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Part 9 – Grand-Bulgarian Empire
April 1940, Bulgarian general staff
There is no time to wait. Yugoslavian forces are now redeploying and their borders are undefended. Yugoslavia is surrounded by the Axis – Bulgarians, Italians and Hungarians. Together, we might crush them in a week or two…
Bulgarian army will be striking them first, taking Serbia and Macedonia. After enemy troops will move towards our new territories, we will call others to arms and they’ll finish the job.
The war has started one month after our victory on the South. In the early phase of battle, Yugoslavian divisions on the border were supposed to be encircled, while our northern wing should take their capital.
Soon, heavy fighting took place in the sky. Our fighters made a good job in defending our advancing units…
Yugoslavian fighter IK-3 is being shot down by our fighters in an air battle over Sava River.
The Serbs were sitting on place while our soldiers were encircling them. During the first days of battle, we had 2 their divisions trapped and later destroyed.
On the 30th, Beograd was occupied without any fight. For some reason, Serbs decided to retreat before any fighting could occur.
Our submarine fleets were ordered to sail and attack enemy shipping. A few hours after they left, our port was visited by an Italian navy…
So far we have managed to encircle another Yugoslav division. WE are meeting only weak resistance, I’m sure we could finish entire country, but we should respect their territorial claims… Either way, Bulgaria is now about 4 times bigger than the original one; defense of our country will be difficult even at current borders, so a total annexing is not possible for us.
May 8 1940
Since now, Italy and Hungary are at war, too. They should have an easy job as long as we are fighting against vast majority of Yugoslav troops…
May 22
Italians are now assaulting Slovenia and Bosnia, but Hungarians are staying behind – Serbs are even occupying some of their territories! But everywhere else, their situation is critical. Italians are now close to Zagreb and there’s nothing that could stop them, while Hungarians are probably preparing a counterattack.
In June, Hungarians and Italians met a few miles north of Zagreb.
Soon after, Zagreb fell. The Italians then conquered Sarajevo and the war was over.
Yugoslavia was then deleted from the maps. While we have annexed Serbia and Macedonia, Hungarians took some former lands of Austria-Hungary and the Italians now own Dalmatia and they have a direct access to Albania.
During the war, our submarines sunk 2 their merchants, one of them was sunk by “Akula” again, while the second was gunned and destroyed by “Delfin”.
In the last days, our air force was reinforced by new fighter wing.
While Bulgaria was fighting, German troops have moved, too. They are now advancing through eastern France, slowly enveloping Paris. Troops from Nazi Luxembourg are helping them, too.
July 1, Sofia
The dream of one Bulgarian generation has come true. All our enemies were punished for their treason and our glorious nation is now dominating the Balkans.
In Sofia, another military parade was held. This time every Bulgarian could see the technological advances we’ve achieved. While our infantrymen and cavalrymen were well known to everyone, there were also our tanks and motorized troops, not to mention our fighters and Stukas flying over the city. In Varna, everyone could see our submarines and destroyers of a modern German design, while the first Bulgarian cruiser, Sofia, was just being finished in the docks.
After the parade, I had a speech:
“My fellow Bulgarians!
The dreams of our ancestors have come true! The 3rd Balkan war is finally over and our glorious nation is the winner this time! We’ve shown an extraordinary courage and will after our nation was subjected to many unjust sufferings! But now, our time has come! We are now the winners, the masters of Balkan!
Great things have been achieved for the people of Bulgaria! We have risen from a poor, agricultural state to a local power. Our technical advance was extraordinary.
Despite times of peace are coming, every single one of us must remember that our rightful successes are making a lot of traitors to plot against our state. Soviets are threatening our existence with their troops on our border and with their loyal servants from Bulgarian communist party! We must extinguish this plague in order to defend our country!
Remember, the war is over, but the fighting will last until our enemies are completely destroyed!”
The main goals of our nation were achieved, so our story could come to its end….
…But definitely did NOT!
The most epic adventure of Bulgaria is just going to start, just stay tuned for the next update…
April 1940, Bulgarian general staff
There is no time to wait. Yugoslavian forces are now redeploying and their borders are undefended. Yugoslavia is surrounded by the Axis – Bulgarians, Italians and Hungarians. Together, we might crush them in a week or two…
Bulgarian army will be striking them first, taking Serbia and Macedonia. After enemy troops will move towards our new territories, we will call others to arms and they’ll finish the job.
The war has started one month after our victory on the South. In the early phase of battle, Yugoslavian divisions on the border were supposed to be encircled, while our northern wing should take their capital.
Soon, heavy fighting took place in the sky. Our fighters made a good job in defending our advancing units…
Yugoslavian fighter IK-3 is being shot down by our fighters in an air battle over Sava River.
The Serbs were sitting on place while our soldiers were encircling them. During the first days of battle, we had 2 their divisions trapped and later destroyed.
On the 30th, Beograd was occupied without any fight. For some reason, Serbs decided to retreat before any fighting could occur.
Our submarine fleets were ordered to sail and attack enemy shipping. A few hours after they left, our port was visited by an Italian navy…
So far we have managed to encircle another Yugoslav division. WE are meeting only weak resistance, I’m sure we could finish entire country, but we should respect their territorial claims… Either way, Bulgaria is now about 4 times bigger than the original one; defense of our country will be difficult even at current borders, so a total annexing is not possible for us.
May 8 1940
Since now, Italy and Hungary are at war, too. They should have an easy job as long as we are fighting against vast majority of Yugoslav troops…
May 22
Italians are now assaulting Slovenia and Bosnia, but Hungarians are staying behind – Serbs are even occupying some of their territories! But everywhere else, their situation is critical. Italians are now close to Zagreb and there’s nothing that could stop them, while Hungarians are probably preparing a counterattack.
In June, Hungarians and Italians met a few miles north of Zagreb.
Soon after, Zagreb fell. The Italians then conquered Sarajevo and the war was over.
Yugoslavia was then deleted from the maps. While we have annexed Serbia and Macedonia, Hungarians took some former lands of Austria-Hungary and the Italians now own Dalmatia and they have a direct access to Albania.
