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The Western (Bulgarian) Outlands (Bulgarian: Западни (български) покрайнини, romanized: Zapadni (balgarski) pokraynini) is a term used in Bulgarian to denote several regions located in ex-Yugoslavia, today southeastern Serbia and southeastern North Macedonia, that were traditionally part of Bulgaria and which were predominantly inhabited by ethnic Bulgarians ...
Predictions of apocalyptic events that will result in the extinction of humanity, a collapse of civilization, or the destruction of the planet have been made since at least the beginning of the Common Era. [1] Most predictions are related to Abrahamic religions, often standing for or similar to the eschatological events described in their ...
Meanwhile, on 4 September, German troops captured the headquarters of the Bulgarian occupation corps in Niška Banja and the headquarters of the three Bulgarian divisions stationed there. Despite these circumstances, on 5 September the Soviet Union declared war on the Kingdom of Bulgaria.
Lion holding a shield with a map of Greater Bulgaria (National Museum of Military History, Sofia.)Bulgarian irredentism is a term to identify the territory associated with a historical national state and a modern Bulgarian irredentist nationalist movement in the 19th and 20th centuries, which would include most of Macedonia, Thrace and Moesia.
On June 5, 1942, the United States declared war on Bulgaria. Bulgaria was neutral during 1939–1941, but on March 1, 1941, Bulgaria signed the Tripartite Pact and officially joined the Axis bloc. Following this, the Bulgarian government declared war on the United Kingdom and the United States on December 13, 1941.
August 26 – Bulgaria officially withdraws from World War II. [6] September 8 - Soviet forces cross the border. They occupy the north-eastern part of Bulgaria along with the key port cities of Varna and Burgas by the next day. By order of the government, the Bulgarian Army offers no resistance. [7] [8] [9]
Map of World War II-era Bulgaria with the territories annexed from Yugoslavia and Greece. Belomorie (Bulgarian: Беломорие, lit. ' White Sea lands '), is the Bulgarian name for roughly the area of today's Greek province of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, including the eastern part of Central Macedonia. [1]
Battles of World War II involving Bulgaria (1 C, 16 P) Pages in category "Battles involving Bulgaria" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total.