Some of the best fortifications in the world are manned by soldiers low on food, clothing, and supplies. So what happens when they meet an enemy determined to break a years long stalemate? Breakthrough.

Major Characters in this Episode:

Prime Minister Alexander Malinov

General Zhekov

Crown Prince Boris

General Vladimir Vazov

Timeline for this episode:

• 1918, Jun 23rd - Entente troops begin landing at Murmansk to aid the White army.

• 1918, Jul 27th - Tsar Nicholas II and his family are executed by the Bolsheviks.

• 1918, Jul - The Ottomans formally request Western Thrace from Bulgaria.

• 1918, Sep 14-29th - The Vardar Offensive marks the final offensive action in the Balkans for the war.

• 1918, Sep 15-18 - Entente forces finally break through at Dobro Pole.

• 1918, Sep 18-19 - Third battle of Doiran

• 1918, Sep 18- Oct 17th - The Entente breaks through the German lines on the western front.

• 1918, Sep 22-23 - The Second Dobrudja People’s Assembly is held in Badabag and announces the accession of Dobrudja to Bulgaria.

• 1918, Sep 24th - The other Central Powers agree to hand Northern Dobrudja over to Bulgaria in order to encourage Bulgaria to continue resisting the Entente in Macedonia.

Sources used in this episode:

• История на България в Дати by Vasil Katsunov, Plamen Mitev, Valeri Kolev, Evgenia Kalinova, and Iskra Baeva

• A Concise History of Bulgaria by R.J. Crampton

• Balkan Breakthrough by Richard C. Hall

• Foxy Ferdinand by Stephen Constant

• The Gardeners of Salonika by Alan Palmer

• The Valley of Death - The Battles of Doiran - Sabaton History 115 [Official]