During the war, our submarines sunk 2 their merchants, one of them was sunk by “Akula” again, while the second was gunned and destroyed by “Delfin”.
In the last days, our air force was reinforced by new fighter wing.
While Bulgaria was fighting, German troops have moved, too. They are now advancing through eastern France, slowly enveloping Paris. Troops from Nazi Luxembourg are helping them, too.
July 1, Sofia
The dream of one Bulgarian generation has come true. All our enemies were punished for their treason and our glorious nation is now dominating the Balkans.
In Sofia, another military parade was held. This time every Bulgarian could see the technological advances we’ve achieved. While our infantrymen and cavalrymen were well known to everyone, there were also our tanks and motorized troops, not to mention our fighters and Stukas flying over the city. In Varna, everyone could see our submarines and destroyers of a modern German design, while the first Bulgarian cruiser, Sofia, was just being finished in the docks.
After the parade, I had a speech:
“My fellow Bulgarians!
The dreams of our ancestors have come true! The 3rd Balkan war is finally over and our glorious nation is the winner this time! We’ve shown an extraordinary courage and will after our nation was subjected to many unjust sufferings! But now, our time has come! We are now the winners, the masters of Balkan!
Great things have been achieved for the people of Bulgaria! We have risen from a poor, agricultural state to a local power. Our technical advance was extraordinary.
Despite times of peace are coming, every single one of us must remember that our rightful successes are making a lot of traitors to plot against our state. Soviets are threatening our existence with their troops on our border and with their loyal servants from Bulgarian communist party! We must extinguish this plague in order to defend our country!
Remember, the war is over, but the fighting will last until our enemies are completely destroyed!”
The main goals of our nation were achieved, so our story could come to its end….
…But definitely did NOT!
The most epic adventure of Bulgaria is just going to start, just stay tuned for the next update…
Great read and I really like the illustrations you use. I am curious about the aerial shots, what game are they from?
Part 10 – Second Peaceful Intermezzo
August 1940, My Residence, Sofia
There is still a lot of work to do as a PM, but compared to the times of war, I have a plenty of free time. Yesterday, during one of the boring evenings, I took an old atlas from my bookcase. I turned on the map of Balkan and had to laugh when I have seen the old Bulgarian borders and the kingdoms of Yugoslavia and Romania…
But then, I turned the page, and there was a map of Africa.
For some reason, it caught my interest. The continent was partitioned into territories, but only a few of them were states. The other territories and their names made me a bit curious and I started to read those names aloud:
“French Morocco”
“Spanish West Africa”
“Belgian Congo”
“Italian Somalia”
“Portuguese Guinea-Bissau”
“British Nigeria”
All those nations have their territories here. Are they somehow better than we, mighty Bulgarians? They aren’t!
So how is it possible that we have no colonies?
But as far as a fire of war is burning in Europe, we might have a chance to get them soon…
So far, this glorious Bulgarian adventure has been viewed more than 1 000 times. Thanks to everyone who is watching for support!
August 1940, My Residence, Sofia
There is still a lot of work to do as a PM, but compared to the times of war, I have a plenty of free time. Yesterday, during one of the boring evenings, I took an old atlas from my bookcase. I turned on the map of Balkan and had to laugh when I have seen the old Bulgarian borders and the kingdoms of Yugoslavia and Romania…
But then, I turned the page, and there was a map of Africa.
For some reason, it caught my interest. The continent was partitioned into territories, but only a few of them were states. The other territories and their names made me a bit curious and I started to read those names aloud:
“French Morocco”
“Spanish West Africa”
“Belgian Congo”
“Italian Somalia”
“Portuguese Guinea-Bissau”
“British Nigeria”
All those nations have their territories here. Are they somehow better than we, mighty Bulgarians? They aren’t!
So how is it possible that we have no colonies?
But as far as a fire of war is burning in Europe, we might have a chance to get them soon…
So far, this glorious Bulgarian adventure has been viewed more than 1 000 times. Thanks to everyone who is watching for support!
Part 11 – Bulgarian Colonial Empire
August 1940, Western Front
Paris is now close to be cut off and German forces are preparing to finish it, together with all France.
At this stage, nothing could be saved. The city was steamrolled in the evening of August 14, forcing the France to surrender.
After it happened, the Vichy France was created. A state with no obligation towards the Axis or towards any of its members, but which rules plenty of colonies. This is a unique chance to get some for us…
The first steps to achieve that were made a few weeks before France was conquered. In Constanta, a few infantry divisions, cavalrymen and even tanks were loaded upon our transport and deployed in Portuguese Guinea.
September 8 1940, Varna
The new flagship of our great navy was commissioned on this day. Light cruiser, named Sofija, is originally a German Nürnberg – class design.
Immediately after the commissioning, Sofija sailed to Africa and joined the rest of our ships.
October 12th, Sea near French Guinea, Africa
A native African was fishing in his boat near the French port of Conakry. On this day, he hasn’t caught anything to feed his family despite his numerous tries. The weather, rainy and foggy, was simply against him. Then he heard a strange noise he didn’t recognize, although he knew all the sounds of African nature.
Soon, a huge grey object came out of the fog. The man did not know what to do; he never seen something like this before. “Is it some beast? Is it going to hurt me?” he kept asking himself.
But it wasn’t a beast.
It was Asparuh, one of the Bulgarian destroyers screening before the main fleet of transports and the cruiser. The fleet soon disappeared and a fisherman continued his tries to get some food…
Meanwhile on one of our transports:
Colonel Draganov (He made some career progress by the time…) knew the time is coming. The huge stem engines in his ships have stopped and the boats on board were getting ready to be lowered.
“Soldiers, to the boats! For Bulgaria!”
The order came and Mr. Draganov wasn’t waiting. He and one hundred other men got into their boats. Their task was to land on the beach and capture the port.
As they were oaring towards the coast, all of them were nervous, despite no resistance was expected as the French troops were destructed after the war. Soon, the boats landed and after reorganizing themselves, the troops marched on Conakry.
It was occupied without any resistance. The fisherman was even more surprised when he landed, I guess…
Either way, Bulgaria now controls first overseas province.
