Bulgarian Armed Forces
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The Bulgarian Armed Forces are the military organization of Bulgaria, responsible for the country's defense and participation in international security operations through its army, air force, and navy.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Armed Forces of the Republic of Bulgaria | 1 |
| Bulgarian armed forces | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed forces
ⓘ
military organization ⓘ |
| allegiance | Republic of Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alliance |
NATO
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
|
| budgetType | defense budget of Bulgaria ⓘ |
| commanderInChief | President of Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Bulgaria ⓘ |
| doctrine | NATO military doctrine ⓘ |
| emblem | coat of arms of the Bulgarian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equipmentSupplier |
European Union member states
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formationDate | 1878 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Principality of Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | Sofia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBranch |
Bulgarian Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bulgarian Land Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Bulgarian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Joint Forces Command of Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Special Operations Forces of Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquarters | Sofia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPrecursor |
Bulgarian Legion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bulgarian volunteers in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Constitution of Bulgaria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Defence and Armed Forces Act of the Republic of Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ministerOfDefence | Minister of Defence of Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ministry | Ministry of Defence of Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motto | За нашата свобода и ваша (For our freedom and yours) ⓘ |
| nativeName | Въоръжени сили на България NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NATOMembershipDate | 2004 ⓘ |
| operationalArea |
international missions abroad
ⓘ
territory of Bulgaria ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
First Balkan War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NATO missions in Afghanistan ⓘ NATO missions in Kosovo ⓘ Second Balkan War NERFINISHED ⓘ Serbo-Bulgarian War NERFINISHED ⓘ UN peacekeeping operations ⓘ Warsaw Pact NERFINISHED ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Bulgarian ⓘ |
| role |
national defense
ⓘ
participation in international security operations ⓘ |
| serviceType | all-volunteer force ⓘ |
| shortName | Bulgarian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Government of Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supremeCommanderTitle | President of Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesConscription | no ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bulgarian armed forces
this entity surface form:
Armed Forces of the Republic of Bulgaria
subject surface form:
Bulgarian People's Army