Hristo Lukov
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Hristo Lukov | |
Born | January 6, 1887 Varna, Kingdom of Bulgaria |
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Died | February 13, 1943 Sofia, Bulgaria |
Hristo Nikolov Lukov (Bulgarian: Христо Николов Луков (b. January 6, 1887 - d. February 13, 1943) was a Bulgarian general who led the Union of Bulgarian National Legions (SBNL).
He was the commanding General of the 13th Division of the Bulgarian Kingdom's Army during World War I,[citation needed] and later a Minister of War. During the Second World War he was a great supporter of the Axis powers, particularly Nazi Germany. Lukov was assassinated by Communist partisans.
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List of Bulgarian generals in the Kingdom of Bulgaria