Fourth Army (Bulgaria)

Четвърта армия
Active	1912-1913 1917-1918 1941-1945
Country	Bulgaria
Allegiance	Bulgarian Army
Type	Field Army
Engagements	Balkan Wars Battle of Bulair Battle of Bregalnica Battle of Kalimanci Battle of Kresna Gorge World War I Macedonian Front World War II Bregalnica - Strumica Operation
Commanders
Notable commanders	Stiliyan Kovachev Stefan Toshev

The Bulgarian Fourth Army was a Bulgarian field army during the Balkan Wars, World War I, and World War II.

World War I

The Fourth Army was again formed on November 25, 1917. 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 by Stefan Toshev.

World War II

After the outbreak of the Second World War, the 4th Army was again formed in July 1940. It was composed of:

• 4th Preslav Infantry Division
• 6th Bdin Infantry Division
• 11th Macedonian Infantry Division.

The 4th Army was disbanded on December 19, 1943, 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 in Vardar Macedonia during the Bregalnica - Strumica Operation. On December 19, 1944 the army is finally disbanded.

Sources

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Bulgarian Wikipedia.