| Четвърта армия | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active | 1912-1913 1915-1918 1941-1945 |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Allegiance | Bulgarian Army |
| Type | Field Army |
| Engagements | Balkan Wars World War I World War II
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| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Stiliyan Kovachev Stefan Toshev |
TheBulgarian Fourth Army was aBulgarianfield army during theBalkan Wars,World War I, andWorld War II.
In anticipation of theOttoman Empire counter-offensive, the Bulgarian command on December 14, 1912, formed this army consisting of the following: Second Infantry Thracian Division, Seventh Infantry Rila Division, the Macedonian-Adrian Army and the Third Airborne Division. The commander of the army wasGeneralStiliyan Kovachev. It reflected theTurkish attack onBulair and the landing atŞarköy in 1913.
The army focused on the area ofRadovish,Shtip, andKochani against the main force of theKingdom of Serbia. With theBattle of Bregalnitsa, the war itself begins. In theBattle of Kalimantsi advancing Serbian troops are stopped, preventing them from joining theGreek army. They were heavily suppressed and took heavy losses during the battles.
They were disbanded on 6 August 1913.
The Fourth Army was again formed on November 25, 1915. In December of 1917, the Artillery Division of the Army was formed and a military school was established. It was composed of the Tenth Aegean Infantry Division and the Second cavalry division. The Fourth Army was disbanded in October 1918.
During this time, the Fourth Army was commanded byStefan Toshev.
After the outbreak ofWorld War II, the 4th Army was again formed in July 1940.
It was given the task of protecting the southeast border with Turkey as part of the "Covering Front" (Прикриващ фронт) and it was composed of:
The 4th Army had tasks assigned to them from 10 February 1941 to December 19, 1943, when they disbanded, but reformed in September 1944, when Bulgaria joined the allies.
On October 15, 1944, the army consisted of 42,494 men and 7,152 horses. From October 15 to November 14, 1944, it fought against the Germans inVardar Macedonia during theBregalnitsa-Strumica operation. On December 19, 1944, the army is finally disbanded.
| No. | Title | Name | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Major General | Stiliyan Kovachev | December 24, 1912 - June 28, 1913 |
| 2. | Major General | Vicho Dikov | June 28, 1913 - September 2, 1913 |
| 3. | Lieutenant General | Stefan Toshev | 1917 - 1918 |
| 4. | Lieutenant General | Sava Savov | February 1918 |
| 5. | Infantry General | Stefan Toshev | 1918 - 1919 |
| 6. | Major General | Sotir Marinkov | 1931 |
| 7. | Major General | Ivan Filipov | 1933 - 1934 |
| 8. | Major General | Mladen Filipov | 1934 |
| 9. | Colonel | Konstantin Lukash | September 1934 - June 19, 1935 |
| 10. | Major General | Hristo Danchev | 1935 |
| 11. | Major General | Nikola Nedev | 1936 |
| 12. | Major General | Ivan Markov | 1938 |
| 13. | Major General | Atanas Stefanov | August 11, 1941 - September 12, 1944, executed by partisans |
| 14. | Major General | Boyan Urumov | September 17, 1944 - November 1, 1944 |
| 15. | Major General | Asen Sirakov | November 1, 1944 - December 15, 1944 |
| 16. | Major General | Asen Krstev | December 15, 1944 - January 1, 1945 (acting) |
| 17. | Major General | Asen Grekov | January 1, 1945 - August 6, 1946 |