Another invasion was made in Abidjan soon after the first one.
Till November, our brave soldiers managed to conquer all of the planned territories here. They met no resistance, but it was a very difficult task for everyone:
“We’ve been supplied without problems, but the conditions, especially on the north, were terrible. No roads, no shadow, terrible heat. Some of our many suffered from heatstroke, one even got some strange illness and died on 4 days. There is some water in the rivers, but we were instructed to drink it only in crisis.
The locals are strange. Once we passed through a local village. We were welcomed, given some food and water, but they probably never seen a white man before, not to mention our technology. Their children were just fascinated by our tanks – we still had to drive them away, so they couldn’t harm themselves or damage something inside.”
Here is our first colony – Bulgarian Kot d'Ivoar!
There are no VPs here, but a very limited industry and sources of energy, metal and rare materials. Also, the small Liberian state and a British colony are rich for resources… And there is a VP…
But there are more things to take. The Turks are now assaulting Syria – If they succeed, I think I will let them inherit it.
Bulgarian staff is now planning to secure another colony, this time on the north. Tunis is now undefended, so we our troops will be landing here as soon as possible, taking Tunisia and Algeria.
The invasion of Northern Africa was a piece of cake. HQ brigade is now temporary defense of our port, while a tank division is taking the land. Soon, it was reinforced by 2 brigades of armored car, designed for colonial service.
796
In Syria, Turks conquered most of it and then retreated. A division of infantry was sent to finish it, meeting a very limited resistance that was crushed soon.
While we were finishing Algiers, Portugal and Span were asked to join us and take some territories.
Both accepted.
Then, Spaniards invaded the Vichy mainland and ended the war. The Axis then partitioned their territories in a Treaty of Conakry:
a) Bulgaria receives the Ivory Coast and Northern Africa
b) Portugal receives Dakar and territory of former French Senegal
c) Spain receives Morocco and Mauritania
d) Japan receives Indochina
e) Italy receives Corsica and Djibouti
f) Turkey receives Syria
g) Germany claims Togo after the Brits are kicked out of Volta and Nigeria.
h) Vichy France keeps the mainland desert (hah, hah) and the islands in Pacific
The map:
Our troops then demobilized and now are waiting what will happen in the next years, considering the fact that Hitler was saying something about “Dealing with the Commies” before.
The New Year has come again and our country is now living in peace again. I’m still not appeased by our colonial gains – the territories of Nigeria, Congo or South Africa are wealthier than those French ones…
Meanwhile, we are working to get the most modern technology we can. New TACs are being produced together with some infantry divisions. Soon, we will be building some Tank destroyers to use against the Soviets.
During the spring, Brazil, Peru and Argentina joined the Axis. If we ever go to war, the South American conflict may be really interesting…
Our engineers made some progress in a battleship construction, so we might produce our own Bismarck-class battleships.
Bismarck sailing under Bulgarian flag!
The tank destroyers have to wait for some time…
August 1940, Western Front
Paris is now close to be cut off and German forces are preparing to finish it, together with all France.
At this stage, nothing could be saved. The city was steamrolled in the evening of August 14, forcing the France to surrender.
After it happened, the Vichy France was created. A state with no obligation towards the Axis or towards any of its members, but which rules plenty of colonies. This is a unique chance to get some for us…
The first steps to achieve that were made a few weeks before France was conquered. In Constanta, a few infantry divisions, cavalrymen and even tanks were loaded upon our transport and deployed in Portuguese Guinea.
September 8 1940, Varna
The new flagship of our great navy was commissioned on this day. Light cruiser, named Sofija, is originally a German Nürnberg – class design.
Immediately after the commissioning, Sofija sailed to Africa and joined the rest of our ships.
October 12th, Sea near French Guinea, Africa
A native African was fishing in his boat near the French port of Conakry. On this day, he hasn’t caught anything to feed his family despite his numerous tries. The weather, rainy and foggy, was simply against him. Then he heard a strange noise he didn’t recognize, although he knew all the sounds of African nature.
Soon, a huge grey object came out of the fog. The man did not know what to do; he never seen something like this before. “Is it some beast? Is it going to hurt me?” he kept asking himself.
But it wasn’t a beast.
It was Asparuh, one of the Bulgarian destroyers screening before the main fleet of transports and the cruiser. The fleet soon disappeared and a fisherman continued his tries to get some food…
Meanwhile on one of our transports:
Colonel Draganov (He made some career progress by the time…) knew the time is coming. The huge stem engines in his ships have stopped and the boats on board were getting ready to be lowered.
“Soldiers, to the boats! For Bulgaria!”
The order came and Mr. Draganov wasn’t waiting. He and one hundred other men got into their boats. Their task was to land on the beach and capture the port.
As they were oaring towards the coast, all of them were nervous, despite no resistance was expected as the French troops were destructed after the war. Soon, the boats landed and after reorganizing themselves, the troops marched on Conakry.
It was occupied without any resistance. The fisherman was even more surprised when he landed, I guess…
Either way, Bulgaria now controls first overseas province.
Another invasion was made in Abidjan soon after the first one.
Till November, our brave soldiers managed to conquer all of the planned territories here. They met no resistance, but it was a very difficult task for everyone:
“We’ve been supplied without problems, but the conditions, especially on the north, were terrible. No roads, no shadow, terrible heat. Some of our many suffered from heatstroke, one even got some strange illness and died on 4 days. There is some water in the rivers, but we were instructed to drink it only in crisis.
The locals are strange. Once we passed through a local village. We were welcomed, given some food and water, but they probably never seen a white man before, not to mention our technology. Their children were just fascinated by our tanks – we still had to drive them away, so they couldn’t harm themselves or damage something inside.”
Here is our first colony – Bulgarian Kot d'Ivoar!
There are no VPs here, but a very limited industry and sources of energy, metal and rare materials. Also, the small Liberian state and a British colony are rich for resources… And there is a VP…
But there are more things to take. The Turks are now assaulting Syria – If they succeed, I think I will let them inherit it.
Bulgarian staff is now planning to secure another colony, this time on the north. Tunis is now undefended, so we our troops will be landing here as soon as possible, taking Tunisia and Algeria.
