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Sofia, Bulgaria

A German Zeppelin visits Sofia, capital of Bulgaria on November 10, 1915. Less than a month earlier Bulgaria had joined the Central Powers.
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Balkan Kriegsschauplatz. 10. Nov. 1915: Der Zeppelinbesuch in Sofia. Balkan theater of war, November 10, 1915. The Zeppelin visit in Sofia.
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A German Zeppelin visits Sofia, capital of Bulgaria on November 10, 1915. Less than a month earlier Bulgaria had joined the Central Powers.

Image text

Balkan Kriegsschauplatz. 10. Nov. 1915: Der Zeppelinbesuch in Sofia. Balkan theater of war, November 10, 1915. The Zeppelin visit in Sofia.

Reverse:

Kriegshilfe München II, N.W. 11 - War Aid, Munich II, N.W. 11

Zum Gloria-Viktoria Album

Sammel. u. Nachschlagewerk des Völkerkrieges

For Gloria Victoria album

Collection and reference book of international war

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Sofia, capital of Bulgaria, was untouched during the war.

French General Louis Franchet d'Esperey commanded Allied forces — French, British, Italian, Greek, and Serbian — on the Balkan Front, where for two years the Bulgarians had kept the Allied forces bottled up. In the two weeks between the opening of d'Esperey's offensive into Serbia on September 15, 1918 and the end of the month, the defenders collapsed. The Bulgarian home front rose up, Communist speakers addressed crowds in front of the Royal Palace of Tsar Ferdinand, and a new Bulgarian government signed an armistice. A pro-Allied government took power and Ferdinand soon abdicated in favor of his son.

Sofia, Bulgaria is a city in Bulgaria.

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Statistics for Sofia (1)

Type Statistic
Population 102,769