World War 2 in Yugoslavia

Bulgaria

Kingdom of Bulgaria signed Tripartite pact on 1 March 1941 but refused to send troops to Soviet Union and was given occupation tasks in Serbia out of which south-east part together with most of Macedonia and small part of Greece was annexed by Bulgaria.

Orders of battle of occupation units in Yugoslavia 1941-1944:

1941

1942

1943

Bulgaria declared war on Germany 8 September 1944 after which occupation units mostly withdrew (some surrendered to Germans while other put stiffed resistance) from Yugoslavia back to Bulgaria. New reorganized Bulgarian People's army advanced into Yugoslavia as part of Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front.

Order of battle:

1944

Operations

Operation KUGELBLITZ

Operation ERICH

Operation BURA

Operation RADAN

Operation BERGRUÄŒ

NiÅ¡ operation

Links

Bulgarian Armed Forces of WWII
Bulgarian WW2 Military Page - Axis & Communist 1939-45

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