Bulgarian Army (after 1944)

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:abolished_conscription 2008
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Warsaw_Pact
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Bulgarian_Land_Forces
gptkb:Bulgarian_Air_Force
gptkb:Bulgarian_Navy
gptkbp:commanderInChief gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:country gptkb:Bulgaria
gptkbp:doctrine Soviet military doctrine
gptkbp:equipment Soviet-made weapons
gptkbp:established 1944
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Sofia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bulgarian Army (after 1944)
gptkbp:involves gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Warsaw_Pact_invasion_of_Czechoslovakia
gptkbp:joined_NATO 2004
gptkbp:language gptkb:Bulgarian
gptkbp:militaryEducation gptkb:Rakovski_Defence_and_Staff_College
gptkb:Vasil_Levski_National_Military_University
gptkbp:modernization post-2004 NATO standards
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Simeon_Simeonov
gptkb:Ivan_Mihaylov
gptkb:Dobri_Dzhurov
gptkb:Simeon_Saxe-Coburg-Gotha_(as_head_of_state)
gptkbp:notableEvent integration with NATO
military reforms (post-1989)
purges of officers (1944-1947)
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Bezmer_Air_Base
gptkb:Graf_Ignatievo_Air_Base
gptkb:Novo_Selo_Training_Area
gptkb:Sliven_Garrison
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Warsaw_Pact_invasion_of_Czechoslovakia_(1968)
peacekeeping missions (post-1990s)
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Bulgarian_People's_Republic
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Bulgarian_Army_(Kingdom_of_Bulgaria)
gptkbp:reorganizedAs 1990s
gptkbp:size_(peak) over 150,000 personnel
gptkbp:size_(post-1990s) about 30,000 personnel
gptkbp:supreme_command gptkb:Ministry_of_Defence_(Bulgaria)
gptkbp:transitioned_to professional army
gptkbp:uniform Soviet-style
gptkbp:weapon gptkb:MiG-21_fighter_jet
gptkb:AK-47_rifle
gptkb:BMP-1_IFV
gptkb:S-300_missile_system
gptkb:Mi-24_helicopter
T-55 tank
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Heeresgruppe_F
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6