Geshov Dimitar Ivanov () (

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, September 14, 1860 –

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, January 8, 1922) was a

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n officer. During the

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, he commanded in 1916–1918 the Bulgarian First Army on the Salonika front.

Biography

Dimitar Geshov was born on September 14, 1860, in Ziştovi (Svishtov), then part of Turkey. He took part in the

Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) The Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) was a conflict between the Ottoman Empire and a coalition led by the Russian Empire which included United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia, Romania, Principality of Serbia, Serbia, and Principality of ...

as a volunteer. After the liberation, he graduated from the Odessa Military School in 1880.
In the Serbo-Bulgarian War (1885), he was a company commander and participated in the battles at Breznik and Pirot. During the

Balkan Wars The Balkan Wars were two conflicts that took place in the Balkans, Balkan states in 1912 and 1913. In the First Balkan War, the four Balkan states of Kingdom of Greece (Glücksburg), Greece, Kingdom of Serbia, Serbia, Kingdom of Montenegro, M ...

(1912–1913), he first commanded the 1st Brigade of the 2nd Thracian Infantry Division, and from December 24, 1912, he became commander of the entire 2nd Thracian Infantry Division. He distinguished himself at Krivolak, on June 22, 1913, and was promoted to major general. During World War I (1915–1918), he again commanded the 2nd Thracian Infantry Division until September 11, 1916, when he was promoted to commander of the Bulgarian First Army. With his army, he repelled in 1917 several allied attacks, at Monastir, Doiran and the Cerna Bend. But as a consequence of the defeat in the Battle of Skra-di-Legen, General Dimitar Geshov was replaced on July 30, 1918, by General Stefan Nerezov. Geshov became head of the Moravian inspection area. On July 1, 1919, he was promoted to infantry general and went into the reserve.
Dimitar Geshov died on January 8, 1922, in Sofia.

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