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Stefan Toshev
Bulgarian general

Stefan Toshev

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Bulgarian general
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Place of death
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Age
64 years
Education
Vasil Levski National Military University
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Biography

Stefan Toshev (Bulgarian: Стефан Тошев) (18 December 1859 – 27 November 1924) was a Bulgarian general, from World War I. His mother was a teacher from the period of the National Revival. He volunteered in the Bulgarian Opalchentsi Corps during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) and later served as a translator. On 10 May 1879, he graduated from the Military School in Sofia in its first year. Then he served in the Police force of Eastern Rumelia.

Serbo-Bulgarian War (1885)

During the Serbo-Bulgarian War in 1885 Stefan Toshev was a commander of 2nd company of the 3rd Vidin Regiment, 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 First Sofia Infantry Division, also known as the Iron division.

Balkan Wars (1912-1913)

During the First Balkan War (1912–1913) Stefan Toshev and his division took part in the offensive of the Bulgarian Army in the Thracian theatre of operation. He participated in the engagements of Gechkenli and Seliolu during the battle of Kirk Kilisse and the attack at Chataldzha. On 5 August 1913 he was promoted Lieutenant General.

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 World War I (1915–1918) General Toshev was in charge of the 3rd Army which routed the Russian-Romanian Army in the Dobruja campaign defeating it in the battles at Tutrakan, Dobrich and Cobadin, but after serious conflicts with the German General August von Mackensen he was replaced with General Stefan Nerezov. Toshev was appointed governor of Macedonia. On 25 March 1917 he was promoted General of the Infantry - the highest military post in Bulgaria.

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.

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.

Footnotes

Bulgaria during World War I
PreludeSouth-western front
Serbian campaign, Macedonian front
Romanian front • Outcome • OthersImportant persons
Balkan Wars

1912–1913

  • First Balkan War

1913

  • Treaty of London
  • Second Balkan War
  • Treaty of Bucharest
  • Treaty of Constantinople
Neutrality

1914

  • Ottoman–Bulgarian alliance

1915

  • Negotiations of Bulgaria with the Central Powers and the Entente
  • Bulgarian–German treaty
  • Secret Bulgarian–German agreement
  • Military convention between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria
  • Bulgarian–Ottoman convention
  • Mobilization
Commanders

 Bulgaria

Nikola ZhekovKliment BoyadzhievDimitar GeshovGeorgi TodorovIvan LukovStefan NerezovVladimir Vazov

Entente:

 Serbia: Radomir Putnik • Živojin Mišić • Stepa Stepanović • Petar Bojović • Pavle Jurišić Šturm;
 France: Maurice SarrailAdolphe Guillaumat • Louis Franchet d'Espèrey;
 United Kingdom: Bryan MahonGeorge Milne;
 Kingdom of Greece: Panagiotis Danglis

Field Armies
  • + Eleventh Army
  • First Army
  • Second Army
  • Fourth Army
Battles

1915

Morava Offensive • Ovče Pole Offensive • Kosovo Offensive (1915)• Battle of Krivolak

1916

First battle of Doiran • Battle of Florina (Lerin) • Struma operation • Monastir Offensive

1917

Second battle of Doiran • 2nd Crna Bend • Second battle of Monastir

1918

Battle of Skra-di-Legen •Battle of Dobro Pole • Third battle of Doiran

Commanders

 Bulgaria

Nikola ZhekovPanteley KiselovStefan ToshevTodor KantardzhievIvan Kolev

Entente:

 Romania: Constantin PrezanAlexandru Averescu;
 Russia: Andrei ZayonchkovskiVladimir Sakharov

Field Armies
  • Third Army
Battles

1916

Battle of Turtucaia • Battle of Bazargic • First Cobadin • Flămânda Offensive • Second Cobadin • Battle of Bucharest

Outcome

1918 Treaty of Brest-Litovsk • Armistice of Focșani • Treaty of Bucharest • Protocol of Berlin

Outcome

  • Armistice of Salonica
  • Vladaya revolt
  • Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine

Others

  • Bulgarian administration in Kosovo
  • Anti-military propaganda


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