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Bulgarian campaigns during World War I, borders including occupied territories A German postcard commemorating the entry of Bulgaria into the war.. The Kingdom of Bulgaria participated in World War I on the side of the Central Powers from 14 October 1915, when the country declared war on Serbia, until 30 September 1918, when the Armistice of Salonica came into effect.
In August 1914, nearly a month after the war broke out, the Bulgarian Prime Minister Vasil Radoslavov declared that Bulgaria would remain neutral. That, however, was only temporary as the Bulgarian government expected an opportune moment and favorable terms to enter the war and regain its lands. On 19 August, it signed an alliance with Turkey.
Bulgaria was the last country to join the Central Powers, which it did in October 1915 by declaring war on Serbia. [30] It invaded Serbia in conjunction with German and Austro-Hungarian forces. [45] Bulgaria held claims on the region of Vardar Macedonia then held by Serbia following the Balkan Wars of 1912–1913 and the Treaty of Bucharest ...
The overall internal situation of Bulgaria following the two Balkan Wars remained greatly strained. The acquisition of around 18,000 km 2 of new land with its over 400,000 inhabitants failed to compensate for the loss of Southern Dobrudja, one of the country's most fertile regions; the approximately 176,000 casualties; and enormous financial costs. [1]
The United Kingdom declares war on Bulgaria. [24] [53] Politics: Montenegro declares war on Bulgaria. [24] October 16 Politics: France declares war on Bulgaria. [24] October 17 – November 21 Balkan, Macedonian: Battle of Krivolak, first of the Salonika front. October 18 – November 4 Italian: Third Battle of the Isonzo: October 19 Politics
Bulgaria: April 6, 1917 United States German Empire: April 7, 1917 Panama: Cuba: June 27, 1917 Greece Austria-Hungary German Empire Bulgaria Ottoman Empire: July 22, 1917 Siam Austria-Hungary: July 22, 1917 German Empire: August 4, 1917 Liberia: August 14, 1917 China Austria-Hungary: August 14, 1917 German Empire: October 26, 1917 Brazil
Dissatisfied with gains from the First Balkan War, Bulgaria attacked former allies Serbia and Greece; Attacks repulsed by Greece and Serbia, whose armies enter Bulgaria; Romanian and Ottoman intervention forced Bulgaria to ask for armistice; Bulgarian territorial cessations in Treaty of Bucharest and Treaty of Constantinople; World War I (1914 ...
Bulgaria declared war on Britain, Yugoslavia, Greece, and the USA. Bulgaria left the war after the Soviet Union declared war on Bulgaria. 1944: Women earned the right to vote. 1948: 27 December: Georgi Dimitrov became the leader of the communist party. 1947: Bulgaria and the Soviet Union signed a peace treaty. 1949: 2 July