- Vladimir Vazov
Infobox Military Person
name=Vladimir Vazov
lived=14 May 1868 –20 May 1945
placeofbirth= Sopot,Bulgaria
placeofdeath=Ribaritsa, Lovech Province ,Bulgaria
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allegiance=flagicon|Bulgaria|1878Bulgaria
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serviceyears=1888 - 1920
rank=Lieutenant General
commands=4th Artillery Regiment
Ninth Pleven Infantry Division
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battles=Adrianople
Chataldzha
Doiran
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laterwork=Vladimir Minchev Vazov (born
May 14 1868 in Sopot, diedMay 20 ,1945 ) was a Bulgarian officer. He led the Bulgarian forces during the successful defensive operation at Dojran during theFirst World War .Vladimir Vazov was born
May 14 1868 to Mincho Vazov and Suba Hadjinikolova. His brothers were the writerIvan Vazov , the officerGeorgi Vazov and the politicianBoris Vazov .In 1886 Vladimir Vazov entered the Military School in
Sofia . In 1888 he was allocated as a second lieutenant to the 5th artillery regiment inShumen . During 1902-1903 he studied in a Russianartillery school. He took part in the First andSecond Balkan War .The most successful pages of his biography were written during the
First World War . As a commander of the 9th Pleven Infantry he managed to hold theDojran line against the greatly superior Greek and British forces.On
February 24 1920 lieutenant-general Vazov went into the reserve. In 1926 he became mayor ofSofia . During his mandate (until 1932) the fire department was reformed, the electrical network expanded, and the public transport improved. Sofia became one of the “greenest” capitals in Europe.Among the most notable moments of Vladimir Vazov’s life was his visit to
England in 1936. TheBritish legion celebrated the British victory inWorld War I . Like real gentlemen the British veterans invited one of their worthiest opponents on the battlefield. They paid great honor to him as they lowered the national flags in his name. The chairman of the British legion said in his speech: “He is one of the few foreign officers whose name figures in our history”.The last years of his life were spent in the village of Ribaritsa (near
Lovech ), where he died in 1945.ee also
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List of Bulgarian generals in the Kingdom of Bulgaria External links
* [http://velikite.bg/index.php?p=5&t=2&id=29 General Vazov in the Great Bulgarians list]
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