Bulgarian army occupation units in Yugoslavia 1943

Bulgarian army occupation units in Yugoslavia 1943

5th Army
24 April 1941 - 9 September 1944

5th Army (Skopje, Macedonia) South-East Serbia 50th Infantry Regiment (from 1st Infantry Division) - Pirot

52nd Infantry Regiment (from 14th Infantry Division) - Vranje

6th Infantry Division - partially in Zaječar

29th Infantry Division (reinforcement in the beginning of 1944) - Vranje

Macedonia 14th Infantry Division - Skopje

15th Infantry Division - Bitola

1st Cavalry Regiment (from 1st Cavalry Brigade) - Štip

2nd Cavalry Regiment (from 1st Cavalry Brigade) - Skopje

17th Infantry Division (reinforcement in August 1943) - Štip

1st Occupation Corps
June/July 1942 - Summer 1943
General Asen Nikolov

1st Occupation Corps - in early 1943 it expands to line Drina - Kraljevo - Arandjelovac - Topola so 7th SS 'Prinz Eugen' and 717th Infantry Division could leave for Bosnia, in Summer of '43 occupation zone expands again to Danube river. 9th Infantry Division 'Pleven' (replacing the 6th)

7th Infantry Division 'Rila' (replacing the 17th)

21st Infantry Division

1st Occupation Corps
Summer 1943 - 29 August 1944
General Asen Nikolov

1st Occupation Corps
(reorganized and strengthened)
Combat strength on 21 August was 33,635 soldiers
9th Infantry Division 'Pleven'

7th Infantry Division 'Rila'

21st Infantry Division

22nd Infantry Division

24th Infantry Division

25th Infantry Division

27th Infantry Division

6th Infantry Division (reinforcement in August 1944)

Sources:

Vladimir Trendafilovski

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5th Army 24 April 1941 - 9 September 1944
5th Army (Skopje, Macedonia)	South-East Serbia	50th Infantry Regiment (from 1st Infantry Division) - Pirot
		52nd Infantry Regiment (from 14th Infantry Division) - Vranje
		6th Infantry Division - partially in Zaječar
		29th Infantry Division (reinforcement in the beginning of 1944) - Vranje
	Macedonia	14th Infantry Division - Skopje
		15th Infantry Division - Bitola
		1st Cavalry Regiment (from 1st Cavalry Brigade) - Štip
		2nd Cavalry Regiment (from 1st Cavalry Brigade) - Skopje
		17th Infantry Division (reinforcement in August 1943) - Štip

1st Occupation Corps June/July 1942 - Summer 1943 General Asen Nikolov
1st Occupation Corps - in early 1943 it expands to line Drina - Kraljevo - Arandjelovac - Topola so 7th SS 'Prinz Eugen' and 717th Infantry Division could leave for Bosnia, in Summer of '43 occupation zone expands again to Danube river.	9th Infantry Division 'Pleven' (replacing the 6th)
	7th Infantry Division 'Rila' (replacing the 17th)
	21st Infantry Division

1st Occupation Corps Summer 1943 - 29 August 1944 General Asen Nikolov
1st Occupation Corps (reorganized and strengthened) Combat strength on 21 August was 33,635 soldiers	9th Infantry Division 'Pleven'
	7th Infantry Division 'Rila'
	21st Infantry Division
	22nd Infantry Division
	24th Infantry Division
	25th Infantry Division
	27th Infantry Division
	6th Infantry Division (reinforcement in August 1944)