Bulgarian Land Forces

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was to transition from an "army - division - regiment - battalion" model to a mixed model. The three armies were to convert to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Army Corps respectively, while two mechanised divisions were to be fielded in Northern Bulgaria - the 15th in Pleven and the 18th in Shumen. Each army corps was planned to have 1 or 2 tank brigades and 3 or 4 mechanised brigades, while the two mechanised divisions were to have three mechanised brigades each to a total of 17 mechanised, 4 tank and 1 separate mountain brigades, 3 ballistic missile brigades, 3 artillery brigades and 3 artillery regiments. At the battalion level the total was 69 mechanised, 47 tank and 77 artillery battalions of various types (self-propelled and towed gun and howitzer, anti-tank, ballistic missile, MLRS and ATGM). Peacetime manpower was set at 51 852 people (out of a total of ca. 90 000 for the entire Bulgarian Army). In case of war the country planned to field Ground Forces of 250 000.

2798: 2763: 1840:. The 18th Mechanised Division closed the circle with the task to defend the border from Svishtov to Cape Emine. Each army corps was to be composed of 3 - 4 mechanised brigades, 1 - 2 tank brigades, 2 mixed artillery brigades (1 active in peacetime), a separate ballistic missile battalion and a separate artillery reconnaissance battalion, anti-air artillery brigade, anti-tank regiments (2 in 1st Army Corps, a single one in 3rd Army Corps), an engineer / line of communications regiment, an electronic warfare battalion, 2 nuclear, chemical, biological defence and ecology battalions (1 active in peacetime) and various signals, topographic, logistical and medical units. Each mechanised division was to be composed of 2 mechanised brigades, an artillery regiment, an anti-air artillery regiment, anti-tank, reconnaissance, combat engineer, NCBDE and a signals battalions. 2784: 2777: 2621:

companies and integral fire and engineer support (including EOD disposal). In addition to that, according to the modular principal of actions the structure is optimised to easily integrate additional supporting units tailored to the actual mission, such as tanks, self-propelled artillery, self-propelled missile air defence units, special forces, heavy engineering, CIMIC etc. Contingency plans envision, that one of the brigades will be fully ready to deploy entirely for operations overseas, while the other, alongside the new Mountain Infantry Regiment, assumes the armed forces' paramount mission of defending the territorial integrity of the country.

2311: 2303: 2295: 1860:(overthrown by mass protests) the country took a path of European integration and economic recovery. It set up the goals to become a member of NATO and the European Union. The reduction of the armed forces continued with the center pieces of the defence policy being close co-operation with NATO members and candidate states, divestment of labor-intensive systems, such as the ballistic missile systems of the land forces and the coastal anti-ship missile systems of the Navy, as well as transforming the operational units of the Land Forces into smaller, more nimble and flexible formations. The force structure in 2002 was the following: 204: 577:, Bulgarian troops did not participate in either the invasions of Yugoslavia or Greece, but occupied parts of northern Greece and Yugoslav Macedonia after they were conquered by Germany. The army was the main tool in imposing a policy of relocation, and expulsion of the local Greek population in the occupied areas. By late 1941, more than one hundred thousand Greeks had been expelled from the Bulgarian occupation zone. Increasing attacks by partisans in the latter years of the occupation resulted in a number of executions and wholesale slaughter of civilians in reprisal. In September, 1944, a 1596:

implemented in three phases, the re-structuring of the formations and units was to occur during the first (between 1995 and 1997) and second phases (between 1997 and 2000), while the third beyond the target date had focus on the modernisation of the armament and equipment). In the same year 1992 the decision to downgrade 2nd Army from a peacetime combat-ready formation like the 1st and 3rd Armies to a mainly training formation was reverted and the 17th Motor Rifle Division returned to being subordinated to it from the 3rd Army.

1204:. Later, when the T-54 and T-55 started replacing the T-34 in larger quantities, some of the retired Soviet tanks were added. In 1950 two new tank divisions were formed (in Sofia and Kazanlak), but with the technological advancements and the increase in weight and dimensions of the tanks at that time after an evaluation it was decided, that the predominantly mountainous terrain of Bulgaria is unsuitable for the deployment of tank divisions and the Bulgarian Land Forces reformed their tank forces into brigades and regiments. 2080: 403: 4390: 2287: 3014: 2694: 49: 1341:

tank brigade (out of five) and the transformation of four motor rifle divisions (out of eight) into territorial training centers during peacetime (with personnel in the 1 100 - 1 300 range). At the same time the 2nd Army lost its status as a combat formation during peacetime altogether, with its area of responsibility split between the 1st and the 3rd Army. By the end of 1989 and the beginning of 1990 the general force structure of the Land Forces was as follows:

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BPA would fight with the support its WP allies - the Soviet Army and the Romanian People's Army. The whole of North Bulgaria was the rear area of the planned Balkan Front and the combat formations were concentrated mostly against Turkey and Greece. With the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact the alliance between Bulgaria and Romania was nullified. Combined with the outbreak of the

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16th, 18th and 21st) and 2 motor rifle divisions to activate in case of war (15th MRD based on the People's School for Reserve Officers in Pleven and the 68th based on the People's Higher Military School in Veliko Tarnovo). This army structure was the starting point for the reforms that followed in the 1990s.

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On September 1, 1994 (ahead of the planned start in 1995) the Ground Forces commenced with the implementation of the "corps-brigade" force model, but the catastrophic economic conditions and the chronic lack of finances thwarted these efforts. A new revised concept was put together in 1995–96. The GF

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proved unsuccessful. Thus even before the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the rapid disintegration of the socialist economic and military block, the Bulgarian People's Army has put in motion plans for forces reduction, caused by budget constrains. In the land forces the main result was the disbanding one

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333 Т-72s of Soviet and Czechoslovak manufacture delivered until the collapse of the Socialist bloc and spread between the 9th and 13th tank brigades and training centers. The 5th, 11th and 24th tank brigades and the tank regiments with T-55s. The 220 T-62s put in reserve storage. In 1992 another 100

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was marked with the total defeat of the French forces, with 5,700 out of six thousand men killed. The 261 Frenchmen who survived were captured by Bulgarian soldiers. Out of a 4.5 million population, Bulgaria fielded 1,200,000 people in its army. Even this vast expansion of the military could not save

