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Subject: Re: Italo-Greek War what-ifs
From: David Tenner <dten...@ameritech.net>
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Rob <raharris1...@my-deja.com> wrote in 
news:8be2662a-4863-47b4-8ec9-9703c67bc83f@i14g2000yqe.googlegroups.com :

> On Oct 8, 4:04 pm, The Horny Goat <lcra...@home.ca> wrote:
>>
>> I've always wondered why Bulgaria entered the war since their main
>> role seems to have been against Yugoslavia in May/June 1941 and to
>> surrender to the Soviets in 1944. If they stay neutral I don't see how
>> the Communists come to power in 1944-46. Nor can I envision a scenario
>> where they play any kind of serious role in the war on the scale of
>> Hungary or even Slovakia.
> 
> Bulgarian neutrality would seem to make for a fascinating TL.  What if
> they avoided commitment as carefully as the Turks did?
> 
> I guess their problem was they had territorial claims on Greece and
> Yugoslavia.  They didn't want to be the ones to say "no" to Hitler at
> that point (and Yugoslavia's experience probably vindicated that
> judgement).  Also, they had taken Romanian territory and Romania was
> aligning with the Germans.  They didn't want to be forced to cough
> that back up, even if you set aside the risk of a total invasion.


And don't forget that at least they weren't forced to join Barbarossa or even 
break diplomatic relations with the USSR.  After Pearl Harbor, the Bulgarians 
probably viewed a declaration of war against the US and UK as the minimum 
they could do to appease the Germans under those circumstances.

-- 
David Tenner
dten...@ameritech.net