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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.
Bulgaria was the last country to join the Central Powers, which it did in October 1915 by declaring war on Serbia. [12] It invaded Serbia in conjunction with German and Austro-Hungarian forces. [46] 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 ...
Archduke Joseph Ferdinand of Austria − Commanded the 4th army (1914–1916) during the Brusilov Offensive, later became Inspector-General of the Imperial Air Force (1917–1918) Karl von Pflanzer-Baltin − Supreme Commander of Austro-Hungarian infantry in Albania (1917–1918), previously commanded the 7th Army (1915–1916)
Bakardzhiev, Nikola — Infantry General (1934) Balabanov, Boncho — Major General (1900) Balkanski, Milenko — Major General (1917) Batsarov, Ivan — Major General (1917)
When the war broke out the country was in an unfavorable situation - the country had just suffered a national catastrophe following the Second Balkan War in which Serbia, Greece, Romania and the Ottoman Empire defeated Bulgaria, and retook many territories occupied by Bulgaria during the First Balkan War.
Ferdinand was born on 26 February 1861 in Vienna, [2] a German prince of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry.He was the son of Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and his wife Clémentine of Orléans, daughter of King Louis Philippe I of the French.
The Agrarian Party leader, Aleksandar Stamboliyski, was imprisoned for his opposition to the war. The Russian Revolution of February 1917 had a great effect in Bulgaria, spreading antiwar and anti-monarchist sentiment among the troops and in the cities. Membership in socialist parties in Bulgaria boomed.
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]