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In 1950 two new tank divisions were formed (in Sofia and Kazanlak), but with the technological advancements and the increase in weight and dimensions of the tanks at that time after an evaluation it was decided, that the predominantly mountainous terrain of Bulgaria was unsuitable for the deployment

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All in all the combat formations and units in this force structure amounted to 13 mechanised, 1 light infantry and 4 tank brigades, a separate mountain infantry regiment and a separate mechanised battalion. This force structure had an implementation deadline until September 1, 2000, and leaned on a

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In the 1996-97 period the force concept was changed again. The Land Forces were to be composed of two army corps (1st and 3rd Army Corps), Quick Reaction Forces (the former 2nd Army Corps), two mechanised divisions (15th and 18th) and combat, combat support and combat service support formations and

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The first big change in the force structure was the result of the end of the Cold War. The war plans of the Bulgarian People's Army were fully in line with the understanding of the BPA as part of the Warsaw Pact. The anticipated war was a massive conflict between NATO and the Warsaw Pact, which the

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At the end of 1990 the Ground Forces' combat formations included 4 combat-ready motor rifle divisions (the 2nd, 3rd, 7th and 17th), 4 combat-ready tank brigades (5th, 9th, 13th and 24th), 4 territorial training centers active during peacetime to convert to motor rifle divisions during wartime (1st,

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was active in embryo, which would unfold and direct the three armies after mobilization. After 1987 the motor rifle divisions were reorganised into brigades as well. At that time the IISS estimated that ground units operated a total of 2,100 tanks (200 T-72 and 1,500 T-54/55) though later estimates

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The plan for the mechanised brigades is for each of them to have three battalion battlegroups. Although the first three battalion battlegroups are already formed the MoD disclosed very little information about their actual structure. What little is known is, that each of them will have three rifle

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333 Т-72s of Soviet and Czechoslovak manufacture were delivered up until the collapse of the Socialist bloc, spread between the 9th and 13th Tank Brigades and training centers. The 5th, 11th and 24th Tank Brigades and the tank regiments had T-55s. The 220 T-62s were put in reserve storage. In 1992

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At the end of 1955 the Bulgarian Land Forces had a peacetime structure of two armies and two independent rifle corps, made up of a total of 9 rifle divisions and 14 other formations. The 16th Mountain Rifle Brigade had been established in 1950 with its headquarters in Zvezdets, being given the old

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on 13 October, declared war on 17 October. Bulgaria was militarily the most powerful of the four states, with a large, well-trained and well-equipped army. 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

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129th Army Field Missile Technical Base - Marino Pole (previously under 2nd Army, the 1st Army's own 128th AFMTB was disbanded, along with the 2nd Army's 56th Army Ballistic Missile Brigade, which the 129th AFMTB previously supported. The ballistic forces of the armies went from 3 brigades (46th,

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in 1947 with T-34s, only to be disbanded in 1949 with its four tank regiments to be converted into tank brigades and subordinated to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd Army and the General Reserve respectively. The front line infantry divisions started forming tank battalions (one each) and several hundred trophy

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Directly subordinated to the Main Staff of the Land Forces were two ballistic missile brigades, anti-tank brigade, missile air defence brigade, combat engineer brigade and other engineer units, NCBDE brigade, airborne reconnaissance and direct action regiment, electronic warfare regiment, PsyOps

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of Soviet crude oil deliveries free of charge, which Bulgaria was able to refine and export to Western buyers at considerable gain, these factors have put the economy of the People's Republic in a very difficult situation. The attempts in 1987 made by the country's leader Zhivkov to secure fresh

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The Active Forces mainly have peacekeeping and defensive duties, and are further divided into Deployment Forces, Immediate Reaction, and Main Defense Forces. The Reserve Forces consists of Enhancement Forces, Territorial Defense Forces, and Training Grounds. They deal with planning and reservist

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this meant that the country had to plan for defence in all directions, while the difficult economic situation meant, that it could no longer maintain the big military budget of the previous period. So in 1992 a new Concept for the Development of the Bulgarian Army Until the Year 2000 (to be

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The eight motor rifle divisions did not all have the same structure. Four had a tank regiment and three motor rifle regiments and four divisions fielded four motor rifle regiments. Also the two training/reserve divisions (18th, 21st) were partially equipped with older equipment.

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The 61st Mechanised Brigade is earmarked for deployment with the Greek NATO Rapid Deployment Corps for exercises, emergencies and for actions alongside NATO. For that reason the corps has a Bulgarian major-general as a deputy commander. In addition to its training tasks the

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category G, the four training and the three wartime mobilisation brigades - 12th (Trng) Mechanised Brigade in Dupnitsa, 21st (Trng) in Pazardzhik, 33rd (Trng) in Stara Zagora, 42nd (Trng) in Razgrad, 17th (Mob) in Pleven, 19th (Mob) also in Pleven and the 43rd (Mob) in

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of 1885 made Bulgaria the largest Balkan state in terms of territory, which immediately sparked dissent in Serbia and Greece, which demanded territorial compensations. While the agitation of the Greek side calmed down, Serbia – backed by Austria-Hungary – launched

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prompted the Bulgarian leadership to attack its neighbours. Bulgarian troops were still exhausted by the first war, and the majority of Bulgaria's forces were deployed along the Ottoman border. During the war, Bulgaria fought against all its neighbours, including

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brigades with "Scud" SSMs; three artillery regiments; three anti-aircraft artillery regiments; a SAM brigade; and a parachute regiment (later identified as the 68th Independent Parachute Reconnaissance Regiment, forerunner to today's

675:), the 16th Mountain Brigade had been upgraded into the 16th MRD on 6 February 1961) and five tank brigades at full strength within the Land Forces, and additional three motor rifle divisions at reduced strength. By August 1966, the 336:, illegal armaments traffic and international terrorism. In case of low- and medium-intensity military conflict the Active Forces that are part of the Land Forces participate in carrying out the initial tasks for the defense of the 535:

the Bulgarian military was not allowed to have active combat aircraft or naval vessels, and the army was reduced to about twenty thousand men in peacetime. In the early 1920s army officers participated in repressions during the

422:. In late September 1912, both the League and the Ottoman Empire mobilised their armies. Montenegro was the first to declare war, on 25 September. The other three states, after issuing an impossible ultimatum to the 427:

600,000 men mobilised in total, out of a population of 4,300,000. The field army counted for 9 infantry divisions, 1 cavalry division and 1,116 artillery units. Bulgarian troops marked a decisive victory

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number of the 16th Infantry Division. In addition to that in a case of war five additional rifle divisions and 9 other formations of the different arms would mobilize. With Bulgaria's accession to the

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Tank, 34% - 41% of personnel assigned during peacetime - 1st (former 9th) Tank Brigade in Sofia (Gorna Banya), 2nd (former 5th) in Kazanlak, 3rd (former 13th) in Sliven and 4th (former 24th) in Aytos.

