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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.
A red square flag with a white outline of a star and the Bulgarian lion in the center. 1955-1963 Naval Jack The old Naval Jack flag from 1949-1955 in 2:3 Ratio and without the lion. 1963-1990 Naval Jack The old naval jack but in 1:2 Ratio. 1908-1944 Minister of War The Bulgarian flag with the lion on a red background in top-left corner
After the liberation of Bulgaria following the Russo-Turkish War in 1878, the flag was described in the Tarnovo Constitution of 1879 as follows: Art. 23. The Bulgarian people's flag is three-coloured and consists of white, green and red colours, placed horizontally. [10]
The Liberation of Bulgaria is the historical process as a result of the Bulgarian Revival. In Bulgarian historiography, the liberation of Bulgaria refers to those events of the Tenth Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) that led to the re-establishment of the Bulgarian state under the Treaty of San Stefano of 3 March 1878.
Bulgaria, recuperating from the Balkan Wars, sat out the first year of World War I, but when Germany promised to restore the boundaries of the Treaty of San Stefano, Bulgaria, which had the largest army in the Balkans, declared war on Serbia in October 1915. Britain, France and Italy then declared war on Bulgaria.
The history of Ottoman Bulgaria spans nearly 500 years, beginning in the late 14th century, with the Ottoman conquest of smaller kingdoms from the disintegrating Second Bulgarian Empire. In the late 19th century, Bulgaria was liberated from the Ottoman Empire , and by the early 20th century it was declared independent .
Bulgaria and her People: With an Account of the Balkan wars, Macedonia, and the Macedonia Bulgars. Boston: The Page Company. Nikolova, Nikoleta. "Одринската епопея — венец на българската войнска слава" [The Edirne Epic - A Crown of Bulgarian Military Glory] (in Bulgarian).
The Ottoman–Bulgarian alliance was probably a prerequisite for Bulgaria's joining the Central Powers after Turkey entered the war in November. [3] The treaty of alliance had seven articles. [4] It was a purely defensive pact: it obligated a signatory to go to war only if the other was attacked by another Balkan country. [5]