv ?
%. Cavalry Rent Yambol
5 Cavalry It.cgt Plovdiv
g. l'ourtair. Units
The following table
names mountain units and their
Location
lc%_, cain Iri cd.e ? Petrich
i:.ounta n Rifle Uegt Sandanski
ou,ncc.n Rifle llog;t Blagoevgrad
h. Inc ep'entt Units
Thu following table names .ndependent unit, and their location,:
Location
i Coast Arty Re; Stalin
2 Coas+, Arty Regt Burgas
? . i1 rc:o:cI Mega Sofia
? '-,'-ruck fcgt Sofia
3. a' e follow-.-gig are military institutes for all the Bulgarian Armed forces:
a. 'C. ta'-ovski" Military School in Sofia
by Lovski" Military Academy in Sofia
c. Stalin" Political Military School in Sofia
!;. The fo1.lo`r_4 g are Any institutes:
b
CO
d
e.
fo
h
1.
Colle e in Sofia
'~; uvorov' iliLary
M .fle Training School in Turnovo
A:,tillcry and Engineers Training School in Lozenets, Sofia Okoliya
;:?,ign_al school -in Sofia
iicdi-al Officers' School in Sofia
"Ihristo Botev" Reserve Student Officers, School in Turr1ovo
Trudovak Officers' School in Gorna Banya, Sofia Olcoliya
Tank Corps School in Botevgrad
ngineer and Radio Operators School in Kolarovgrad
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5. The Ministry of People's Defense is composed as follows:
Col Ge42 Petur Pavlov Panchevski, Minister
Lt Gen'lvan Kinov, First Deputy Minister
i,aj Gen A.tanas Atanasov, Second Deputy Minister
Ma j Gen August Miichev, Third Deputy Minister
1aj Gen Dimo Dezhurov, General Director of Officer Personnel and
General Director of Class Call-ups, NCOs and U1
Col Pavelin, I-Iilitary Quartermaster
liaj Gen Dimitur Tomov, Ordnance
Iaj Gen Grigor Yonesku ?, Engineers
Iaj Gen Stoyanov (fnu), Surgeon General
Iaj Gen Lyuben Dinov, Political Training
6. The chiefs of the following services in the'Ministry are not knotim:
a. Signal
b. Veterinary
c. Iiilitary Justice
d. Advocate General
7. The General Staff is composed as.,followa:
Lt Gen Buchvarov, Chief of Staff
Ilaj Gen Avgust Milchev, First Deputy Chief of Staff for Services
I;aj Gen Ivanov (fnu), Second Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations
Rear Admiral Braniinir Ormanov, Chief of the Navy
j Gen K. Kirilov, Chief of Air Force
? :aj Gen Dimitur Bratanov, Rifle Inspectorate
Lt Gen Todor S. Toshev, Cavalry Inspectorate4
I:aj Gen Popov ?, Artillery Inspectorate
La J Cen Starl.bradov, Engineers Inspectorate
Gen Goorgicv, Intelligence Office
I::aj Gen Khanamov (fnu), Political Directorate
The chiefs of the following inspectorates are not known:
a. Tank Corps Inspectorate
b. Sig=3 Corpse Inslaoetorate
During 1954, the Bulgarian General Staff continued to put into effeot its
program, the objectives of which may be listed as follows:
a. Complete Sovietization of all the large unite, both with regard to
organics and materiel, as well as tactical doctrine;
b. Preparation and perfecting general mobilization plan;
c. Perfecting the state-of-war preparedness so that Bulgaria will be able
to face a first attack with her own armed forces, if wax should come.
Cormidnte
1. _:otr the 9 Tank Brigade
2. "oir Army G.rennra1
3. 'Io.r Colon al .eral ?
4. portediy relieved and assigned to a Cooperative Labor Farm in
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Paragraph 2b dated 30 August 1955, which reads:
"2Arrm
The Headquarters of the 2 Army, which is headed by Maj Gen Vrachev (fnu)
is located in Sofia.."
should be changed to reads
t12 Army
The Headquarters of the 2 Army, which is headed by Mai Gen Vrachev (fnu)
is located in
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