Daniel Mladenov Todorov
Daniel Mladenov Todorov | |
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 Todorov in 2007 | |
| Born | 3 December 1964 Cuprasi, Syara |
| Allegiance |  Syara |
| Service/ | Syaran National Army |
| Years of service | 1988-2011 |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
| Unit | Army Group Gamma |
| Battles/wars | Zemplen War |
| Awards | see below |
Daniel Mladenov Todorov is a Syaran former Field Marshal best known for comamnding Army Group Gamma during the Zemplen War.
An ethnic Galanian, Todorov served in the Refusal War and was comissioned in the Syaran National Army just shortly after the conflict ended. Todorov served in a variety of commands including Training and Administration, Divisional command, and Central Command in the years prior the Zemplen conflict. In 2007 he was promoted to Colonel General and just a year later promoted to Field Marshal upon taking command of Army Group Gamma, charged with the invasion of southern Ruvelka. During Operation Aspis Army Group Gamma succesfully repelled Ruvelkan forces from the border but quickly became stonewalled by the extensive mountains of the Kurilla and Matra Mountain Ranges. Todorov succesfully repelled Ruvlekan counter attacks during the Ruvelkan Winter Counter-Offensive and thereafter launched Operation Synaspismos in the late winter and early Spring of 2009. Although the Syarans were able to inflict serious defeats on the Ruvelkans, Syaran forces were forced to settle into the lengthy Siege of Aszód. Todorov was unwilling to risk a direct assault into the city and focused on clearing out Ruvelkan forces from the Matra Mountains. Army Group Gamma ultimately struggled to advance further in Ruvelka, hampered by stiff Ruvelkan resistance and extremely difficult terrain. Unwilling to launch further major offensives, Todorov spent much of the rest of the war holding his position until his forces were forced to retreat during Operation Homefront. He retired from the service in 2011, less than a year after the war ended.
Todorov's tenure as Field Marshal came under sharp criticism shortly after the war ended. Assessment from external observers argue that Todorov failed to adapt to the situations he was facing, resulting in Army Group Gamma spending much of the war in static positions and contributing little to Syara's overall strategy. Contemporary Syaran sources surfaced in the post war years suggested that Syaran Central Command was largely disatisfied with Todorov's leadership, and that his quick retirement after the conclusion was welcomed by many Syaran military leaders.