The invasion of Northern Africa was a piece of cake. HQ brigade is now temporary defense of our port, while a tank division is taking the land. Soon, it was reinforced by 2 brigades of armored car, designed for colonial service.
796
In Syria, Turks conquered most of it and then retreated. A division of infantry was sent to finish it, meeting a very limited resistance that was crushed soon.
While we were finishing Algiers, Portugal and Span were asked to join us and take some territories.
Both accepted.
Then, Spaniards invaded the Vichy mainland and ended the war. The Axis then partitioned their territories in a Treaty of Conakry:
a) Bulgaria receives the Ivory Coast and Northern Africa
b) Portugal receives Dakar and territory of former French Senegal
c) Spain receives Morocco and Mauritania
d) Japan receives Indochina
e) Italy receives Corsica and Djibouti
f) Turkey receives Syria
g) Germany claims Togo after the Brits are kicked out of Volta and Nigeria.
h) Vichy France keeps the mainland desert (hah, hah) and the islands in Pacific
The map:
Our troops then demobilized and now are waiting what will happen in the next years, considering the fact that Hitler was saying something about “Dealing with the Commies” before.
The New Year has come again and our country is now living in peace again. I’m still not appeased by our colonial gains – the territories of Nigeria, Congo or South Africa are wealthier than those French ones…
Meanwhile, we are working to get the most modern technology we can. New TACs are being produced together with some infantry divisions. Soon, we will be building some Tank destroyers to use against the Soviets.
During the spring, Brazil, Peru and Argentina joined the Axis. If we ever go to war, the South American conflict may be really interesting…
Our engineers made some progress in a battleship construction, so we might produce our own Bismarck-class battleships.
Bismarck sailing under Bulgarian flag!
The tank destroyers have to wait for some time…
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After nearly 3 weeks of silence...
Bulgarians are back and soon are going to post another update!
Bulgarians are back and soon are going to post another update!
(NOTE - Photo of cruiser Sofia is now working. Everyone have a look and admire the mighty Bulgarian Navy!
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Part 12 – Destroy the Communists! (1/2)
5th August 1941
Herr Schäffer had informed me that Germans are now at war with SU. We weren’t requested to join at the moment, but we might use it to take back some former Romanian territories along the Danube. Let’s see how this war will proceed…
German and Finnish troops seem to be winning on all fronts.
In September, Tsar Boris made the decision to go to war and ordered me to prepare our country. Soviets were disorganized by the time and our allies were advancing towards the Black Sea.
In the afternoon of September 19, after declaring war, Bulgarian and Turkish troops have crossed the borders and attacked. Except a few incidents with border patrols, we were not resisted.
The first fighting took place in Moldova after our troops had crossed the Danube, but no serious clashes took place and Soviets were forced to retreat soon.
Meanwhile, our submarines have sailed in order to attack and destroy anything flying the red flag.
In October, our forces captured all the lands we wanted and the advance has stopped. The German tanks soon pushed the Commies back to Siberia, capturing all the major cities, and our new border was safe.
Far in the East, the Buddhist monks have left their non-violent religion and converted themselves to Nazism… Interesting.
November 1941, Black Sea
One of the Bulgarian submarines, Tsar’s ship Piranja under Captain Bojidarov, famous for gunning the Greek merchant during the fight for Grand-Bulgaria, was patrolling near Crimea, searching for Russian warships. The sea around was more dangerous than ever before; Soviet Submarines, despite being technically much worse than Piranja, were ordered to stop them. Piranja was already attacked once, but the enemy torpedo missed her by some 10 meters from the stern.
Michail Bojidarov was just on the bridge having his cigarette, thinking about his wife and little daughter back in Varna. His family had a tradition in fighting for Bulgaria at sea; his father served on Drazki, torpedo boat which attacked and damaged Ottoman armored cruiser Hamidiye. He wanted to be famous, too, but he knew that a single merchant is not the kind of information that his children and grandchildren will be taught in school.
Suddenly, he was awakened from his thoughts by the watchmen:
“Smoke on the horizon!”
Bojidarov threw his cigarette away and took the binoculars. He saw a high superstructure, apparently belonging to a cruiser or something bigger, steaming at high speed towards the South, escorted by 2 destroyers.
“There’s no point in this. We can’t get into position with this angle. Watch her movement, and after she’ll be gone report her to the admiralty, as far as I know Shchuka is patrolling somewhere in her direction, she might have more luck than we did.”
Captain Bojidarov then went down through the main hatch and lied down in his cabin. He knew he just missed his chance.
But then, his XO came in:
“Captain, that Commie has just changed his course. If we move fast, we’ll maybe get a chance to give him a torpedo or two!”
“Do what’s necessary. I’ll be there in a second!”
Yes, there really was a chance. Soviets were steaming fast, but the night allowed them to get close enough to try it.
Soon, the ships switched on their searchlights and started to fire. Captain Bojidarov ordered to dive the boat, but the searchlights were not aimed towards his sub, but into the skies. A group of German Stukas had attacked the group; he was observing the attack through his periscope and seen how the Germans hit and sunk the destroyer on the left side, providing a great chance to get close and get the cruiser down.
The formation, clearly disorganized, broke apart. The destroyers were trying to secure the cruiser, but as long as one of them was occupied by saving the survivors from the icy sea, the only one left didn’t had a chance. Meanwhile, captain Bojidarov was preparing, pressed to the periscope:
“The bastard is coming. Prepare all four tubes!”
The ship was now closer than 1000 meters; easy shot, indeed. Bojidarov knew he can’ t miss… And he didn’t.
“XO, write into the ship diary: All four torpedoes hit the target. Enemy cruiser, identified as a new Chapayev-class cruiser, was seen burning and few minutes after, unmistakable sounds of sinking were reported. There’s no doubt she went down.”
Pamiat Merkuriya, Brand new Chapayev class cruiser, sunk that evening
Bojidarov felt proud. About his crew, about his father, about himself… But there was no time for this. Soon, he could hear rotating screws by his own ear.
The destroyer was coming and was apparently very close!