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completely disrupted the war effort in 1918. Bulgaria capitulated soon after these events. Bulgarian casualties amounted to 412,000, along with 253,000 refugees created from the lost territories.

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Since 2004, the Land Forces are in a process of continued restructuring. Under the most recent reform, brigades were reduced to regiments, while several garrisons and brigades were disbanded.

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and Bulgaria, which had the largest army in the Balkans, declared war on Serbia in October the same year. In the First World War Bulgaria decisively asserted its military capabilities. The

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category A, over 70% of personnel assigned during peacetime - 24th Mechanised Brigade in Karlovo (highest combat readiness, secondary task to generate contingents for missions overseas)

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The three Army Operational-Tactical Missile Brigades – one for each army, plus a Frontal Operation-Tactical Missile Brigade as General Reserve, each had two missile divisions, with 4x

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In the early 1900s instability in the Balkans continued, as the collapse of the Ottoman Empire progressed. After an anti-Ottoman rebellion in Macedonia and an Ottoman defeat in the

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by Bulgaria in 1947, the Soviet Union began to strengthen the armed forces of its new satellite state. In addition to the Armoured Brigade a new tank regiment was formed in

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The five active tank brigades (9th in the 1st Army, 5th and 11th in the 2nd Army and 13th and 24th in the 3rd Army) were organized as follows – three Tank Battalions, with

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against Bulgaria. The Serbs, expecting a quick end to the war, suffered losses and were pushed back by Bulgarian troops who did not have higher-ranking officers than

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category V, 12% - 29% of personnel assigned during peacetime - 14th Mechanised Brigade in Bansko, 16th in Vratsa, 22nd in Haskovo, 32nd in Burgas and 41st in Dobrich

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In case of war the 1st and 3rd Corps Reserve Commands mobilise into 1st and 3rd Army Corps, the 2nd Army Corps transforms into the Operational Forces Command.

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category B, 32% - 38% of personnel assigned during peacetime - 11th Mechanised Brigade in Slivnitsa, 13th in Blagoevgrad, 23rd in Harmanli and 31st in Yambol

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In 1963 the Bulgarian People's Army peacetime strength was set at no less than 100,000 men, with four motor rifle divisions (including the 1st Division,

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By the second half of the 1980s the foreign debt of the People's Republic of Bulgaria has exceeded 100% of its GDP. Combined with the termination by

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after a prolonged siege. A British war correspondent of the era compared the determination of Bulgarian troops to kill their enemy with that of the

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The Land Forces are functionally divided into 'Active" and "Reserve Forces". Their main functions include deterrence, defense, peace support and

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was the Armoured Brigade, based in Sofia and armed with German equipment. In addition to the Armoured Brigade a new tank regiment was formed in

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Bulgaria is a Party of, participate in the preparation of the population, the national economy and the maintenance of wartime reserves and the

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By 1947, the Soviet Union began to strengthen the armed forces of its new satellite state. The only armoured formation in the Army of the

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German tanks were transferred to Bulgaria to form a static fortified defensive line along the Turkish border, unofficially called the "

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was the Armoured Brigade, based in Sofia and armed with German equipment. After the end of the Second World War and the signing of the

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German tanks were transferred to Bulgaria to form a static fortified defensive line along the Turkish border, unofficially called the "

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The Second Balkan War began shortly after the end of the first one. A dispute between Bulgaria, Serbia and Greece over the division of

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Line". Later, when the T-54 and T-55 started replacing the T-34 in larger quantities, some of the retired Soviet tanks were added.

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personnel requirement of 5 880 officers, 8 463 NCOs and ca. 20 000 ranks to a grand total of 34 342 personnel in the land forces.

4692: 3543: 4492: 1298: 1278:(Scud-B) ballistic missile launchers assigned to each of the Army-level brigades, while the frontal brigade was armed with the 1044: 769: 2079: 4292: 4250: 3923: 3360: 3333: 570:. During this period, the Bulgarian government procured combat aircraft from Germany and France, and light tanks from Italy. 3806:"Вторият фалит на БКП: Живков към Брежнев, 1978 г.: Благодаря за помощта, без която България нямаше да бъде платежоспособна" 4647: 3684: 1603:

The combat brigades were also put in five readiness categories - A, B, V, G (first four letters of the Cyrillic alphabet -

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preparation, armaments and equipment storage, training of formations for active forces rotation or increase in personnel.

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in the late 1980s); an engineer company; and logistic, maintenance, chemical defence, medical, and signal units.

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in the late 1980s); an Engineer Company; and logistic, maintenance, chemical defence, medical, and signal units.

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howitzers in the late 1980s); and logistic, maintenance, chemical defence, medical, security, and signal units.

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on 14 May 1955, a new stage commenced. The Land Forces operated 800 tanks and had a formidable artillery corps.

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multiple rocket launchers; and logistic, maintenance, chemical defence, medical, security, and signal units.

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of tank divisions, and the Bulgarian Land Forces reorganised their tank forces into brigades and regiments.

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at the time. Owing to its militaristic policy at the time, Bulgaria was labelled as "the Balkan Prussia".

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21st Territorial Training Center - Pazardzhik (previously the 21st MRD, deploys back into MRD in wartime)

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under its responsibility. 15th Mechanised Division covered the state border from Kom Peak, through the

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estimated that the Land Forces were organised in eight motor rifle divisions, five tank brigades; four

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another 100 T-72s and 100 BMP-1s were received second-hand from Russia, went to the 24th Tank Brigade.

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35th Army Anti-Tank Regiment - Samoranovo and Dupnitsa (until 1990 the town's name is Stanke Dimitrov)

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plants and major industrial facilities), assisting the security forces in preventing proliferation of

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18th Territorial Training Center - Shumen (previously the 18th MRD, deploys back into MRD in wartime)

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16th Territorial Training Center - Burgas (previously the 16th MRD, deploys back into MRD in wartime)

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of the country. In case of a military conflict of high intensity the Land Forces, together with the

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anti-tank missiles, logistic, maintenance, chemical defence, medical, security, and signal units.

