Alexander Andreev Tanev (September 1, 1863 – August 16, 1932) was a 20th-century Bulgarian officer, lieutenant general of the cavalry, inspector of the cavalry from 1913 to 1915, commander of the cavalry division from October to November 1915 and was commander of the 1st divisional district until 1916.
Alexander Tanev was born in Veles, then in the Ottoman Empire. On October 17, 1880, he enlisted in the Bulgarian Land Forces.[1] In 1883 he graduated from the fourth class of the Vasil Levski National Military University in Sofia. On August 30, 1883, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and enlisted in the Life Guards Squadron . During the Serbo-Bulgarian War in 1885 he was the commander of a standard platoon of the squadron and respectively an ordinary of Prince Alexander Battenberg, but later joined his squadron on the battlefield and took part in the battles at Slivnitsa, Tsaribrod and Pirot.
On March 24, 1886, Tanev was promoted to the rank of lieutenant , and two years later in 1888, to the rank of captain. He studied law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Heidelberg and graduated successfully in 1889.[1] He then specialized in law in Aix-en-Provence until 1891.[2] He returned to Bulgaria and enlisted in the Military Guard Squadron. On February 25, 1900, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He served as a prosecutor and chairman of the Plovdiv Military Court (1901 - 1902), then became commander of the 1st Cavalry Division. On September 24, 1904, he was promoted to colonel. From 1903 to 1907 he commanded the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, later in 1909 the 3rd Cavalry Brigade.[1]
Balkan Warsedit
From 1909 to 1912 Tanev was commander of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade which, as part of the Kardzhali squad, took part in the First Balkan War.[1] The brigade formed the Combined Cavalry Brigade, commanded by Colonel Tanev, and fought along the Maritsa Valley from Dimotika to Alexandroupoli. On November 14, 1912, the troops of Colonel Alexander Tanev which were the Cavalry Brigade and the 2nd Macedonian-Edirne Brigade, took up positions near the village of Teke and after two hours of artillery fire forced Mehmed Yaver Pasha to seek a truce. He personally led the negotiations for capitulation. On the evening of November 14, the Turkish Pasha and Colonel Tanev signed the document of capitulation.[3][4] This took place at the mentioned Bulgarian Aegean village of Teke [bg; el].
The next day on November 15, 1912, Mehmed Yaver Pasha and the Turkish Kardzhali Corps under his command officially surrendered to the Chief of the Bulgarian Kardzhali Detachment and General Genev, commander of the Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps.
During the Second Balkan War, Tanev was commander of the Bosilegrad detachment, which connected the 1st and 2nd armies. From 1913 to 1915 he was an inspector of the cavalry. In 1914 he was promoted to major general.
World War Iedit
In the First World War in October and November 1915 he commanded the Cavalry Division and fought with it at his native Veles, Prilep and Bitola. He later became head of the 1st Sofia divisional area (1915-1916) and Drama voennoinspektsionna area (1918).[1]
After the end of the war he went to the reserves and practiced private law.
Referencesedit
^ abcdeYotov, Petko; Dobrev, Angel; Milenov, Blagoy (1995). The Bulgarian Army in the First World War (1915 - 1918): A Short Encyclopedic Reference Book. Sofia: Publishing House "St. George the Victorious.
^Tanchev, Ivan (2001). "The Macedonian component in the formation of the Bulgarian intelligentsia with European education (1878 - 1912)". Macedonian Review. XXIV (3): 59.
^, archived from the original on 2012-09-20, retrieved 2012-09-25
Bibliographyedit
Milen Kumanov. Macedonia. A Short Historical Handbook, Sofia, 1993.