“They found us! Crash dive!” screamed Bojidarov, but deep in his heart, he knew it was too late. He took the only photo of his family and held it, praying to God for those he loved and preparing himself for the worst.
A second later, as the destroyer’s bow hit Piranja, a terrible, loud sound of crusher and torn metal was heard, signalizing the inevitable end. Everyone was awaiting the water to flood the boat, kill all the crew and sink the boat.
But there was no water inside. For some reason, the pressure hull was intact.
“Piranja must be made from concrete, or Soviet destroyers are from paper” said Bojidarov, apparently a bit shocked by the event. The enemy upside then left, presumably thinking that Piranja is sunk.
Piranja surfaced in early morning. All the crew could see why they had survived. The bow was somehow missing – the destroyer torn it away. Despite the pressure hull was intact, the damage was critical and Piranja needed to sail into port for necessary repairs. Newly captured port of Feodosia was the closest…
Damaged Piranja in Feodosia
Other things were happening in the Black sea – Piranja wasn’t the only submarine present. One of them, previously mentioned Shchuka, was unlucky in recent wars. While others were raiding Greek merchants during the 3rd Balkan war, Shchuka hit a rock in the Sea of Marmara and had to be towed to Istanbul for repairs.
Her captain, Nikola Todorov, has recently been married. He was one of the youngest captains in our navy, aged just 26, and he wanted to show the world that he is a good commander after all.
His submarine was sailing to Georgian coast to raid Soviet coasters carrying supplies. Todorov was aware of the risky conditions in the Black Sea, so he ordered to change course every 20 minutes to prevent enemy submarines of chasing him.
Wise decision, indeed.
But during the night of November 26, while on the bridge with his crew, he spotted a bubble trail on the left.
Enemy torpedo!
Immediately, he ordered to turn hard to left, hoping that the torpedo will miss by the stern, but it was too late. Torpedo was heading right into the middle of Shchuka and there was no chance she could avoid it.
But Captain Todorov knew that Soviets torpedoes are unreliable. One of his colleagues reported being hit by a torpedo which failed to explode; perhaps the unreliable detonators will fail again…
Unfortunately for Bulgaria, this one worked perfectly. Terrible explosions splat the boat in halves, immediately killing most of the crew and sinking the boat in a matter of seconds.
Noone had a chance to survive.
A few hundred meters away and fifteen meters under the surface, Soviet captain ordered his crew to lower the periscope.
“That fascist scum is down. Good job, crew!”
“We serve to the Soviet Union!”
To be continued...
)Part 12 – Destroy the Communists! (1/2)
5th August 1941
Herr Schäffer had informed me that Germans are now at war with SU. We weren’t requested to join at the moment, but we might use it to take back some former Romanian territories along the Danube. Let’s see how this war will proceed…
German and Finnish troops seem to be winning on all fronts.
In September, Tsar Boris made the decision to go to war and ordered me to prepare our country. Soviets were disorganized by the time and our allies were advancing towards the Black Sea.
In the afternoon of September 19, after declaring war, Bulgarian and Turkish troops have crossed the borders and attacked. Except a few incidents with border patrols, we were not resisted.
The first fighting took place in Moldova after our troops had crossed the Danube, but no serious clashes took place and Soviets were forced to retreat soon.
Meanwhile, our submarines have sailed in order to attack and destroy anything flying the red flag.
In October, our forces captured all the lands we wanted and the advance has stopped. The German tanks soon pushed the Commies back to Siberia, capturing all the major cities, and our new border was safe.
Far in the East, the Buddhist monks have left their non-violent religion and converted themselves to Nazism… Interesting.
November 1941, Black Sea
One of the Bulgarian submarines, Tsar’s ship Piranja under Captain Bojidarov, famous for gunning the Greek merchant during the fight for Grand-Bulgaria, was patrolling near Crimea, searching for Russian warships. The sea around was more dangerous than ever before; Soviet Submarines, despite being technically much worse than Piranja, were ordered to stop them. Piranja was already attacked once, but the enemy torpedo missed her by some 10 meters from the stern.
Michail Bojidarov was just on the bridge having his cigarette, thinking about his wife and little daughter back in Varna. His family had a tradition in fighting for Bulgaria at sea; his father served on Drazki, torpedo boat which attacked and damaged Ottoman armored cruiser Hamidiye. He wanted to be famous, too, but he knew that a single merchant is not the kind of information that his children and grandchildren will be taught in school.
Suddenly, he was awakened from his thoughts by the watchmen:
“Smoke on the horizon!”
Bojidarov threw his cigarette away and took the binoculars. He saw a high superstructure, apparently belonging to a cruiser or something bigger, steaming at high speed towards the South, escorted by 2 destroyers.
“There’s no point in this. We can’t get into position with this angle. Watch her movement, and after she’ll be gone report her to the admiralty, as far as I know Shchuka is patrolling somewhere in her direction, she might have more luck than we did.”
Captain Bojidarov then went down through the main hatch and lied down in his cabin. He knew he just missed his chance.
But then, his XO came in:
“Captain, that Commie has just changed his course. If we move fast, we’ll maybe get a chance to give him a torpedo or two!”
“Do what’s necessary. I’ll be there in a second!”
Yes, there really was a chance. Soviets were steaming fast, but the night allowed them to get close enough to try it.
Soon, the ships switched on their searchlights and started to fire. Captain Bojidarov ordered to dive the boat, but the searchlights were not aimed towards his sub, but into the skies. A group of German Stukas had attacked the group; he was observing the attack through his periscope and seen how the Germans hit and sunk the destroyer on the left side, providing a great chance to get close and get the cruiser down.
The formation, clearly disorganized, broke apart. The destroyers were trying to secure the cruiser, but as long as one of them was occupied by saving the survivors from the icy sea, the only one left didn’t had a chance. Meanwhile, captain Bojidarov was preparing, pressed to the periscope:
“The bastard is coming. Prepare all four tubes!”
The ship was now closer than 1000 meters; easy shot, indeed. Bojidarov knew he can’ t miss… And he didn’t.
