Nikola Ivanov

Nikola Ivanov Ivanov
Никола Иванов Иванов

20th Minister of Army of the Principality of Bulgaria
In office
29 November 1896 – 30 January 1899
MonarchFerdinand I
Prime MinisterKonstantin Stoilov
Preceded byRacho Petrov
Succeeded byStefan Paprikov

Chief of the General Staff of the Bulgarian Land Army
In office
10 May 1894 – 29 November 1896
MonarchFerdinand I
Prime MinisterStefan Stambolov
Konstantin Stoilov
Minister of ArmyRacho Petrov
Preceded byRacho Petrov (as Chief of the Ward of Stroevo)
Succeeded byStefan Paprikov (as Headquarter of the Bulgarian Army)
Personal details
Born(1861-03-02)2 March 1861
Kalofer, Ottoman Empire
(today Bulgaria)
Died10 September 1940(1940-09-10) (aged 79)
Sofia, Bulgaria
AwardsSee below
Military service
Allegiance Kingdom of Bulgaria
Branch/serviceBulgarian Army
Years of service1879–1913
RankGeneral of the Infantry
Commands
  • Headquarters of the Army
    (1894–1896)
  • 4th Preslav Infantry Division
    (1899–1903)
  • 2nd Thracian Infantry Division
    (1903–1907)
  • 2nd Army (1912-1913)
Battles/wars

Nikola Ivanov Ivanov (Bulgarian: Никола Иванов Иванов) (2 March 1861, Kalofer – 10 September 1940, Sofia) was a Bulgarian general and a minister of defence of the Principality of Bulgaria.

One of the first graduate of the General Staff Military Academy of St Petersburg, he fought as a volunteer during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). Ivanov then became chief of the Headquarters of the Bulgarian Army between 10 May 1894 and 29 November 1896 then minister of war between 29 November 1896 and 30 January 1899. During the First Balkan War, Ivanov lead the Bulgarian Second Army throughout the successful Siege of Adrianople. On 4 July his army was defeated at the Battle of Kilkis–Lachanas during the Second Balkan War, a month later his troops succeeded in halting the oncoming Greek army at the Battle of Kresna Gorge as the catastrophic Second Balkan War came to an end.[1]

  1. ^ Hall 2002, pp. 121–122.