Return to Sender

The Bulgarian surrender and subsequent re-entry into the war on the side of the Allies left the German positions in the Balkans in disarray. Army Group F was entrusted with keeping a withdrawal route open for forces in Geece and Albania. Elements of the the 7th SS Prinz …

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The Bulgarian surrender and subsequent re-entry into the war on the side of the Allies left the German positions in the Balkans in disarray. Army Group F was entrusted with keeping a withdrawal route open for forces in Geece and Albania. Elements of the the 7th SS Prinz Eugen Division took up positions in the Rabicka Gora Mountains. Before long, the familiar whine of German 105mm artillery could be heard, but this time the shells were incoming. German-made weapons were being turned against them by their former ally. Soon came German panzers, but with Bulgarian markings. Trucks with mounted infantry accompanied the tanks. Fortunately for the Prinz Eugen Division, it had been augmented with “88s” that had been withdrawn from the Ploesti oilfields after Romania’s defection to the Allies.

Kocane, Serbia

The Belgrade Offensive or the Belgrade strategic offensive operation (15 September 1944 – 24 November 1944) was a military operation during World War II in Yugoslavia in which Belgrade was liberated from the German Wehrmacht through the joint efforts of the Soviet Red Army, Yugoslav Partisans, and the Bulgarian Army. Soviet forces and local militias launched separate but loosely cooperative operations that undermined German control of Belgrade and ultimately forced a retreat. Martial planning was coordinated evenly among command leaders, and the operation was largely enabled through tactical cooperation between Josip Broz Tito and Joseph Stalin that began in September 1944. These martial provisions allowed Bulgarian forces to engage in operations throughout Yugoslav territory, which furthered tactical success while increasing diplomatic friction.

Bulgarian

German

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