A travelling exhibition on everyday life in the Bulgarian Land Forces opened today in Svoboda Square in Haskovo. Land Forces Day is on 19 November, so the display opens nine days early.

The exhibition, "In the Service of People and Motherland", began in Sofia, where it opened on Monday, 2 November, in front of the Ivan Vazov National Theatre. Military unit 52740 announced the Haskovo stop on Thursday. In the square, it is open from 9am to 4pm.

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It features 45 panels of photos of soldiers and civilian staff from Land Forces units. The exhibition marks the 148th anniversary of the founding of the Land Forces and the 141st anniversary of the Bulgarian infantry's victory over the Serbian army at Slivnitsa.

Guests included Haskovo mayor Stanislav Dechev and deputy regional governor Oleg Filev. Brig Gen Miroslav Kostadinov, commander of the 2nd Tundzha Mechanised Brigade, welcomed those gathered.

Kostadinov said the city has a long-standing bond with the army, people love and respect it, and local institutions work well with it. The photos, he added, show a side of army life that people do not know: what soldiers do in crises, their part in missions and their help to local authorities.

The exhibition will next visit towns and cities with Land Forces units.