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1st Psychological Operations Battalion (Karlovo, later relocated to the Sofia suburb of Suhodol)

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sentiment among Bulgarians. In 1915 Germany promised to restore the boundaries according to the

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In times of crisis the Land Forces' main tasks relate to participation in operations countering

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The three army artillery regiments each had 3x Field Artillery Divizions, with 18x towed 122mm

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1st Army Chemical Defence Battalion - Dupnitsa (until 1990 the town's name is Stanke Dimitrov)

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Military Hospital Stanke Dimitrov - Dupnitsa (until 1990 the town's name is Stanke Dimitrov)

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who participated in the Liberation War, formed the Bulgarian Armed Forces. According to the

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The three rocket artillery brigades included 3x Rocket Artillery Divisions, with 18x 122mm

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in London was reporting that Bulgaria had a total of eight motorized infantry divisions.

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The Land Forces were made up of conscripts throughout most of Bulgaria's history. During

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T-72s and 100 BMP-1s received second-hand from Russia, went to the 24th Tank Brigade.

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61st Missile Air Defence Technical Base (Shivachevo) (supports the 61st MADB and its

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5th Cover and Territorial Defence Regiment (either Slivnitsa or Sofia - Gorna Banya)

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readiness. They become part of multinational military formations in compliance with

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1st Logistic Support Battalion, attached to the 61st MechBde battalion battlegroups

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59th Nuclear, Chemical, Biological Defence and Ecology Regiment (Gorna Oryahovitsa)

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61st Nuclear, Chemical, Biological Defence and Ecology Regiment (Gorna Oryahovitsa)

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2nd Logistic Support Battalion, attached to the 2nd MechBde battalion battlegroups

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was one of the final operations with Bulgarian participation during World War II.

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Bulgaria from the imminent defeat of its patron Germany. The Allied breakthrough

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former Land Forces Commander, Lt.-Gen. (Ret.) Kiril Tsvetkov (19 July 2013).

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The Withered Vine: Logistics and the Communist Insurgency in Greece 1945–1949

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The three army anti-tank regiments each comprised three Anti-tank Artillery

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Logistic, maintenance, chemical defence, medical, security, and signal units

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Logistic, maintenance, chemical defence, medical, security, and signal units

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38th Nuclear, Chemical, Biological Defence and Ecology Regiment (Musachevo)

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L'Europe et la Jeune Turquie: les aspects nouveaux de la question d'Orient

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government. All active Bulgarian troops were incorporated into the Soviet

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1st Army Parachute Reconnaissance Battalion - Sofia (Gorna Banya suburb)

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3rd Army Parachute Reconnaissance Battalion - Barshen airfield (Sliven)

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Self-propelled Field Artillery Division, with 18x self-propelled 122mm

610: 476: 48: 4399: 4330: 1242: 1088: 1002: 935: 884: 826: 741: 3665: 3238: 3185: 3125: 3093: 3086: 3079: 3072: 3065: 3058: 3051: 2948: 2873: 2755: 2748: 2741: 2734: 1966:

10th Cover and Territorial Defence Regiment (most likely also Vratsa)

1825: 1679: 1293:

howitzers; a Heavy Howitzer Artillery Divizion, with 18x towed 122mm

1279: 1219: 1192: 1091:

reconnaissance vehicles (Training/reserve divisions fielded a mix of

975: 922: 871: 813: 714: 644: 601:, it fielded 101,000 men. At the end of March 1945, 1st Army led the 325: 1378:

People's Higher Artillery Military School "Georgi Dimitrov" - Shumen

4414: 3200: 3155: 2414: 2408: 2396: 1837: 1817: 1420:

launchers each to 2 brigades (46th and 66th) of 12 launchers each).

1305: 1196: 1072: 1068: 1013: 953: 902: 844: 648: 578: 82: 54: 1245:

reconnaissance vehicles; an anti-aircraft rocket battery, with 4x

1022:

Logistic, maintenance, chemical defence, medical, and signal units

647:(in 1950). The formation of the 1st Tank Division also started in 3463:. Vol. 1. Sofia: Държавна печатница. pp. 163, 164, 171. 3374:

On a dit souvent de la Bulgarie qu'elle est la Prusse des Balkans

2813: 2548: 2480: 2402: 2390: 2381: 2341: 2261: 2201: 2140: 1628:

These formations were assigned to the following force structure:

1562:

3rd Army Radiotechnical Battalion - Gorska Polyana (near Yambol)

1402:

1st Territorial Training Center - Sofia (previously the 1st MRD (

1324:

Disintegration of the socialist block and democratisation reforms

1289:

howitzers; a Long Range Artillery Divizion, with 18x towed 130mm

1184: 636: 513: 491:

as commander, inflicted a heavy blow on the numerically superior

452: 440: 375: 371: 3730:

Formed 1961 from the 21st Motor Rifle Regiment; disbanded 1998.

694:

in Sofia, in the 1st Army, 5th and 11th in the 2nd Army and the

463: 410:

raised in honour of the Bulgarian troops entering the town, 1913

3234: 2519: 2469: 2463: 2456: 2445: 2359: 2350: 2241: 2181: 1396:

17th Motor Rifle Division - Haskovo (previously under 2nd Army)

1375:

People's Higher Military School "Vasil Levski" - Veliko Tarnovo

1313: 1238: 1223: 1107: 1096: 1092: 1084: 998: 931: 880: 861: 822: 737: 718: 699: 519: 407: 306: 280: 3461:Войната между България и другите балкански държави през 1913 г 2583:

78th CIMIC, PsyOps & Geographical Support Battalion, Sofia

1541:

130th Army Field Missile Technical Base - Kabile (near Yambol)

1333:

loans from West German commercial banks with the help of then

783: 4264:

Inside Hitler's Greece: The Experience of Occupation, 1941–44

4150:"ЗАКОН ЗА ОТБРАНАТА И ВЪОРЪЖЕНИТЕ СИЛИ НА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ" 3436:. Military History magazine (vol. 14 issue 3). Archived from 2568: 2323: 2096: 1833: 1795: 1728: 1417: 1268: 1230: 989: 968: 804: 725: 703: 524: 120: 1816:

