Bulgarian Armed Forces

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The Bulgarian Army (Bulgarian: Българска армия, romanized: Bŭlgarska armiya), also called the Bulgarian Armed Forces (Bulgarian: Български Въоръжени сили, romanized: Bŭlgarski Vŭorŭzheni Sili), is the military of Bulgaria. The commander-in-chief is the president of Bulgaria. The Ministry of Defense is responsible for political leadership, while overall military command is in the hands of the Defense Staff, headed by the Chief of the Defense. There are three main branches of the Bulgarian Army, named literally the Land Forces, the Air Forces and the Naval Forces. Throughout history, the Army has played a major role in defending the country's sovereignty. Only several years after its inception in 1878, Bulgaria became a regional military power and was involved in several major wars – the Serbo-Bulgarian War (1885), the First Balkan War (1912–13), the Second Balkan War (1913), the First World War (1915–1918) and the Second World War (1941–1945), during which the Army gained considerable combat...

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