Konstantin Zhostov
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Konstantin Andonov Zhostov (
Biography
Konstantin Zhostov was born in the village of
After the
After the war, he graduated from the High School and Lom and continued his education in the Artillery Department of the Military School in Sofia. He received his first officer rank - lieutenant on 9 May 1887 and began his service in the artillery and in 1894 was promoted to captain.
In 1889 Zhostov went to Vienna, where he entered the Artillery School to study for a staff officer. In 1897 he graduated with excellent marks and returned to Bulgaria and was assigned to the administration of the Army's General Staff. Latter he was appointed commander of an artillery battery in the 3rd Artillery Regiment and was made head of the fortress artillery section in the Artillery Department of the War Ministry.
In 1902 he was promoted to major and in 1905 was sent as a military attaché to Vienna. In 1908 Zhostov was promoted to colonel and took command of the 8th Tundzha Infantry Division. Then in 1906-1907 he was again a military attaché in Saint Petersburg and Paris. After his return to Bulgaria he became part of Tsar Ferdinand's retinue. In 1910 Konstantin was made commander of the 3rd Artillery Regiment and in 1912 became head of the Reserve Officer School.
Balkan Wars
When the general mobilization prior the
During the Second Balkan War he was commander of the 1st Brigade of the 7th Infantry Division.
First World War
On the 15 August 1915 Zhostov was promoted to
Major General Konstantin Zhostov died on 30 August 1916 after suffering from complications of appendicitis.
Awards
- Order of Bravery, II grade and III grade,2 class
- Order of St Alexander, II and III grade with swords
- Order of Military Merit, IV and V grade
- German Iron Cross
- Austrian Order of the Iron Crown
- Ottoman Liyakat Medal
References
- ISBN 978-0-253-35452-5.
Sources
- Richard Hall, Balkan Breakthrough: The Battle of Dobro Pole 1918, Indiana University Press, 2010, ISBN 978-0-253-35452-5
- General Zhostov(in Bulgarian)