Construction Troops (Bulgaria)

The Construction Troops (Bulgarian: Строителни войски) in Bulgaria were a military construction organization subordinated to the Ministry of Defence (Ministry of People's Defence during the Communist period) or directly to the government, which existed from 1920 to 2000. Bulgarian Prime Minister Stamboliyski created them to circumvent the limitations of the Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine on the size of the Bulgarian Armed Forces. Initially they was called "Labor Conscription", then "Labor Troops" (1940 - 1946).

Construction Troops (Bulgaria)

The Construction Troops (Bulgarian: Строителни войски) in Bulgaria were a military construction organization subordinated to the Ministry of Defence (Ministry of People's Defence during the Communist period) or directly to the government, which existed from 1920 to 2000. Bulgarian Prime Minister Stamboliyski created them to circumvent the limitations of the Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine on the size of the Bulgarian Armed Forces. Initially they was called "Labor Conscription", then "Labor Troops" (1940 - 1946).