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Mihail Savov

Mihail Georgiev Savov (Bulgarian: Михаил Савов) (14 November 1857 in Stara Zagora - 21 July 1928 in Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey, France) was a Bulgarian general, twice Minister of Defence (1891–1894 and 1903–1907), second in command of the Bulgarian army during the Balkan Wars.

Mihail Savov

14 November 1857
Eski Zagra, Ottoman Empire (now Stara Zagora, Bulgaria)

21 July 1928 (1928-07-22) (aged 70)
Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey, France

Bulgaria Bulgaria

Bulgarian Army

1879 - 1913

Lieutenant General

Serbo-Bulgarian War

First Balkan War

  • Attack of Chatalja

Second Balkan War

See below

He was twice dismissed from the army and twice reassigned with the help of Tsar Ferdinand. Mihail Savov and Ferdinand are considered the main characters responsible for the Second Balkan War.

II grade; III grade

Order of Bravery

I and II grade with brilliants

Order of St Alexander

I grade

Order of Military Merit

1st grade with swords - awarded posthumously on 20 December 2012[2]

Order of Stara Planina

Недев, С., Командването на българската войска през войните за национално обединение, София, 1993, Военноиздателски комплекс „Св. Георги Победоносец“, стр. 56

Димитров, И., Съединението 1885 - енциклопедичен справочник, София, 1985, Държавно издателство „д-р Петър Берон“, стр. 182