Everything about Nikola Zhekov totally explained
Nikola Zhekov (
1864 -
1949) was a Minister of War of
Bulgaria in
1915 and served as
Commander-in-Chief from
1916-
1918 during
World War I.
Zhekov served during two earlier conflicts:
Serbo-Bulgarian War in
1885, and the
Balkan Wars 1912-
1913, where during the latter he served as Second Army's Chief of Staff. In August-October 1915 Zhekov was Bulgaria's Minister of War, working to prepare his country for its entry into the First World War on the side of the
Central Powers (and determined upon an invasion of
Serbia).
After the declaration of war to Serbia, Zhekov was consequently appointed the army's Commander-in-Chief on the Balkan Front. Attached to
Mackensen's Army Group, the Bulgarian First Army liaised with the
Germany and
Austria-Hungary in crushing the Serbian army at home. Under Mackensen's command, the Bulgarian Army also participated in the militarily highly successful
Romanian Campaign.
Separately, Zhekov managed in throwing back the
Allied offensives in
Salonika in the autumn of 1916 and the spring of 1917 at the Battles of
Florina and
Lake Prespa. Zhekov's force also participated in the successful attack against the port of
Kavalla in August-September 1917.
After the war Zhekov chose to flee into exile in Germany. He returned in
1923 to defend his reputation and was jailed for 3 years. After that he went back to exile in Germany, where he later became a
Nazi.
Zhekov died in
Füssen.
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