1st Army Corps had the task to defend the state border from

1381:

People's School for Reserve Officers "Hristo Botev" - Pleven

1195:(in 1950). A formation of 1st Tank Division also started in 1191:

tanks (in 1947) and an armoured troops school was formed in

643:

tanks (in 1947) and an armoured troops school was formed in

4445: 3510:

The European Powers in the First World War: An Encyclopedia

2562:

other support battalions (repair, supply and storage units)

1983:

28th Cover and Territorial Defence Regiment (Gotse Delchev)

1212: 1188: 982: 744:

reconnaissance vehicles; an Anti-aircraft Battery, with 4x

707: 640: 247: 161: 92: 4224:

The Balkan Wars, 1912–1913: Prelude to the First World War

3758:. Stanford University Press. pp. 124, 126, 127, 128. 1844:

battalion, two UAV air squadrons and other support units.

1538:

66th Army Ballistic Missile Brigade - Kabile (near Yambol)

1357:

74th Front Missile Air Defence Technical Base - Shivachevo

1136:

Multiple Rocket Launch Artillery Division, with 18x 122mm

3637:"82 ГОДИНИ ТАНКОВИ ВОЙСКИ В БЪЛГАРИЯ!!! СНИМКИ И ИСТОРИЯ" 3474:

Broadberry, Stephen; Klein, Alexander (8 February 2008).

1114:

anti-tank missiles (Some units fielded older towed 100mm

1980:

21st Cover and Territorial Defence Regiment (Pazardzhik)

1955:

32nd Cover and Territorial Defence Regiment (Kyustendil)

1870:

units, directly subordinated to the MSLF (4 751 people)

1765:

201st Corps Ballistic Missile Battalion (Stara Zagora),

1568:

84th Army Separate Electronic Warfare Battalion type "N"

1494:

83rd Army Separate Electronic Warfare Battalion type "N"

1447:

85th Army Separate Electronic Warfare Battalion type "N"

1039:

Heavy Howitzer Artillery Division, with 18x towed 122mm

467:

Mobilised Bulgarian troops departing for the front, 1915

328:

activities and defense of strategic facilities (such as

4156:(in Bulgarian). Глава седма. ВОЕННА СЛУЖБА. 12 May 2009 2595:

Drivers and Logistics Specialists Training Center, Ruse

2586:

Land Forces Command Documentation Support Center, Sofia

1547:

55th Army Mixed Anti Tank Artillery Regiment - Karnobat

234: 4333:– First Sofia Division is 131 Years Old, November 2014 3732:

https://pehota-bg.start.bg/24-та+танкова+бригада-19230

2020:

22nd Cover and Territorial Defence Regiment (Harmanli)

1429:

9th Army Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment - Samoranovo

1253:

ballistic missile launchers (Were being replaced with

1129:

ballistic missile launchers (Were being replaced with

752:

ballistic missile launchers (Were being replaced with

706:

in the 3rd Army) included three Tank Battalions, with

264:) and were the only branch of the Bulgarian military. 3610:

The Second World War (5): The Eastern Front 1941–1945

2631:

List of modern equipment of the Bulgarian Land Forces

2355:

20th Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion, Stara Zagora

2031:

45th Cover and Territorial Defence Regiment (Dobrich)

1929:

2nd Anti-Tank Battalion (possibly also in Asenovgrad)

1785:

33rd Mechanised Brigade (Stara Zagora), cat. G (Trng)

1733:

11th Corps Field Missile Technical Base (Marino Pole)

1485:

2nd Army Parachute Reconnaissance Battalion - Plovdiv

1354:

31st Front Missile Air Defence Brigade - Stara Zagora

1054:

howitzers (Not present in training/reserve divisions)

2533:

Bridge Construction Engineer Battalion, Stara Zagora

2039:

45th Artillery Reserve Brigade Command (Targovishte)

2009:

12th Cover and Territorial Defence Regiment (Elhovo)

1897:

15th Electronic Warfare Regiment (Gorna Oryahovitsa)

1390:

98th Army Signals Regiment - Sofia (Sukhodol suburb)

1372:

3rd Separate Radiotechnical Battalion - Nova Zagora

780:

There were no Soviet forces present in the country.

585:

overthrew the pro-German government and installed a

374:(in Sofia, Pleven, Ruse and Shumen) and one cavalry 360:

On 22 July 1878 (10 July O.S.) twelve battalions of

305:

During peacetime the Land Forces maintain permanent

3686:

Greece and the Cold War: Frontline State, 1952–1967

2042:

24th Cover and Territorial Defence Regiment (Aytos)

1750:

21st Mechanised Brigade (Pazardzhik), cat. G (Trng)

1736:101st Corps Ballistic Missile Battalion (Samokov), 1553:

26th Army Engineer Regiment - Sotirya (near Sliven)

1550:

