Nikola Zhekov | |
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Born | İslimiye, Ottoman Empire (today Sliven, Bulgaria) | 6 January 1865
Died | 1 November 1949 Füssen, West Germany | (aged 84)
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Years of service | 1885–1918 |
Rank | General |
Commands held | Chief of Staff of the 2nd Army Commander-in-chief of the Bulgarian Army |
Battles/wars | Serbo-Bulgarian War Balkan Wars World War I |
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Nikola Todorov Zhekov (Bulgarian: Никола Тодоров Жеков; German: Nikola Todorow Schekow; 6 January 1865 – 1 November 1949) was the Minister of War of Bulgaria in 1915 and served as commander-in-chief from 1915 to 1918 during World War I.