Georgiev, M. Участието на девета дивизионна тежко-картечна дружина в прикриващия фронт, нишката и косовската настъпателни операции през периода 20 май 1944 – 28 ноември 1944 г.

The ninth divisional heavy machine gun company was formed in the town of Ferdinand, Bulgaria, in May 1940. During the period May 1940 – September 1944, the company took part in four security missions. After the transfer of Bulgaria to the side of the USSR, the Ferdinand squad became part of the Second Army and took part in the expulsion of the German troops from Yugoslavia. In this article, we will look at the formation, numbers and composition of the squad, armament, participation in the Covering Front, Niška and Kosovo offensive operations, some interesting events from the battlefield, as well as the return of the soldiers to their homeland.

Second World War, Bulgaria, Second  BulgarianArmy, Covering Front, Niška and  Kosovooffensive operations

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