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In the south it bordered the area of Dobruja that had been annexed by Bulgaria, and in the north it bordered the operational area of the Bulgarian 3 rd Army. Bulgaria also hoped to annex this territory where, against the will of its allies, it had appointed local administrators from autumn 1916 until the end of that year.
In March 1916 the army of Austria-Hungary took over control of Elbasan from the Bulgarian army which then headed toward Berat. Bulgaria had an idea to persuade Albanian leaders to elect Prince Kiril, second son of Ferdinand I of Bulgaria, for their king (mbret).
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The Bulgarian Army ( Bulgarian: Българска армия, romanized : Bŭlgarska armiya) Also called The Bulgarian Armed Forces is the military of Bulgaria. The commander-in-chief is the president of Bulgaria. The Ministry of Defense is responsible for political leadership, while overall military command is in the hands of the Defense ...
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Keywords: Austro-Hungarian Army, Albanian patriots, region of Elbasan, national congress, economic situation. In January 1916, the Bulgarian and Austro-Hungarian troops, entered into Albanian territory by occupying most of it. Also, the Elbasan region became part of the occupation.
- Lira Gjevori, Sokol Gjevori
- 2014
Sep 6, 2011 · June 1939 - Mobilized to wartime strength Bulgarian 2nd, 3rd, 8th, 10th and 11th ID, 2nd Fast Division, 2nd, 3rd and 8th Border Guards Regiment and under the command of the HQ of the 2nd army on 18 July 1939 these begin to be transferred by railway or on foot to the Turkish border.
On 11 March, after a two weeks bombardment, which destroyed many fortified structures around the city, the final assault started, with League forces enjoying a crushing superiority over the Ottoman garrison. The Bulgarian Second Army, with 106,425 men and two Serbian divisions, with 47,275 men, conquered the city, with the Bulgarians suffering ...
The Bulgarian army made every effort to ensure that the ‘Undivided Bulgaria’ remained so, although Macedonian enthusiasm for the Bulgarian presence gradually wore thin. 13 At the later stages of the occupation the Bulgarian army, assisted by IMRO bands, resorted to severe punitive expeditions, which further alienated the population.
