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[1] [2] Bulgaria resisted Axis pressure to join the war against the Soviet Union, which began on 22 June 1941, but did declare war on Britain and the United States on 13 December 1941. The Red Army entered Bulgaria on 8 September 1944; Bulgaria declared war on Germany the next day.
It was made up of volunteering Bulgarian workers and soldiers who did not agree with their government's decision to change their allegiance to the Allies. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Only small numbers of pro-German Bulgarians were able to join outside Bulgaria, including some from the Fifth Army engaged in the occupation of Yugoslavia. [ 1 ]
German forces entered Bulgaria on 1–2 March 1941 as a result of Bulgaria's adhesion to the Axis. [2] The Bulgarian Communist Party (BCP) declared this to be a "fatal move" and once again called for a union with the USSR [citation needed]. On 6 March 1941 Georgi Dimitrov called on the people of Bulgaria to start resistance against the Germans. [3]
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.
Operation Strafe (German planned invasion of Bulgaria in case they reject to join Tripartite Pact. Developed on on 30 November 1940, cancelled after get Bulgarian support) [21] Operation Marita (invasion of Greece via Bulgaria, Germany supporting the Italian efforts. Carried out 6 April 1941.)
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On March 1, 1941, Bulgaria joined the Axis, which further unsettled Stalin after Germany had continued to ignore Stalin's November 25, 1940, Axis entry proposal. [99] After six months of preparations, Germany invaded the Soviet Union on 22 June 1941, which ended any hope of Ribbentrop of the Soviets for the proposed alliance.
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