Bulgarian Artillery in WW1

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Added The Turkish Western Army at the beginning of the Balkan War

Revised Krupp 87mm M. 1886, Krupp 75mm M. 1886, Schneider-Canet 75mm M. 1897, Ammunition wagon for 75mm and 87mm guns

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Corrected and upgraded some regimental histories

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Added to the bibliography Angelov’s Materials for the history of the Bulgarian artillery

revised and corrected Skoda 75mm QF mountain gun M. 1915 and Krupp 105mm long gun L/47

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Added a picture to Broadwell 6cm mountain gun and to 9 pdr [106.7mm] steel gun M. 1867, 3 pictures to 3 pdr [76.2mm] mountain gun M. 1867

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Added The Heads of the fortress artillery and the biographies of Hristo Yovkov Kushev, Dimitar Hristov Pernikliyski and Stoyan Ganev Zagorski

Thanks Dibo!

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Kushev, Hristo Yovkov
Born: 20.12.1862 (1861?) in Klisura.
Education: The Military school in Sofia (1883). The Artillery and Engineer Application Academy in Torino, Italy (1890-1892).
Military Service:
1883 - 20th Infantry Drujina;
1890 - 9th Infantry Regiment;
? - Vidin Fortress Regiment;
? - Head of Fortress Artillery;
09.11.1916 - Discharged from service (Killed?)
Officer ranks:
30.08.1883 - Podporuchik;
24.03.1886 - Poruchik;
01.01.1888 - Captain;
01.01.1893 - Major;
01.01.1898 - Lieutenant Colonel;
01.01.1904 - Colonel.

Many thanks!

PS: I think he was not killed on September 1916, since he was decorated with the меадл "За бойни заслути" and the Сребърен орден "Лиякат" on 11 May 1917 (see Българо-турски военни отношения през Първата Световна война (1914 - 1918) - сборник от документи, p. 523, n° 116)

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Kushev, Hristo Yovkov
Born: 20.12.1862 (1861?) in Klisura.
Education: The Military school in Sofia (1883). The Artillery and Engineer Application Academy in Torino, Italy (1890-1892).
Military Service:
1883 - 20th Infantry Drujina;
1890 - 9th Infantry Regiment;
? - Vidin Fortress Regiment;
? - Head of Fortress Artillery;
09.11.1916 - Discharged from service (Killed?)
Officer ranks:
30.08.1883 - Podporuchik;
24.03.1886 - Poruchik;
01.01.1888 - Captain;
01.01.1893 - Major;
01.01.1898 - Lieutenant Colonel;
01.01.1904 - Colonel.

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Help!

I'm traying to write a page about the head of the fortress artillery, but I have two problems:
1. I need a biography of Hristo Kushev, head of the fortress artillery in 1908-12, and I hope that Dibo can help me;
2. I was not able to find the last head of the heavy (fortress-siege) artillery during the World War (after Dimitar Pernikliyski). Does anybody know who was?

Thanks,

Marco

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Added Rules for firing in fortress-siege artillery (1897)

Corrected with some additions The red booklet (1889)

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Added Establishment of the artillery siege battery in 1889
Corrected Rheinmetall 105mm QF light howitzer M. 1916, adding two pictures
Added some data to Krupp 75mm M. 1886
Confirmed the identification of the Whitworth mountain gun, thanks to an article published by the Военен Журнал in 1889 that I have recently discovered.

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Added The Turkish Chatalca Army and The Turkish Army at Bulair – Şarkoy after the end of the first armistice (17 January 1913).

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Added Duties of the brigade commanders, The Head of the artillery in 1878, The Artillery Inspector in 1888

Added also Krupp 75mm QF M. 1910 and corrected Krupp 75mm QF M. 1903 accordingly.

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Added The forts of the Odrin fortress, The fortification of the Odrin fortress, The artillery batteries of the Odrin fortress, The artillery ammunition of Odrin, The artillery batteries of Odrin (Turkish sources).

Corrected according with the Turkish official history of the Balkan War the List of the Turkish forts of Odrin, Turkish fortress artillery data and part of The Turkish Eastern Army at the beginning of the Balkan War

Excuse me for multiple postings! I noticed the message in yellow at the top of the page, only after a lot of attempts of posting!

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Private message

Since I'm not able to open my inbox, I cannot read my old mails. Some weeks ago one of the member of the Forum contacted me about a picture in http://www.lostbulgaria.com Unfortunately I don't remember his name. Can he contact me at webmaster@bulgarianartillery.it

Thanks,

Marco

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added Peace establishment of the Bulgarian artillery in 1915 and Peace establishment of the fortress regiments in 1915

Revised, adding some pictures, Krupp 75mm QF field gun “Brazilian” and Whitworth muzzle-loading mountain gun