Bulgarian Attacks Trigger Second Balkan War

Date: June 29, 1913 • Location: Belgrade, Serbia

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 1913.

The Bulgarian army launches attacks against Serbian positions, triggering the Second Balkan War.

The Bulgarian Army, also called the Bulgarian Armed Forces, is the military of Bulgaria. The commander-in-chief is the president of Bulgaria. The Ministry of Defense is responsible for political leadership, while overall military command is in the hands of the Defense Staff, headed by the Chief of the Defense. There are three main branches of the Bulgarian Army, named literally the Land Forces, the Air Forces and the Naval Forces.