Kliment Boyadzhiev | |
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Born | 15 April 1861 Ohrid, Ottoman Empire |
Died |
15 July 1933 (aged 72) Sofia, Bulgaria |
Allegiance | Bulgaria |
Service/branch | Bulgarian Army |
Years of service | 1883–1916 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands held |
Forth Preslav Infantry Division 1st Bulgarian Army |
Battles/wars |
Lule Burgas Morava Kosovo |
Awards |
Kliment Boyadzhiev (Bulgarian: Климент Бояджиев; 15 April 1861 – 15 July 1933) was a Bulgarian General during the Balkan Wars and First World War.
Born in Ohrid, he studied in an elementary school there. After the liberation of Bulgaria in 1878 he emigrated to Sofia. In 1883 he graduated the Military School in Sofia and in 1895 graduated the Military Academy in Torino, Italy with excellent marks.
During the successful Serbo-Bulgarian War in 1885 he was an aide-de-camp in the Western Corps quarters. He distinguished himself in the battle of Lule Burgas during the First Balkan War as a commander of the Fourth Preslav Infantry Division. Between 22 August 1913 and 1 September 1913 Kliment Boyadzhiev was the Minister of War.