Col. P. Darvingov, "History of the MACEDONIAN-ODRINO MILITARY, Volume One", p.312
Major Kozhuharov, "Our Cavalry", 1936, books 9 and 10, "The Battle of Merhamlѫ-Teke (the capture of Yaver Pasha)", with .24
Military History Commission, "The War between BULGARIA and TURKEY 1912 - 1913, Volume V, Book One", p. 606
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Aleksandar Tanev news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Alexander Andreev Tanev September 1 1863 August 16 1932 was a 20th century Bulgarian officer lieutenant general of the cavalry inspector of the cavalry from 1913 to 1915 commander of the cavalry division from October to November 1915 and was commander of the 1st divisional district until 1916 Aleksandar TanevBorn 1863 08 01 August 1 1863Veles Kosovo Vilayet Ottoman EmpireDiedAugust 16 1932 1932 08 16 aged 69 Sofia Sofia City Province BulgariaAllegiance Principality of Bulgaria Kingdom of BulgariaBranchBulgarian Land ForcesYears of service1880 1918Battles warsSerbo Bulgarian WarFirst Balkan War Battle of Merhamli Second Balkan WarWorld War I Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Balkan Wars 1 2 World War I 2 References 3 BibliographyBiography editAlexander Tanev was born in Veles then in the Ottoman Empire On October 17 1880 he enlisted in the Bulgarian Land Forces 1 In 1883 he graduated from the fourth class of the Vasil Levski National Military University in Sofia On August 30 1883 he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and enlisted in the Life Guards Squadron During the Serbo Bulgarian War in 1885 he was the commander of a standard platoon of the squadron and respectively an ordinary of Prince Alexander Battenberg but later joined his squadron on the battlefield and took part in the battles at Slivnitsa Tsaribrod and Pirot On March 24 1886 Tanev was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and two years later in 1888 to the rank of captain He studied law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Heidelberg and graduated successfully in 1889 1 He then specialized in law in Aix en Provence until 1891 2 He returned to Bulgaria and enlisted in the Military Guard Squadron On February 25 1900 he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel He served as a prosecutor and chairman of the Plovdiv Military Court 1901 1902 then became commander of the 1st Cavalry Division On September 24 1904 he was promoted to colonel From 1903 to 1907 he commanded the 3rd Cavalry Regiment later in 1909 the 3rd Cavalry Brigade 1 Balkan Wars edit From 1909 to 1912 Tanev was commander of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade which as part of the Kardzhali squad took part in the First Balkan War 1 The brigade formed the Combined Cavalry Brigade commanded by Colonel Tanev and fought along the Maritsa Valley from Dimotika to Alexandroupoli On November 14 1912 the troops of Colonel Alexander Tanev which were the Cavalry Brigade and the 2nd Macedonian Edirne Brigade took up positions near the village of Teke and after two hours of artillery fire forced Mehmed Yaver Pasha to seek a truce He personally led the negotiations for capitulation On the evening of November 14 the Turkish Pasha and Colonel Tanev signed the document of capitulation 3 4 This took place at the mentioned Bulgarian Aegean village of Teke bg el The next day on November 15 1912 Mehmed Yaver Pasha and the Turkish Kardzhali Corps under his command officially surrendered to the Chief of the Bulgarian Kardzhali Detachment and General Genev commander of the Macedonian Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps During the Second Balkan War Tanev was commander of the Bosilegrad detachment which connected the 1st and 2nd armies From 1913 to 1915 he was an inspector of the cavalry In 1914 he was promoted to major general World War I edit In the First World War in October and November 1915 he commanded the Cavalry Division and fought with it at his native Veles Prilep and Bitola He later became head of the 1st Sofia divisional area 1915 1916 and Drama voennoinspektsionna area 1918 1 After the end of the war he went to the reserves and practiced private law References edit a b c d e Yotov Petko Dobrev Angel Milenov Blagoy 1995 The Bulgarian Army in the First World War 1915 1918 A Short Encyclopedic Reference Book Sofia Publishing House St George the Victorious Tanchev Ivan 2001 The Macedonian component in the formation of the Bulgarian intelligentsia with European education 1878 1912 Macedonian Review XXIV 3 59 BV pp 306 308 Protocol for the surrender of Yaver Pasha s detachment on November 14 1912 signed at Tekedje archived from the original on 2012 09 20 retrieved 2012 09 25Bibliography editMilen Kumanov Macedonia A Short Historical Handbook Sofia 1993 Col P Darvingov History of the MACEDONIAN ODRINO MILITARY Volume One p 312 Major Kozhuharov Our Cavalry 1936 books 9 and 10 The Battle of Merhamlѫ Teke the capture of Yaver Pasha with 24 Military History Commission The War between BULGARIA and TURKEY 1912 1913 Volume V Book One p 606 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aleksandar Tanev amp oldid 1209868422, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