34th Army Anti Aircraft Artillery Regiment - Sliven

593:and began to fight their former German allies. The 4320:"Structure and functions of Bulgarian land forces" 4261: 2290:Bulgarian Land Forces Structure (click to enlarge) 1946:9th Armored Brigade (Sofia - Gorna Banya) (active) 1828:. 3rd Army Corps had the border from Zlatograd to 1803:301st Corps Ballistic Missile Battalion (Kabile), 1435:? Army Pontoon and Bridging Battalion - Kyustendil 1369:59th Chemical Defence Regiment - Gorna Oryahovitsa 1249:air defence systems; a missile division, with two 1032:3x Field Artillery Division, with 18x towed 122mm 748:air defence missiles; a missile division, with 2x 4759:Military units and formations established in 1878 4322:. Ministry of Defence of Bulgaria. Archived from 4185:Bulletin of "Carol I" National Defence University 3916:История на Сухопутните войски на България, том 4 3880:""Последният лов" уби мита за Живков frognews.bg" 3527: 3287:, София, 1959, Държавно Военно Издателство, с. 60 1888:78th Pontoon and Bridging Regiment (Stara Zagora) 1724:1st Tank Brigade (Sofia - Gorna Banya), cat. Tank 1715:12th Mechanised Brigade (Dupnitsa), cat. G (Trng) 1556:37th Army Pontoon and Bridging Battalion - Sliven 554:(IMRO) militia, violently suppressed the leftist 4735: 2530:91st General Engineer Support Battalion, Plovdiv 1813:units subordinated to the Main Staff of the LF: 1661:42nd Mechanised Brigade (Razgrad), cat. G (Trng) 1360:68th Parachute Reconnaissance Regiment - Plovdiv 1297:howitzers (Were being replaced with towed 152mm 1067:5x Anti-aircraft Missile batteries, with either 1043:howitzers (Were being replaced with towed 152mm 918:3x Motor Rifle Battalions, in trucks and lorries 3682: 3473: 3198: 3192: 3183: 3177: 3168: 3162: 3153: 3147: 3138: 3132: 3123: 3117: 3108: 3102: 2946: 2940: 2931: 2925: 2916: 2910: 2901: 2895: 2886: 2880: 2871: 2865: 2856: 2850: 2841: 2835: 2826: 2820: 2811: 2805: 1971:5th Artillery Reserve Brigade Command (Samokov) 1800:3rd Corps Field Missile Technical Base (Kabile) 1727:1st Corps Ballistic Missile Brigade (Samokov), 1697:61st Missile Air Defence Regiment (Nova Zagora) 1687:61st Missile Air Defence Brigade (Stara Zagora) 1565:70th Army Chemical Defence Battalion - Ablanovo 1175:The only armoured formation in the Army of the 1102:Anti-tank Artillery Division, with towed 100mm 4301: 4178: 3755:The Diffusion of Military Technology and Ideas 2527:54th Combat Engineer Support Battalion, Belene 2059:1st Parachute Reconnaissance Regiment (Sliven) 1891:91st Fortification Engineer Regiment (Plovdiv) 1882:24th Missile Air Defence Brigade (Nova Zagora) 1794:3rd Corps Ballistic Missile Brigade (Kabile), 1672:61st Heavy Howitzer Artillery Brigade (Shumen) 1664:43rd Mechanised Brigade (Shumen), cat. G (Mob) 1650:19th Mechanised Brigade (Pleven), cat. G (Mob) 1647:17th Mechanised Brigade (Pleven), cat. G (Mob) 1500:2nd Army Repair and Overhaul Brigade - Plovdiv 1491:91st Army Chemical Defence Battalion - Plovdiv 941:Anti-tank Artillery Battery, with towed 100mm 890:Anti-tank Artillery Battery, with towed 100mm 832:Anti-tank Artillery Battery, with towed 100mm 552:Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization 4430: 4352: 3431: 3322:Dillon, Emile Joseph (February 1920) . "XV". 3225:International Institute for Strategic Studies 3034: 2715: 2640: 2501:Tactical Surface-to-Surface Missile Battalion 2036:34th Mountain Infantry Regiment (Momchilgrad) 1943:98th Corps Signals Regiment (Sofia - Suhodol) 1894:1st Armored Reconnaissance Regiment (Svoboda) 1718:13th Mechanised Brigade (Blagoevgrad), cat. B 1574:3rd Army Repair and Overhaul Brigade - Sliven 1412:46th Army Ballistic Missile Brigade - Samokov 1399:9th Tank Brigade - Sofia (Gorna Banya suburb) 1351:76th Front Ballistic Missile Brigade - Telish 761:International Institute for Strategic Studies 627:Structure of the Bulgarian People's Army 1989 246:'Ground Forces of Bulgaria') are the 2017:31st Separate Mechanised Battalion (Haskovo) 1856:After the severe economic crisis during the 1497:120th Army Materiel Supply Brigade - Plovdiv 1488:2nd Army Radiotechnical Battalion - Plovdiv 1453:1st Army Repair and Overhaul Brigade - Sofia 1160:Artillery Reconnaissance and Control Battery 4181:"The Bulgarian Land Forces in the Cold War" 4144: 4142: 4035:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( 2459:(former Joint Center for Initial Training) 2028:29th Separate Mechanised Battalion (Shumen) 2006:42nd Separate Mechanised Battalion (Yambol) 1963:10th Separate Mechanised Battalion (Vratsa) 1952:14th Separate Mechanised Battalion (Bansko) 1851: 1747:(Plovdiv) (2nd Army until August 31, 1996) 1712:11th Mechanised Brigade (Slivnitsa), cat. B 1571:130th Army Materiel Supply Brigade - Sliven 784:Structure and equipment during the Cold War 597:took part in the Yugoslav campaign. During 4437: 4423: 4366: 4359: 4345: 4302:Gordon L. Rottman and Ron Volstad (1987). 3780:"Трите тайни фалита на БКП и Тодор Живков" 3659: 3657: 3587:. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 19. 