Stefan Toshev
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Serbo-Bulgarian War (1885)
During the Serbo-Bulgarian War in 1885 Stefan Toshev was a commander of 2nd company of the 3rd Vidin Regiment,[1] and was in charge of the Tran position. He took part in the battle of Slivnitsa, the fight at Tran (3 November), the repulse of the Serbian Morava Division. He fought bravely in the battle of Tri Ushi and the attack of Meka tsrav (7 November). He was awarded with Order For Bravery 4th Class.
Later Toshev was in command of the 1st Sofia Infantry Regiment and in 1908 was appointed as a commander of the 1st Sofia Infantry Division, also known as the Iron division.
Balkan Wars (1912-1913)
During the
During the Second Balkan War he was in command of the 5th Army which successfully fought against the Serbs.
First World War (1914-1918)
During the Bulgarian participation in
In 1918 Toshev commanded 4th Army and from June 1919 went into the reserve. Between 1923-1924 he was a chairman of the "Association of the reserve officers". In October 1923 he led the "Narodna Priznatelnost" committee whose aim was to make assistance for the victims of the Communist insurgents during the September Uprising.[3]
General Stefan Toshev died on 27 November 1924 in Plovdiv and was buried in Sofia. One town (General Toshevo) and a village are named after him.
References
- Недев, С., Командването на българската войска през войните за национално обединение, София, 1993, с. 122-123
- Вазов, В., Животописни бележки, София, 1992, Военноиздателски комплекс „Св. Георги Победоносец“, ISBN 954-509-002-2, с. 123
- Димитров, И., Съединението 1885 - енциклопедичен справочник, София, 1985, Държавно издателство „д-р Петър Берон“
- Born a victor, a knight of honour
Footnotes
- ^ Христов, Х. и др. Сръбско-българската война 1885. Сборник документи, София, 1985, Военно издателство, с. 481
- ^ Азманов, Димитър. Български висши военачалници през Балканската и Първата световна война, София 2000, с. 279-280; Марков, Георги. Голямата война и българската стража между Средна Европа и Ориента 1916-1919 г., София 2006, с. 46
- ^ Янчев, Веселин. Офицери без пагони. Съюзът на запасните офицери в България 1907-1945, София 2000, с. 56