Bulgarian Army (after 1944)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/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