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As pressure on Bulgaria mounts, two organizations that will define its history in the coming years are formed. Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/post/266-front-and-kev Check out the book here: a.co/d/0iKfCu6f

Whether combating opposition from fascists and communists, implementing new anti-semitic policies, or avoiding wider involvement in the war, the Bulgarian government operates in the shadows. Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/post/265-in-the-shadows Check out the book here: a.co/d/0iKfCu6f

As war officially comes to Bulgaria and much of the rest of the world, it becomes gradually more clear that this conflict is going to be larger and more dangerous than previously imagined. Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/post/264-widening-war Check out the book here: a.co/d/0iKfCu6f

Throughout the Balkans, partisan and resistance movements as well as the violence needed to keep them in check both escalate. The results are death and repression on a scale the region has not seen in decades. Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/post/263-escalation Check out the book here: a.co/d/0iKfCu6f

The German invasion of the Soviet Union marks the end of the "perfect solution for Bulgaria." Now, the country faces a new partisan threat alongside the prospect of a wider and even more dangerous war. Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/post/262-barbarossa Check out the book here: a.co/d/0iKfCu6f

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As Bulgaria begins to establish its occupation structures in its newly acquired territories, good intentions quickly evaporate and ugly harsh realities come to the forefront. Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/post/261-harsh-realities Check out the book here: a.co/d/0iKfCu6f

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... Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/post/260-dream-realized-again Check out the book here: a.co/d/0iKfCu6f

In the aftermath of Bulgaria's signing of the Tripartite Pact, Yugoslavia follows suit. However, the outcome proves to be dramatically different. Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/post/259-destruction-yugoslavia Check out the book here: a.co/d/0iKfCu6f

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. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/post/258-the-reaction Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. Check out the book here: a.co/d/0iKfCu6f

As pressure mounts from all sides, Bulgaria finally concedes and signs a document that will seal its fate. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/post/257-tripartite-pact Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. Check out the book here: a.co/d/0iKfCu6f

The Yugoslav communists work to strengthen their presence in Macedonia as the fascist Iron Guard leads a full scale revolt in Romania leading to their destruction. In Bulgaria, as the country moves closer to signing the Tripartite Pact, the country implements the most shameful piece of legislation in its history. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/post/256-law-defense-nation Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. Check out the book here: a.co/d/0iKfCu6f

The Axis Powers formalize their alliance with the creation of the Tripartite Pact. Then, just as the war in Europe begins to slow down, the Italian invasion of Greece puts new pressure on Bulgaria to join the war. The question hanging in the air is just how long Bulgaria can resist Axis arm twisting. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/post/255-arm-twisting Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. Check out the book here: https://a.co/d/0iKfCu6f

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As yet more countries leap at the opportunity to extract territory from a Romanian state that can do little to stop them, the last true royal dictatorship in the Balkans falls. As a result, Bulgaria achieves a cherished national goal and begins to fracture the uneasy alliance between the Communists and government. Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/post/254-romanian-feast Check out the book here: www.amazon.com/State-Builders-St…an/dp/6197814110/