Pravoslav Tenev

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Православ Тенев Pravoslav Tenev
Portrait of General Tenev
Commander of the Macedonian Military Inspection Oblast
In office 1916–1917
Monarch	Ferdinand I
Prime Minister	Vasil Radoslavov
Preceded by	Racho Petrov
Succeeded by	Stefan Toshev
Personal details
Born	(1862-03-15)March 15, 1862 Varna, Danube Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died	December 25, 1942(1942-12-25) (aged 80) Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria
Military service
Allegiance	Principality of Bulgaria  Kingdom of Bulgaria
Years of service	1879 — 1918
Rank	Infantry General
Commands	Third Army
Battles/wars	Serbo-Bulgarian War First Balkan War Second Balkan War Battle of Doiran World War I

Pravoslav Krastev Tenev was a Bulgarian infantry general and chief of staff of the army (March 6, 1914 - April 15, 1915).

Biography[]

Tenev as a young man

Pravoslav Tenev was born on March 15, 1862, in Varna. On October 5, 1879, he entered military service, and in 1882 he graduated from the Military School of Vasil Levski National Military University in Sofia and on August 30 he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant, enlisted in the Rahovska No. 12 infantry company . In April 1885 he was appointed subalter-officer in the newly formed and on August 30, 1885, was promoted to lieutenant.^[1]

Serbo-Bulgarian War[]

During the Serbian-Bulgarian War of 1885, Lieutenant Tanev served as commander of the 3rd company of 8th Marine Regiment.

After the war served as a company commander in the Battle of HRH school, then the . On January 1, 1888, he was promoted to the rank of captain, and in 1893 to the rank of major. In 1892, he graduated from General Staff Academy in Turin, Italy, and then served as general staff officer, a senior aide to the , and was head of the operational department in the Chief of Staff of the in Sofia. On January 1, 1898, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel . In 1899 he was appointed commander of the 22ndnd Infantry Regiment Thracian on which the service is up to 1902, when he was appointed chief of staff of the 4 th Infantry Preslav Division when the service is up to 1903.^[1]

In 1903 Colonel Pravda Tanev took command of the 2 nd Brigade of 9 -a Infantry Division Pleven on which service is up to 1905. He later served as chief of staff of the Ministry of War and in 1907 was appointed chief of the 6th Bdina Infantry Division . On October 15, 1908, he was promoted to the rank of Major General.^[1]

Balkan Wars and World War I[]

During the First Balkan War he continued to command the 6th Bdina Infantry Division, which is part of the Third Bulgarian Army. During the Battle of Kirk Kilisse, the Sixth Division was kept as a reserve and only its Second Brigade joined at the most critical moment. In the Battle of Lule Burgas, it was located on the right flank of the advancing Third Army and captured Luleburgaz on the first day of the fighting . Later, in the course of the operation, he made the important breakthrough near the village of . After Luleburgaz, the Sixth Division was transferred to the First Bulgarian Army (commanding lieutenant general Vasil Kutinchev). During the First Battle of Çatalca, it was located in the central section of the front, where an auxiliary strike was to be carried out during the offensive. On the first day of the operation, she managed to capture the fortress of with great difficulty, but the next day, was forced to withdraw.

On March 6, 1914, Major General Tenev was appointed Chief of Staff of the Army, a position he held until March 1915. On March 27, 1915, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general. When Bulgaria joined the First World War (September 1915), he was head of the Main Logistics Department. Until January 15, 1917, he was temporarily appointed head of the Macedonian Military Inspection District. Then, until 1918, he was a general for orders at the United States. In 1916, at his suggestion, the commander-in-chief of the Bulgarian army issued an order for the establishment of a military museum. On October 31, 1918, he was promoted to the rank of infantry general and dismissed from the army.^[1]

Infantry General Pravoslav Tenev died on December 25, 1942, in Sofia.

Awards[]

• Order of Bravery, III degree, 2nd class, IV degree, 2nd class\
• Order of Saint Alexander, II degree with swords in the middle, V degree without swords
• Order of Military Merit, III degree and IV degree on ordinary ribbon
• , I degree with swords, posthumously^[2]

References[]

Bibliography[]

• Nedev, S., The Command of the Bulgarian Army during the Wars of National Unification, Sofia, 1993, Military Publishing Complex "St. George the Victorious ”, p. 114