Nikola StoychevNikola Georgiev Stoychev was a Bulgarian Lieutenant-General who fought in World War II. BiographyHe was born on October 13, 1891, in Kostenets. Between August 1941 and January 1943, he was commander of the Third Bulgarian Army. In November 1943, he became commander of the Second Bulgarian Army until September 1944, when Bulgaria switched sides after Soviet forces had crossed the Bulgarian-Romanian border. He went into reserve, until he was tried and sentenced to death by the People's Court and shot on February 1, 1945. SourcesInformation related to Nikola Stoychev |