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Nikola Ivanov

Nikola Ivanov (Bulgarian: Никола Иванов) (2 March 1861, Kalofer – 10 September 1940, Sofia) was a Bulgarian general and a minister of defence of the Principality of Bulgaria.

For the association football player, see Nikola Ivanov (footballer).

Nikola Ivanov

Ferdinand I

Konstantin Stoilov

Racho Petrov

Stefan Paprikov

Ferdinand I

Stefan Stambolov
Konstantin Stoilov

Racho Petrov

Racho Petrov (as Chief of the Ward of Stroevo)

Stefan Paprikov (as Headquarter of the Bulgarian Army)

(1861-03-02)2 March 1861
Kalofer, Ottoman Empire
(today Bulgaria)

10 September 1940(1940-09-10) (aged 79)
Sofia, Bulgaria

See below

 Kingdom of Bulgaria

Bulgarian Army

1879–1913

General of the Infantry

  • Headquarters of the Army
    (1894–1896)
  • 4th Preslav Infantry Division
    (1899–1903)
  • 2nd Thracian Infantry Division
    (1903–1907)
  • 2nd Army (1912-1913)

Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878)

Serbo-Bulgarian War

First Balkan War

Second Balkan War

One of the first graduate of the General Staff Military Academy of St Petersburg, he fought as a volunteer during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). Ivanov then became chief of the Headquarters of the Bulgarian Army between 10 May 1894 and 29 November 1896 then minister of war between 29 November 1896 and 30 January 1899. During the First Balkan War, Ivanov lead the Bulgarian Second Army throughout the successful Siege of Adrianople. On 4 July his army was defeated at the Battle of Kilkis–Lachanas during the Second Balkan War, a month later his troops succeeded in halting the oncoming Greek army at the Battle of Kresna Gorge as the catastrophic Second Balkan War came to an end.[1]

Ivanov, Nikola (1924). The Balkan War 1912-1913 Volume I. Sofia: Pechatnitsa na armeyskiya voenno-izsledovatelski fond.

Ivanov, Nikola (1925). The Balkan War 1912-1913 Volume II. Sofia: Pechatnitsa na armeyskiya voenno-izsledovatelski fond.

II grade 2nd class; IV class

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[3]

Order of Stara Planina

Russian , 1st and 2nd class with brilliants

Order of St. Anna

Italian , Knight Grand Cross

Order of the Crown of Italy

German , 1st Class

Order of the Prussian Crown

Austro-Hungarian , 2nd class

Order of Franz Joseph

Ottoman , 1st class

Order of the Medjidieh

Ottoman , 2nd class

Order of Osmanieh

Romanian , Grand Officer

Order of the Romanian Crown

Serbian , 1st class[4]

Order of the Cross of Takovo

Serbian , 1st class[5]

Order of St. Sava

Hall, R.C. (2002). . Warfare and History. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-134-58363-8.

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

Недев, С., Командването на българската войска през войните за национално обединение, София, 1993, Военноиздателски комплекс „Св. Георги Победоносец“, с. 68-69

Списание Съвременна пехота, статия Генерал от пехотата Никола Иванов, София, октомври 1940, Изд. Пехотна инспекция, стр. 44, 45

Ташев, Ташо (1999). Министрите на България 1879-1999. София: АИ „Проф. Марин Дринов“ / Изд. на МО.  978-954-430-603-8 / ISBN 978-954-509-191-9

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