Second Army (Bulgaria)
| Втора армия Second Army |
|
|---|---|
| Active | 1912–1913 1915–1918 1941–1945 |
| Country |
 Kingdom of Bulgaria
|
| Allegiance | Bulgarian Army |
| Type | Field Army |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Nikola Ivanov Georgi Todorov Kiril Stanchev |
The Bulgarian Second Army was a Bulgarian field army during the Balkan Wars, World War I, and World War II.
After 1907, during times of peace, the territory of Bulgaria was divided in three army inspectorates, each one comprising three divisional district. During war they formed three independent field armies. The Second Army Inspectorate, which had its seat in Plovdiv, formed the headquarters of the Second Army.
On 17 September Bulgaria declared the mobilization of its armed forces and the three field armies were activated. Lieutenant General Nikola Ivanov took command of the Second Army and colonel Nikola Zhekov was made chief of staff.
The Second Army was tasked with covering the concentration of the remaining forces. Its own mobilization and deployment were carried out according to schedule and on 30 September almost all units had reached their designated areas along the Ottoman border. The Army established its headquarters at Simeonovgrad. Then on 5 of October 1912 O.S. Bulgaria declared war on the Ottoman Empire. The Second Army had the following order of battle:
The task of the army was to neutralize the strong garrison of the Adrianople fortress while the First and Third armies engaged the main forces of the Ottoman Eastern Army. After the advance had begun, in order to achieve its objective, the Second Army was temporarily reinforced with the 1st Brigade of the 3rd Balkan Infantry Division (9236 men, c.8,300 rifles and 8 machine guns), which was attached to the 9th Division.
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