(1865-01-06)6 January 1865 İslimiye, Ottoman Empire (today Sliven, Bulgaria)
Died
1 November 1949(1949-11-01) (aged 84) Füssen, West Germany
Allegiance
Kingdom of Bulgaria
Service/branch
Bulgarian Land Forces
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
Awards
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.
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resigned and was replaced as minister by the pro-German Major General NikolaZhekov. Radoslavov also entered into talks with the Ottoman Empire, trying...
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to the north of Monastir. The Bulgarian commander in chief, General NikolaZhekov, protested this decision, but in the end, he couldn't stop its execution...
Greece formed a new alliance against Bulgaria. The Serbian Prime Minister Nikola Pasic promised Greece Thrace to Greece [no reference] if it helped Serbia...
advantage for the Entente. In late July 1918, Bulgarian commander-in-chief NikolaZhekov sent German field marshal general Paul von Hindenburg a message regarding...
against Greek interests. In late July 1918, Bulgarian commander-in-chief NikolaZhekov sent German Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg a message regarding a...
Romanians. Von Hindenburg and the Bulgarian commander in chief general Zhekov then both confirmed the orders of the Bulgarian Third Army to advance into...
Stiliyan Kovachev in the Kočani–Radoviš area. The 2nd Army under general Nikola Ivanov was detailed against the Greek army. The army of the Kingdom of Serbia...
ruler Milan Obrenović IV was annoyed that Serbian opposition leaders like Nikola Pašić, who had escaped persecution after the Timok Rebellion, had found...
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