“XO, write into the ship diary: All four torpedoes hit the target. Enemy cruiser, identified as a new Chapayev-class cruiser, was seen burning and few minutes after, unmistakable sounds of sinking were reported. There’s no doubt she went down.”
Pamiat Merkuriya, Brand new Chapayev class cruiser, sunk that evening
Bojidarov felt proud. About his crew, about his father, about himself… But there was no time for this. Soon, he could hear rotating screws by his own ear.
The destroyer was coming and was apparently very close!
“They found us! Crash dive!” screamed Bojidarov, but deep in his heart, he knew it was too late. He took the only photo of his family and held it, praying to God for those he loved and preparing himself for the worst.
A second later, as the destroyer’s bow hit Piranja, a terrible, loud sound of crusher and torn metal was heard, signalizing the inevitable end. Everyone was awaiting the water to flood the boat, kill all the crew and sink the boat.
But there was no water inside. For some reason, the pressure hull was intact.
“Piranja must be made from concrete, or Soviet destroyers are from paper” said Bojidarov, apparently a bit shocked by the event. The enemy upside then left, presumably thinking that Piranja is sunk.
Piranja surfaced in early morning. All the crew could see why they had survived. The bow was somehow missing – the destroyer torn it away. Despite the pressure hull was intact, the damage was critical and Piranja needed to sail into port for necessary repairs. Newly captured port of Feodosia was the closest…
Damaged Piranja in Feodosia
Other things were happening in the Black sea – Piranja wasn’t the only submarine present. One of them, previously mentioned Shchuka, was unlucky in recent wars. While others were raiding Greek merchants during the 3rd Balkan war, Shchuka hit a rock in the Sea of Marmara and had to be towed to Istanbul for repairs.
Her captain, Nikola Todorov, has recently been married. He was one of the youngest captains in our navy, aged just 26, and he wanted to show the world that he is a good commander after all.
His submarine was sailing to Georgian coast to raid Soviet coasters carrying supplies. Todorov was aware of the risky conditions in the Black Sea, so he ordered to change course every 20 minutes to prevent enemy submarines of chasing him.
Wise decision, indeed.
But during the night of November 26, while on the bridge with his crew, he spotted a bubble trail on the left.
Enemy torpedo!
Immediately, he ordered to turn hard to left, hoping that the torpedo will miss by the stern, but it was too late. Torpedo was heading right into the middle of Shchuka and there was no chance she could avoid it.
But Captain Todorov knew that Soviets torpedoes are unreliable. One of his colleagues reported being hit by a torpedo which failed to explode; perhaps the unreliable detonators will fail again…
Unfortunately for Bulgaria, this one worked perfectly. Terrible explosions splat the boat in halves, immediately killing most of the crew and sinking the boat in a matter of seconds.
Noone had a chance to survive.
A few hundred meters away and fifteen meters under the surface, Soviet captain ordered his crew to lower the periscope.
“That fascist scum is down. Good job, crew!”
“We serve to the Soviet Union!”
To be continued...
Part 12 – Destroy the Communists! (2/2)
The loss of Shchuka was a shock for everyone, but it was nothing comparable to a naval battles that came after.
In December, both groups of Bulgarian submarines sailed to hunt the Red Navy. The first group wasn’t successful so far; it seemed like all our naval aces were in the second for some reason.
All 12 submarines were on the sea in December, and they have reported many attacks, claiming 4 enemy submarines sunk, one other hit and probably sunk too, but with no possibility of confirmation. The only submarine lost so far was Shchuka.
Admiral Toshev, the supreme commander of Bulgarian Navy, and his staff had a good reason to celebrate their success… But the Fate decided to go another way…
On December 20, 2 submarines, “Delfin” and “Kosatka” (Orca) didn’t reported as usual and were missing. Their fate was unknown, but everyone knew that it isn’t just a coincidence.
During the next day, a German fighter reported that his squadron engaged Soviet bombers and shot some of them down, and then found an oil slick and debris in the area. The location was close to Akula’s operation area…
Next day, Akula failed to report, too…
Despite sinking another Communist submarine on 23rd, 3 other subs were lost from unknown reasons, probably due to mines. 2 other reported being attacked from the air, taking severe damage.
Our navy lost 6 of original 12 boats, including one captain, Ivanov, considered to be an ace. This is a great loss for our nation, perhaps the greatest loss in this war.
But we must go forward and do something with it. Remaining boats were reorganized as a single fleet and 12 brand new boats are being built in Germany.
Our industry is now overloaded with new work, but it is doing fine, still. In the last days, our air force got its tactical bombers and even new tank destroyers are now ready for service.
Meanwhile, Romanians are revolting. New TDs can show themselves now…
Time is running fast these days and in August 1942, Soviet Union was defeated and sued for peace. We annexed the northern territories we previously occupied and thanks to our German allies, our borders are now secure as we are neighboring only allied or puppeted nations. The next war will be taking place in colonies…
After SU was defeated, Tsar ordered me to make some changes in government. Here is the new composition:
The production on the same time:
As you can see, our battleship is nearly half complete and we are even building a small aircraft carrier and CAGs, submarines and some escorts to defend our colonial transport lines. MECs are necessary to complete our armored divisions.
We were given some Turkish divisions as an EF; they’ll be a good use in colonies.
Now, we must get ready to fight those who took our land in Neuvilly; the Entente. We will fight them in Africa and Asia, and after we end, we will be ruling a colonial empire!
The loss of Shchuka was a shock for everyone, but it was nothing comparable to a naval battles that came after.
In December, both groups of Bulgarian submarines sailed to hunt the Red Navy. The first group wasn’t successful so far; it seemed like all our naval aces were in the second for some reason.
All 12 submarines were on the sea in December, and they have reported many attacks, claiming 4 enemy submarines sunk, one other hit and probably sunk too, but with no possibility of confirmation. The only submarine lost so far was Shchuka.
Admiral Toshev, the supreme commander of Bulgarian Navy, and his staff had a good reason to celebrate their success… But the Fate decided to go another way…
On December 20, 2 submarines, “Delfin” and “Kosatka” (Orca) didn’t reported as usual and were missing. Their fate was unknown, but everyone knew that it isn’t just a coincidence.
