Vasil Kutinchev
Vasil Kutinchev | |
|---|---|
General | |
| Commands held | 6th infantry division First Army Second Army |
| Battles/wars | First Balkan War, Second Balkan War |
Vasil Ivanov Kutinchev (Bulgarian: Васил Иванов Кутинчев) (born 25 February 1859 in Rusçuk; died 30 March 1941) was a Bulgarian officer. He began his military career in 1879 after graduating from the Military School in Sofia . On 13 September 1885 he was made commander of the 1st battalion of the 5th "Dunav" infantry regiment.[1]
He took part in the Serbo-Bulgarian War of the same year and on 8 November was promoted to commander of the 5th regiment. Captain Kutinchev fought in the Battle of Slivnitsa, Dragoman, Tsarevbrod and Pirot.
After the war he served as commander of various infantry regiments and was promoted to
On 2 August 1912
With the outbreak of the First Balkan War General Kutinchev was made commander of the First Army which took part in the important battles of Kirk Kilisse, Lule Burgas and Çatalca.
After the end of that war the entire army had to be transferred to Northwestern Bulgaria were during the Second Balkan War it saw service against the Serbs. Meanwhile, on 16 July 1913 Kutinchev took the command of Second Army. On this post he remained until the end of hostilities.
During the
See also
- List of Bulgarian generals in the Kingdom of Bulgaria
References
- ^ Мусаков, И., „Генерал от пехотата Васил Кутинчев“, София, 1941 г., Печатница „Стопанско развитие“