page_title: Hristo Lukov
hierarchical_section_title: Hristo Lukov
caption_attribution_description: English: Image of Hristo Lukov in uniform
context_page_description: Hristo Nikolov Lukov was a Bulgarian lieutenant-general, politician, and Minister of War, who led the nationalistic Union of Bulgarian National Legions, an organisation largely supportive of Nazi ideology. Lukov was assassinated in 1943 by two members of the Bulgarian resistance movement, Violeta Yakova and Ivan Burudzhiev.
context_section_description: Hristo Nikolov Lukov (Bulgarian: Христо Николов Луков; January 6, 1887 in Varna – February 13, 1943 in Sofia) was a Bulgarian lieutenant-general, politician, and Minister of War, who led the nationalistic Union of Bulgarian National Legions (UBNL), an organisation largely supportive of Nazi ideology. Lukov was assassinated in 1943 by two members of the Bulgarian resistance movement, Violeta Yakova and Ivan Burudzhiev.
caption: Hristov Lukov in full military regalia
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