During the next day, a German fighter reported that his squadron engaged Soviet bombers and shot some of them down, and then found an oil slick and debris in the area. The location was close to Akula’s operation area…
Next day, Akula failed to report, too…
Despite sinking another Communist submarine on 23rd, 3 other subs were lost from unknown reasons, probably due to mines. 2 other reported being attacked from the air, taking severe damage.
Our navy lost 6 of original 12 boats, including one captain, Ivanov, considered to be an ace. This is a great loss for our nation, perhaps the greatest loss in this war.
But we must go forward and do something with it. Remaining boats were reorganized as a single fleet and 12 brand new boats are being built in Germany.
Our industry is now overloaded with new work, but it is doing fine, still. In the last days, our air force got its tactical bombers and even new tank destroyers are now ready for service.
Meanwhile, Romanians are revolting. New TDs can show themselves now…
Time is running fast these days and in August 1942, Soviet Union was defeated and sued for peace. We annexed the northern territories we previously occupied and thanks to our German allies, our borders are now secure as we are neighboring only allied or puppeted nations. The next war will be taking place in colonies…
After SU was defeated, Tsar ordered me to make some changes in government. Here is the new composition:
The production on the same time:
As you can see, our battleship is nearly half complete and we are even building a small aircraft carrier and CAGs, submarines and some escorts to defend our colonial transport lines. MECs are necessary to complete our armored divisions.
We were given some Turkish divisions as an EF; they’ll be a good use in colonies.
Now, we must get ready to fight those who took our land in Neuvilly; the Entente. We will fight them in Africa and Asia, and after we end, we will be ruling a colonial empire!
I like this. I especially like how you went after Africa because you knew it would be lightly defended. I did that in a HOI3 game as Greece once.
Part 13 - Getting Ready
Lots of our troops were redeployed to Kot D’Ivoar as long as our staff expect that in case of war, it will be the place with intense fighting. Our northern colonies are defended mostly by the Turks and are considered safe from potential enemies, but still suffer from rebellions.
Turkish cavalry is doing a good job crushing them…
Allies made an invasion in France and Netherlands, but soon, they were crushed.
In the last few months, our industry is working hard to complete all the requirements. We have just finished our tank units by the last unit they needed, the MEC infantry.
We have 4 units of light tanks, accompanied by a MOT/MEC unit (2/2) for fast maneuvering and massacring enemy infantry, while 2 brigades of Tank destroyers should help us in case we meet enemy tanks.
In June 1943, 2 brand new submarine fleets were commissioned. They were given to the experienced crews and commanders, while the older ones were sent to serve in colonies.
A new fleet of modern destroyers was ordered, too.
February 1944, Varna
The first battleship sailing under our Tsar’s flag was commissioned. She was named Tsar Boris, after our great leader. The Bismarck class, which plans were used, was considered the best in 1941 and even now can make a good service.
Great celebrations followed in the port and this day, 20th of February is now a state holiday: “Day of Bulgarian Navy”.
Tsar Boris being constructed
Tsar Boris at sea
Meanwhile, our submarines made a “friendly visit” to occupied Malaya. Their task was to spy around the Dutch East Indies as Tsar would like to include it into our colonial empire. Oil resources here are valuable; together with Romanian Oil fields we may control most of the world’s oil reserves!
There are no armies present, only a navy, but it should be an easy job for Tsar Boris and his 380mm guns!
In June, the second capital warship was finished. Aircraft carrier, named Tsar Ferdinand, is now operational, but we still lack the suitable planes. The second problem is that we might have a problem with a name for future capital ships as long as we had only 2 Tsars in our modern history…
Even the destroyers were ready in the same time as Tsar Ferdinand.
A few more modern fighters are ready, too.
Free IC is now used to construct the Marine infantry for amphibious operations in Africa and later in the Far East.
In August, we have finally completed our CAG, again licensed from Germany.
But we still need to modernize our navy, so another light cruiser was ordered and one transport fleet is now being built, too.
By the summer of 1945, we have redeployed our troops in colonies, total 106 000 men, 77 000 of them are now in Kot’D Ivoar, ready to take Liberia and English lands here. In addition to these men, we are now transporting our armies to Mugadisho, which will serve as a base for invasion in Eastern Africa.
As you can see, we have about 60 000 men ready to fight.
In September, we have finished building our second light cruiser, named Varna.
As the end of year 1945 was getting closer, Bulgarian Navy sailed to Somalia to secure our transports while invading.
The war will be difficult; our allies must secure the entrance to Mediterranean, or all those men will be doomed. We can supply our troops in Northern Africa, but men in Eastern Africa and Kot D’ Ivoar have to rely on naval support, which won’t be possible if Gibraltar and Suez will be controlled by Great Britain.
Yesterday, I had to assure Tsar Boris that we are ready, but to be honest, I’m not really sure myself. We’ll see soon…
Lots of our troops were redeployed to Kot D’Ivoar as long as our staff expect that in case of war, it will be the place with intense fighting. Our northern colonies are defended mostly by the Turks and are considered safe from potential enemies, but still suffer from rebellions.
Turkish cavalry is doing a good job crushing them…
Allies made an invasion in France and Netherlands, but soon, they were crushed.
In the last few months, our industry is working hard to complete all the requirements. We have just finished our tank units by the last unit they needed, the MEC infantry.
We have 4 units of light tanks, accompanied by a MOT/MEC unit (2/2) for fast maneuvering and massacring enemy infantry, while 2 brigades of Tank destroyers should help us in case we meet enemy tanks.
In June 1943, 2 brand new submarine fleets were commissioned. They were given to the experienced crews and commanders, while the older ones were sent to serve in colonies.
A new fleet of modern destroyers was ordered, too.
February 1944, Varna
The first battleship sailing under our Tsar’s flag was commissioned. She was named Tsar Boris, after our great leader. The Bismarck class, which plans were used, was considered the best in 1941 and even now can make a good service.
Great celebrations followed in the port and this day, 20th of February is now a state holiday: “Day of Bulgarian Navy”.
