Kliment Boyadzhiev
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| Kliment Boyadzhiev
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| 15 April 1861 – 15 July 1933 | |
| Place of birth |  Ohrid, contemporary Republic of Macedonia |
| Place of death |  Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Allegiance | Bulgaria |
| Years of service | 1883 - 1916 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | Forth Preslav Infantry Division 1st Bulgarian Army |
| Battles/wars | Lule-Burgas Morava Kosovo |
Kliment Boyadzhiev (Bulgarian: Климент Бояджиев) (born on 15 April 1861 in Ohrid, died on 15 July 1933 in Sofia) was a Bulgarian General during the Balkan Wars and First World War.
He studied in an elementary school in Ohrid. After the liberation of Bulgaria in 1878 he emigrated to Sofia. In 1883 he graduated the Military School in Sofia and in 1895 graduated the Military Academy in Torino, Italy with excellent marks.
During the successful Serbo-Bulgarian War in 1885 he was an aid-de-camp in the Western Corps quarters. He distinguished himself in the battle of Lule-Burgas during the First Balkan War as a commander of the Forth Preslav Infantry Division. Between 22 August 1913 and 1 September 1913 Kliment Boyadzhiev was the Minister of War.
During the First World War he commanded the 1st Army which achieved major successes against the Serbs in the battle of Morava and the battle of Kosovo. Boyadzhiev remained in that position until 25 September 1916 when he went to the reserve. The general was awarded four Bulgarian medals for courage and bravery as well as one Russian. After the war between 1918 and 1923 he emigrated to Germany.
He was also an author of a relief map of Bulgaria in 1902.
Kliment Boyadzhiev died in Sofia in 1933.
[edit] References
- Ташев, Ташо (1999). „Министрите на България 1879-1999“. София: АИ „Проф. Марин Дринов“ / Изд. на МО.
