Revolutionary Radko Dimitriev

Radko Ruskov Dimitriev was a Bulgarian officer and lieutenant general who took part in several military conflicts, including the Serbo-Bulgarian War, the First Balkan War and the Second Balkan War. He was also an active participant in the pro-Russian rebellions in the Principality of Bulgaria in 1887.

During the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878, Radko Dimitriev and his friend Petko Kavaldzhiev joined the Russian army as volunteers. Dimitriev was subsequently appointed interpreter at the headquarters of the Life Guards Uhlan Regiment of the Second Guards Cavalry Division. He fought in the area of Pravets village and entered Edirne.

In 1885, during the Serbo-Bulgarian War, Dimitriev was appointed assistant to the chief of staff of the Western Corps, operating against the main Serbian forces. He commanded the advance guard of the left column and took part in the Battle of Tsaribrod. For his bravery in battle, he received the Military Order for Bravery.

After the war, Dimitriev was appointed head of the Service and Inspection Department at the Ministry of War.