3506: 3041: 3027: 2722: 2708: 2130: 1974:101st Mountain Infantry Regiment (Smolyan) 1949:3rd Brigade Reserve Command (Blagoevgrad) 1776:(Sliven) (3rd Army until January 1, 1996) 1756:23rd Mechanised Brigade (Harmanli), cat. B 1675:61st Rocket Artillery Brigade (Asenovgrad) 1450:120th Army Materiel Supply Brigade - Sofia 1441:1st Army Radiotechnical Battalion - Sofia 1267:; a Rocket Artillery Division, with 130mm 1237:howitzers; a reconnaissance company, with 736:howitzers; a Reconnaissance Company, with 47: 4196: 4049: 3631: 3629: 2407:61st Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion, 2370:2nd Military Police Company, Stara Zagora 2252: 2108: 1923:2nd Light Infantry Brigade (Stara Zagora) 1885:55th Engineer and Sapper Brigade (Belene) 1759:24th Mechanised Brigade (Karlovo), cat. A 1753:22nd Mechanised Brigade (Haskovo), cat. V 1678:76th Ballistic Missile Brigade (Telish), 1658:41st Mechanised Brigade (Dobrich), cat. V 1544:45th Army Artillery Brigade - Targovishte 1476:104th Training Tank Regiment - Asenovgrad 4179:Colin Robinson, Ph D. (6 October 2023). 4139: 4009: 3913: 3719:http://www.ww2.dk/new/wp/Bulgaria/3a.htm 3666:"'135 Years of Serving the Motherland' ( 3533: 3409: 3407: 3325:The Inside Story of the Peace Conference 2504:Multiple Launch Rocket Systems Battalion 2309: 2301: 2293: 2285: 2232: 2212: 2172: 2152: 2086: 1932:110th Material Support Brigade (Plovdiv) 1926:4th Mixed Artillery Brigade (Asenovgrad) 1782:32nd Mechanised Brigade (Burgas), cat. V 1779:31st Mechanised Brigade (Yambol), cat. B 1721:14th Mechanised Brigade (Bansko), cat. V 1644:16th Mechanised Brigade (Vratsa), cat. V 1479:4th Army Artillery Regiment - Asenovgrad 1432:88th Army Engineer Regiment - Kyustendil 540:as part of paramilitary groups known as 518: 462: 401: 4259: 3751: 3654: 3582: 3507:Tucker, Spencer C; Wood, Laura (1996). 3458: 2358:91st Surface-to-Air Missile Battalion, 2346:38th Mechanized Battalion, Stara Zagora 2279:Location of Bulgarian Land Forces units 2192: 2014:17th Brigade Reserve Command (Haskovo) 1709:(Sofia) (1st Army until June 26, 1996) 1684:Central Missile Technical Base (Lovech) 1520:2nd Motor Rifle Division - Stara Zagora 1316:vehicles in the anti-tank variant with 1110:vehicles in the anti-tank variant with 14: 4736: 4282: 3626: 3321: 3285:Българската земска войска 1878–1879 г. 2025:18th Brigade Reserve Command (Shumen) 2000:13th Armored Brigade (Sliven) (active) 1911:(rapid reaction forces, 9 268 people) 1762:2nd Tank Brigade (Kazanlak), cat. Tank 1482:60th Army Engineer Regiment - Peshtera 1393:3rd Motor Rifle Division - Blagoevgrad 1166:Commandant's Company (Military Police) 770:68th Special Forces Brigade (Bulgaria) 566:, following the rearmament pattern of 4418: 4340: 4240: 3982: 3909: 3907: 3905: 3903: 3901: 3607: 3601: 3513:. Taylor & Francis. p. 173. 3416: 3404: 3348: 2730: 2425:61st Military Police Company, Karlovo 2364:78th Engineer Battalion, Stara Zagora 2056:68th Special Forces Brigade (Plovdiv) 2003:7th Brigade Reserve Command (Yambol) 1960:8th Brigade Reserve Command (Vratsa) 1423:5th Army Artillery Regiment - Samokov 512:and the subsequent soldier mutiny at 4444: 4285:Bulgaria during the Second World War 4221: 3217: 2592:Specialists Training Center, Sliven 2337:Headquarters Battalion, Stara Zagora 1788:3rd Tank Brigade (Sliven), cat. Tank 1669:61st Artillery Brigade (Targovishte) 1470:95th Army Signals Regiment - Plovdiv 1406:), deploys back into MRD in wartime) 4331:https://armymedia.bg/archives/14607 3803: 3742:IISS Military Balance 1987-88, p.48 3534:Mintchev, Vesselin (October 1999). 1997:6th Corps Signals Regiment (Sliven) 1876:65th Signals Regiment (Nova Zagora) 1791:4th Tank Brigade (Aytos), cat. Tank 1655:18th Mechanised Division (Shumen): 1641:15th Mechanised Division (Pleven): 1638:61st Signals Regiment - Nova Zagora 1503:Military Hospital Plovdiv - Plovdiv 1363:65th Signals Regiment - Nova Zagora 1008:Air Defence Battery, with a mix of 948:Air Defence Battery, with a mix of 897:Air Defence Battery, with a mix of 839:Air Defence Battery, with a mix of 728:; a Self-propelled Field Artillery 24: 3898: 3683:Chatzēvasileiou, Euanthēs (2006). 3434:"Splendid Fellows, Splendidly Led" 2606:Land Forces Training Range "Koren" 2413:Surface-to-Air Missile Battalion, 1517:6th Army Signals Regiment - Sliven 25: 4770: 4312: 3612:. Osprey Publishing. p. 68. 2498:1st Towed Artillery Gun Battalion 2367:Logistics Battalion, Stara Zagora 2051:Special Operations Forces Command 1920:61st Mechanised Brigade (Karlovo) 1917:5th Mechanised Brigade (Kazanlak) 1700:61st Engineer Regiment (Svishtov) 1577:Military Hospital Sliven - Sliven 1523:7th Motor Rifle Division - Yambol 1366:54th Engineer Regiment - Svishtov 985:main battle tanks in a few units) 777:have raised the figure to 2,550. 4398: 4388: 4378: 3836:Фондация Радостина Константинова 3536:"External Migration in Bulgaria" 3092: 3085: 3078: 3071: 3064: 3057: 3050: 3012: 2796: 2789: 2782: 2775: 2768: 2761: 2754: 2747: 2740: 2733: 2692: 2536:Engineer Training Center, Belene 2495:Headquarters Battery, Asenovgrad 2251: 2231: 2211: 2191: 2171: 2151: 2129: 2107: 2085: 2078: 1222:; a motor rifle battalion, with 860:3x Motor Rifle Battalions, with 803:3x Motor Rifle Battalions, with 717:; a motor Rifle Battalion, with 202: 75: 4119: 4113: 4093: 4087: 4069: 4043: 4003: 3976: 3958: 3932: 3872: 3850: 3824: 3797: 3772: 3745: 3736: 3724: 3712: 3703: 3676: 3668:135 години в служба на Родината 3576: 3567: 3558: 3500: 3467: 2386:Headquarters Battalion, Karlovo 1914:95th Signals Regiment (Plovdiv) 1083:Reconnaissance Battalion, with 702:, and the 24th Tank Brigade at 677:Institute for Strategic Studies 546:. In 1923 the army, along with 3452: 3425: 3379: 3315: 3290: 3255: 2958: 2045:Corps Training Range Novo Selo 1986:Corps Training Range Slivnitsa 1404:bg:Първа мотострелкова дивизия 732:with 18x self-propelled 122mm 673:bg:Първа мотострелкова дивизия 381: 236:Sukhopŭtni voĭski na Bŭlgariya 13: 1: 4287:. Stanford University Press. 