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Nikola Ivanov

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Nikola Ivanov Ivanov
Никола Иванов Иванов

20th Minister of Armyof thePrincipality of Bulgaria
In office
29 November 1896 – 30 January 1899
MonarchFerdinand I
Prime MinisterKonstantin Stoilov
Preceded byRacho Petrov
Succeeded byStefan Paprikov

Chief of the General Staff of the Bulgarian Land Army
In office
10 May 1894 – 29 November 1896
MonarchFerdinand I
Prime MinisterStefan Stambolov
Konstantin Stoilov
Minister of ArmyRacho Petrov
Preceded byRacho Petrov(as Chief of the Ward of Stroevo)
Succeeded byStefan Paprikov (as Headquarter of the Bulgarian Army)
Personal details
Born(1861-03-02)2 March 1861
Kalofer,Ottoman Empire
(todayBulgaria)
Died10 September 1940(1940-09-10)(aged 79)
Sofia,Bulgaria
AwardsSee below
Military service
AllegianceKingdom of Bulgaria
Branch/serviceBulgarian Army
Years of service1879–1913
RankGeneral of the Infantry
Commands
  • Headquarters of the Army
    (1894–1896)
  • 4th Preslav Infantry Division
    (1899–1903)
  • 2nd Thracian Infantry Division
    (1903–1907)
  • 2nd Army(1912-1913)
Battles/wars

Nikola Ivanov Ivanov(Bulgarian:Никола Иванов Иванов) (2 March 1861,Kalofer– 10 September 1940,Sofia) was aBulgariangeneral and aminister of defenceof thePrincipality of Bulgaria.

One of the first graduate of theGeneral Staff Military Academy of St Petersburg,he fought as a volunteer during theRusso-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 theFirst Balkan War,Ivanov lead the Bulgarian Second Army throughout the successfulSiege of Adrianople.On 4 July his army was defeated at theBattle of Kilkis–Lachanasduring theSecond Balkan War,a month later his troops succeeded in halting the oncomingGreek armyat theBattle of Kresna Gorgeas the catastrophic Second Balkan War came to an end.[1]

Biography

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Nikola Ivanov Ivanov was born on 2 March 1861 inKalofer.He studied in theAprilov National High SchoolinGabrovoand then in the Imperial lyceum Galasaray inIstanbul(1875–1877). He participated in theRusso-Turkish War (1877-1878)as a volunteer. After the war he stayed for a short time inPlovdivbefore going to the Military School inSofiain 1878 which he graduated in the next year. On 22 May 1879 he was promoted tolieutenant.In the same year he was appointed in theEastern Rumeliamilitia as a junior officer and served in 1st and 2nd Plovdiv Company. On 9 February 1881 he was promoted tofirst lieutenant.

He participated in theUnification of Bulgaria.On 9 September 1885 he was promoted tocaptainand with Order No. 4 was appointed for commander of the Tarnovo-Seymen Detachment on the same day.

Serbo-Bulgarian War

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During theSerbo-Bulgarian Warin 1885 he worked for the chief of the Central Column of the Western Detachment. He participated in theBattle of Piroton 14–15 November.

After the war in 1886 he was appointed asFligel AdjutantofKnyazAlexander Batenbergand after that as Chief of the Building-Inspection department on the Ministry of Defense. On 1 April 1887 he was promoted tomajor.In 1888 he was commander of the 10th Infantry Regiment, in 1889 he waschief of staffof the 4th Brigade and in 1890 of the 4th Cavalry Regiment. On 2 August he was promoted tolieutenant colonel.After that he was assistant to the Chief of the Headquarters of the Army (1891–1894) and then Chief of the Headquarters (1894–1896). On 2 August 1895 he was promoted tocolonel.Between 17 November and 29 November 1896 he was temporarily in charge of the Ministry of Defense.

Nikola Ivanov was a Minister of Defense in the Government ofKonstantin Stoilov(1896–1899), commanded the4th Preslav Infantry Division(1899–1903) and the2nd Thracian Infantry Division(1903–1907). On 15 November 1900 he was promoted tomajor general.From 1907 he was appointed as head of the 2nd Military inspection region.

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of his arrival in Bulgaria,TsarFerdinandpromoted six major generals tolieutenant generalon 2 August 1912, and Ivanov was one of them. This was the first time in theThird Bulgarian Kingdomwhen that rank was given to active officers.[2]

Balkan Wars

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During theFirst Balkan War,Nikola Ivanov commanded the2nd Armybetween September 1912 and July 1913. He was in charge of the siege andcapture of Adrianople.

During theSecond Balkan Warin 1913, the outnumbered 2nd Army led fierce battles against the whole Greek army and had to retreat after theBattle of Kilkis-Lahanasand later stopped and surrounded the Greeks in theBattle of Kresna Gorge.Ivanov was substituted in the command of the 2nd Army in July 1913 and on 7 August after the cease-fire he resigned from the army.

During theFirst World War,he remained in the reserve. At that time he acted as a public figure and publicist. He was elected for chairman of the club of the reserve officers in Sofia. On 6 May 1936 he was promoted to General of the Infantry.

General Nikola Ivanov died on 10 September 1940 in Sofia.

Bibliography

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  • 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.

Awards

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Footnotes

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  1. ^Hall 2002,pp. 121–122.
  2. ^Славова,С.,Дойнова,Ц.,Балканската война през погледа на един французин - сборник от документи,София, 1977, Военно Издателство, с. 57-58
  3. ^Указ № 436 от 20 декември 2012 г. за награждаване посмъртно с орден „Стара планина “първа степен с мечове на генерал от пехотата Никола Иванов ИвановArchived2016-03-04 at theWayback Machine(Държавен вестник, брой 2, 8.1.2013, стр. 3)
  4. ^Acović, Dragomir (2012).Slava i čast: Odlikovanja među Srbima, Srbi među odlikovanjima.Belgrade: Službeni Glasnik. p. 364.
  5. ^Acović, Dragomir (2012).Slava i čast: Odlikovanja među Srbima, Srbi među odlikovanjima.Belgrade: Službeni Glasnik. p. 364.

Sources

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  • Hall, R.C. (2002).The Balkan Wars 1912-1913: Prelude to the First World War.Warfare and History. Taylor & Francis.ISBN978-1-134-58363-8.
  • Недев, С.,Командването на българската войска през войните за национално обединение,София, 1993, Военноиздателски комплекс „Св. Георги Победоносец “, с. 68-69
  • СписаниеСъвременна пехота,статияГенерал 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.ISBN978-954-430-603-8/ISBN978-954-509-191-9
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of War
1896–1899 		Succeeded by
Military offices
Preceded by Chief of the General Staff
1894–1896 		Succeeded by
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