Dibo's bios

[MCP]

Thanks Dibo.
Previously I linked Строево with Строя. So I misunderstood everything. Now all is clear.

[dibo]

Noikov's bio:

http://forum.boinaslava.net/showpost.php?p=108990&postcount=2

[MCP]

Noikov's bio:
http://forum.boinaslava.net/showpost...90&postcount=2

Thanks. Much appreciated.

[MCP]

Excuse me, another question, this time about Ivan Kolev: what does Началник-юаб mean? I thought that it was an typing-mistake for Началник-щаб, but at that time the Chieff of Staff was Konstantin Zhostov. Or am I wrong? :sm186:
Thanks.

[dibo]

Excuse me, another question, this time about Ivan Kolev: what does Началник-юаб mean? I thought that it was an typing-mistake for Началник-щаб, but at that time the Chieff of Staff was Konstantin Zhostov. Or am I wrong? :sm186:
Thanks.

It means I have to be more careful when typing :1087:
It is indeed Chief of Staff, but you are right that I have written that Zhostov was also Chief of Staff of the 3rd army during the Balkan war so I need to check which of my sources is mistaken :o

[MCP]

Asen Papadopov

According with:
Gianni BAJ-MACARIO, Balcani 1912-13 : Studio politico e militare col concorso degli Stati maggiori jugoslavo e bulgaro, Milano, La Prora, 1937
H.D.NAPIER, Experiences of a Military Attache in the Balkans, London
P.HOWELL, The Campaign in Thrace, London 1913
and at least another Italian book that I read in Biblioteca Ambrosiana of Milano (next Friday I can add the title)

col. Asen Papadopov in 1912 was the Chief of Staff of 1st Bulgarian Army. :sm100:

[dibo]

Added. Thanks

[MCP]

Excuse me, dibo, if I bother you with my frequent boring specificatios. Everytime you post a new bio, I update my files and sometimes I find some incongruity.
As for general Ivan Angelov Petrov, I could not command 10th Bielomorska Division during the whole war since that division was firstly commanded by Kolev (05.1916) and Burmov (till 24.03.1916). But in L.CORDIER, Victoire eclaire en Orient, Aurillac, Editions U.S.H.A 1968, p.46 I read that in 1917 the German Command required that a "General Petrov" was replaced by general Burmov. This is the only mention I have of it, but the book as a whole seems very accurate.
Best

[dibo]

Corrected
Thanks

[MCP]

Excuse me, Dibo.
Another little problem.
You wrote that col. Protogerov commanded 11th Infantry Division in 1915, but you wrote also that the commander of that division was col. Zlatarev from september 1915.

All the best

[dibo]

Another conflicting piece of information - I have sources claiming both has been commanders of this division in 09.1915. This is certainly impossible . I will investigate further.

[MCP]

Ribarov

No remark this time, but a picture that may be interesting.

From right to left :
GLt. Ribarov - GLt. Zhekov - prince Boris Tyrnovski - GM. Petrov

[MCP]

According with the bibliography of L.CORDIER, Victoire eclair en Orient 15 - 29 septembre 1918, Edition U.S.H.A., Aurillac, page 303 Nikola Ribarov published a book and an article (both in Bulgarian, but I have only the French translation of the two titles:
- La verite sur la defaite du Dobropolje, Grand Koziak, Tribor et le General Russev, Sofia 1921 (The truth about the defeat at Dobropolje, Grand Koziak, Tribor and General Rusev)
- Reponse a l'article du Colonel Noikov "Pourquoi nous n'avons pas remporte la victoire", "Voenn. Journal", 1922 (Answer to Colonel Noikov's study "Защо не победихме").

[MCP]

Gen. Tantilov is one of the Bulgarian officiers I was more waiting for. But now I’m a little perplexed.
According with Austrian Chief of General Staff Conrad’s Memories (Aus meinem Dienszeit, I, p. 932), at the beginning of WW1 Bulgarian Military Attache in Wien was a Lt-Col. Tantilow.
According with German Feld Marschal Mackensen’s Memories (Briefe un Aufzeichnungen, p. 211), at the beginning of the offensive against Serbia Bulgarian liaison officier attached to the Army Group was again a Lt-Col. Tantilow.
According with various sources, the bulgarian representative at German Militaerverwaltung Walachei was col. Tantilov.
Now the question: is this officier the same Petar Tantilov of Dibo’s bio? Seeing his military career the answer should be no (Petar Tantilov was General Mayor already in 1913).

[dibo]

The Military Attache you are talking about is Ivan Tantilov.
I'm not sure, but I think the Liason officer to the Mackensen army group was him again.

The Bulgarian representatiэe at the German military command in Romania was however Petar Tantilov.