With the defeat of Greece and Yugoslavia, Bulgaria seemingly achieves its national goals with little sacrifice on its part. Tsar Boris is hailed as Tsar Unifier, and even opposition politicians are overjoyed. But all this success hides a growing darkness... Major Characters in this Episode: Tsar Boris III Adolf Hitler Prime Minister Bogdan Filov Foreign Minister Ivan Popov Timeline 1941, Apr 6th - Germany, Italy, and Hungary invade Yugoslavia. 1941, Apr 6th - Germany invades Greece. 1941, Apr...

In the aftermath of Bulgaria's signing of the Tripartite Pact, Yugoslavia follows suit. However, the outcome proves to be dramatically different. Major Characters in this Episode: Tsar Boris III Adolf Hitler Prime Minister Bogdan Filov Foreign Minister Ivan Popov Prince Pavle of Yugoslavia King Peter of Yugoslavia Ante Pavelic Timeline 1941, Feb 24th - Bulgarian intelligence captures Vadim Grenevich, a British agent, on the train to Constantinople. After interrogation he is handed over to the...

In the aftermath of Bulgaria's decision to sign the Tripartite Pact, it's worth looking at how this event is portrayed and how the major players, both internally and externally, reacted. Major Characters in this Episode: Tsar Boris III Adolf Hitler Prime Minister Bogdan Filov Sources: История на България в Дати by Vasil Katsunov, Plamen Mitev, Valeri Kolev, Evgenia Kalinova, and Iskra Baeva Crown of Thorns by Stephane Groueff The Balkans by Misha Glenny The Left Side of Hstory, WWII and the...