Official language | Bulgarian |
Capital | Sofia |
Chairman of the SRB Presidium in 1919 | General Ivan Vassiliev (1917-1924) |
Secretary-General in 1919 | General Vladim Karmor (1917-1924) |
Existence | 1917-1924 |
Currency | Bulgarian Ruble |
The SRB was founded in December 1917, following the Soviet invasion of the pro-German Kingdom of Bulgaria. The government is led by the Russian general who led the assault in 1917, General Ivan Vassiliev.
Military[]
The SRB army on the outbreak of war in December 1918 was composed of only 1 Army, divided into 15 Corps.
1st Bulgarian Army
1 Corps-SOFIA
2 Corps-SOFIA
3 Corps-SOFIA
4 Corps-SOFIA
5 Corps-SOFIA
6 Peasant's Corps-SOFIA
7 Corps-VARNA
8 Corps-VARNA
9 Corps-VARNA
10 Naval Defense Corps-VARNA
11 Corps-PLOVDIV
12 Corps of Occupation-THESSALONIKI
13 Corps of Occupation-KAVALA
14 Corps of Occupation-KAVALA
15 Corps of Occupation-THESSALONIKI
The Naval Corps, also the 10th Corps, is based in Varna and operates two river boats. Naval defense is assured by the Red Army Navy. The Army (6th-9th Corps) operates two Fokker DVII, captured by the Soviets from the ex-Kingdom of Bulgaria following the 1917 invasion.