4283:Miller, Marshall Lee (1975). 3689:. Routledge. pp. 69–70. 3432:David Johnson (August 1997). 2589:Basic Training Center, Pleven 2553:Headquarters Company, Plovdiv 1864:Main Staff of the Land Forces 1632:Main Staff of the Land Forces 997:Reconnaissance Company, with 930:Reconnaissance Company, with 879:Reconnaissance Company, with 821:Reconnaissance Company, with 603:Nagykanizsa–Körmend Offensive 458: 4306:. London: Osprey Publishing. 4050:Dariknews (5 January 2016). 3970:Official Land Forces website 3838:(in Bulgarian). 9 March 2017 3355:(in French). Perrin et cie. 2624: 2577:38th NBC Defence Battalion, 2524:Headquarters Company, Belene 2422:Logistics Battalion, Karlovo 2306:110 Logistic Regiment Emblem 2298:61 Mechanized Brigade Emblem 2071: 1047:howitzers in the late 1980s) 988:Motor Rifle Battalion, with 321:of the country for defense. 289: 225:Сухопътни войски на България 186:Commander of the Land Forces 57:of the Bulgarian land forces 41:Сухопътни войски на България 7: 4243:Die Wehrmacht – Eine Bilanz 3583:Shrader, Charles R (1999). 3542:(3/99): 124. Archived from 3199: 3184: 3169: 3154: 3139: 3124: 3109: 2947: 2932: 2917: 2902: 2887: 2872: 2857: 2842: 2827: 2812: 2615:Specialists Training Center 2468:29th Mechanized Battalion, 2444:10th Mechanized Battalion, 2349:42nd Mechanized Battalion, 2340:31st Mechanized Battalion, 2314:55 Engineer Regiment Emblem 1473:5th Tank Brigade - Kazanlak 620: 599:Operation Frühlingserwachen 564:Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine 334:weapons of mass destruction 235: 189:Major General Deyan Deshkov 10: 4775: 4172: 3191: 3091: 2641:Commissioned officer ranks 2628: 2510:Logistics Unit, Asenovgrad 2462:4th Mechanized Battalion, 2438:3rd Mechanized Battalion, 2401:3rd Mechanized Battalion, 2395:2nd Mechanized Battalion, 2389:1st Mechanized Battalion, 1879:66th MLRS Brigade (Kabile) 1526:13th Tank Brigade - Sliven 1227:infantry fighting vehicles 1169:Medical-Sanitary Battalion 1125:Missile Division, with 4x 993:armored personnel carriers 866:armored personnel carriers 808:armored personnel carriers 765:surface-to-surface missile 722:infantry fighting vehicles 624: 527:tankette unit in the 1930s 355: 4691: 4453: 4374: 4304:Warsaw Pact Ground Forces 4268:. Yale University Press. 4222:Hall, Richard C. (2000). 3230:The Military Balance 2023 3193: 3178: 3176: 3163: 3161: 3148: 3146: 3133: 3131: 3118: 3116: 3103: 3101: 3084: 3077: 3070: 3063: 3056: 3049: 3010: 3005: 3002: 2999: 2996: 2993: 2990: 2987: 2984: 2981: 2965:non-commissioned officers 2941: 2939: 2926: 2924: 2911: 2909: 2896: 2894: 2881: 2879: 2866: 2864: 2851: 2849: 2836: 2834: 2821: 2819: 2806: 2804: 2795: 2788: 2781: 2774: 2767: 2760: 2753: 2746: 2739: 2732: 2689: 2684: 2681: 2678: 2675: 2672: 2669: 2666: 2663: 2660: 2657: 1992:3rd Corps Reserve Command 1938:1st Corps Reserve Command 1529:24th Tank Brigade - Aytos 1335:Prime Minister of Bavaria 1265:multiple rocket launchers 1241:armored cars and tracked 1141:multiple rocket launchers 1087:armored cars and tracked 1001:armored cars and tracked 974:3x Tank Battalions, with 934:armored cars and tracked 883:armored cars and tracked 825:armored cars and tracked 740:armored cars and tracked 503:also suffered badly. The 224: 198: 193: 185: 177: 172: 156: 146: 136: 126: 116: 106: 98: 88: 70: 62: 46: 39: 34: 4198:10.53477/2284-9378-23-33 3914:Tsvetkov, Kiril (2019). 3608:Jukes, Geoffrey (2002). 3540:South-East Europe Review 3210: 2635: 1852:On the path towards NATO 1163:Chemical Defence Company 686:The five tank brigades ( 4754:Wars involving Bulgaria 4245:(in German). Goldmann. 3752:Goldman, Emily (2003). 3391:Encyclopædia Britannica 3302:Encyclopædia Britannica 2545:110th Logistic Regiment 2377:61st Mechanized Brigade 1873:Staff Battalion (Sofia) 1308:, with 12x towed 100mm 1005:reconnaissance vehicles 938:reconnaissance vehicles 887:reconnaissance vehicles 829:reconnaissance vehicles 485:Second Battle of Doiran 102:17,000 active personnel 4493:Bosnia and Herzegovina 4368:Bulgarian Armed Forces 4260:Mazower, Mark (1995). 3810:Държавна сигурност.com 2539:Logistics Unit, Belene 2516:55th Engineer Regiment 2487:4th Artillery Regiment 2329:2nd Mechanized Brigade 2315: 2307: 2299: 2291: 967:(Replaced by a fourth 528: 505:Battle of the Red Wall 497:Third Battle of Doiran 475:sparked a very strong 468: 411: 315:international treaties 277:Bosnia and Herzegovina 252:Bulgarian Armed Forces 111:Bulgarian Armed Forces 4384:Bulgarian Land Forces 4326:on 28 September 2007. 4308:(for further reading) 4241:Knopp, Guido (2009). 3573:Mazower (1995), p. 20 3564:Miller (1975), p. 130 3298:"Serbo-Bulgarian War" 3020:Bulgarian Land Forces 2963:The rank insignia of 2700:Bulgarian Land Forces 2647:commissioned officers 2645:The rank insignia of 2477:101st Alpine Regiment 2431:3rd Brigade Command, 2313: 2305: 2297: 2289: 1836:river to the town of 1580:various support units 1506:various support units 1459:various support units 1157:Maintenance Battalion 921:Tank Battalion, with 870:Tank Battalion, with 812:Tank Battalion, with 583:left-wing coup d'état 522: 481:Treaty of San Stefano 466: 405: 388:Bulgarian unification 338:territorial integrity 217:Bulgarian Land Forces 4749:Military of Bulgaria 4077:"В. Българска Армия" 3459:Filipov, I. 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