Tsar Boris being constructed
Tsar Boris at sea
Meanwhile, our submarines made a “friendly visit” to occupied Malaya. Their task was to spy around the Dutch East Indies as Tsar would like to include it into our colonial empire. Oil resources here are valuable; together with Romanian Oil fields we may control most of the world’s oil reserves!
There are no armies present, only a navy, but it should be an easy job for Tsar Boris and his 380mm guns!
In June, the second capital warship was finished. Aircraft carrier, named Tsar Ferdinand, is now operational, but we still lack the suitable planes. The second problem is that we might have a problem with a name for future capital ships as long as we had only 2 Tsars in our modern history…
Even the destroyers were ready in the same time as Tsar Ferdinand.
A few more modern fighters are ready, too.
Free IC is now used to construct the Marine infantry for amphibious operations in Africa and later in the Far East.
In August, we have finally completed our CAG, again licensed from Germany.
But we still need to modernize our navy, so another light cruiser was ordered and one transport fleet is now being built, too.
By the summer of 1945, we have redeployed our troops in colonies, total 106 000 men, 77 000 of them are now in Kot’D Ivoar, ready to take Liberia and English lands here. In addition to these men, we are now transporting our armies to Mugadisho, which will serve as a base for invasion in Eastern Africa.
As you can see, we have about 60 000 men ready to fight.
In September, we have finished building our second light cruiser, named Varna.
As the end of year 1945 was getting closer, Bulgarian Navy sailed to Somalia to secure our transports while invading.
The war will be difficult; our allies must secure the entrance to Mediterranean, or all those men will be doomed. We can supply our troops in Northern Africa, but men in Eastern Africa and Kot D’ Ivoar have to rely on naval support, which won’t be possible if Gibraltar and Suez will be controlled by Great Britain.
Yesterday, I had to assure Tsar Boris that we are ready, but to be honest, I’m not really sure myself. We’ll see soon…
Part 14 – Second World War - the Bulgarian way
On 11th of November 1945, 11:11, 27 years after the Great War has ended, Bulgaria and other Axis powers declared war on those who humiliated our nations before. Great Britain and other Entente nations will get what they deserve; a crushing defeat!
November 13, early morning, coast of Eastern Africa
The weather was extraordinarily calm in these days in Africa. So calm, that the watchmen from Bulgarian fleet, steaming across the coast, could see the islands near the coast.
Admiral Dimitar Variclechkov was meanwhile overlooking his fleet, which was getting ready for its first war action against the Royal Navy, considered the most fearsome opponent you can meet on the seas. He knew everything is at stake; if the British main fleet found him, all the squadron would have been doomed.
“We are in the target location. Get the transports ready, an invasion is going to start within a few minutes. Destination: Bulgarian Eastern Africa!”
Just a few seconds after, one of the officers opened the door and came into the bridge.
“Where are your manners, Lieutenant Petrov! Next time knock first and wait for my perm…”
“I’m sorry, Admiral, but it’s urgent. We have a radar contact! Some ships are rapidly closing to our fleet!”
“Raise the alarm. Order the crew to get to battlestations! Order the planes from Tsar Ferdinand to take off!”
“Yes, sir!”
Soon, the fleet got closer. There were no capital ships, just a few destroyers.
Despite they were overnumbering the enemy, everyone onboard was nervous as this was their first combat ever.
As one of the ordinary sailors retold to the newspaper after the invasions:
“I’ll never forget the feeling when Tsar Boris’s huge turrets began to turn against the enemies and the sound of a salvo being fired.
Tsar Boris in action, photographed from the stern of our destroyer “Krum”.
This first salvo was short, but the others were more successful. We could see how Tsar Boris’s guns, accompanied by light cruisers and planes are tearing those bast*rds apart. Soon, the sea was full of burning wrecks.”
Our JU-87 C form Tsar Ferdinand attacks and sinks HMS Worcester, one of the attacking destroyers
Bf-109T from the same CAG, seen during CAG duty/landing on Tsar Ferdinand
The battle raged for the next day until the night, when the last British destroyer was sunk. The way to Dar el Salaam was free.
Bulgarian looses were almost zero, only Varna took some hits, but there was no serious damage at all. Some transports, which were obviously their target, were damaged, too, one even torpedoed, but they withstood it and completed the mission. The invasion corps weren’t opposed while they were landing.
Soon, both Mombasa and Dar el Salaam were in Bulgarian hands.
Same time, Kot D’Ivoar
In the West, the situation is a bit problematic as we are meeting tough resistance. Most of our divisions are attacking Monrovia in order to force Liberia to surrender, while little forces are raiding the neighboring provinces to not let them reinforce their capital.
According to our spies,, British army is better equipped, so we will need to delay them, get rid of the Liberian army and then crush them. All of this has to be done before we run out of supplies, because Gibraltar and Suez are closed for now. The operation is risky, indeed, but we all believe in final victory.
Our bomber pilots are meanwhile supporting our troops, but they are suffering terrible casualties due to enemy AA fire.
Even our brave submarines are doing well in the Med, sinking 10 enemy ships in the first days of war.
During the first week, our troops in the East got in contact with British troops, but we are still advancing unopposed.
In December, we have finally broke through Liberian defenses and after intense street fighting, Bulgarian Flag flew over the presidential palace. Liberia was then attached to Kot D’Ivoar.
Now, we have a chance to destroy British troops here as we are overnumbering them.
On 11th of November 1945, 11:11, 27 years after the Great War has ended, Bulgaria and other Axis powers declared war on those who humiliated our nations before. Great Britain and other Entente nations will get what they deserve; a crushing defeat!
November 13, early morning, coast of Eastern Africa
The weather was extraordinarily calm in these days in Africa. So calm, that the watchmen from Bulgarian fleet, steaming across the coast, could see the islands near the coast.
Admiral Dimitar Variclechkov was meanwhile overlooking his fleet, which was getting ready for its first war action against the Royal Navy, considered the most fearsome opponent you can meet on the seas. He knew everything is at stake; if the British main fleet found him, all the squadron would have been doomed.
“We are in the target location. Get the transports ready, an invasion is going to start within a few minutes. Destination: Bulgarian Eastern Africa!”
Just a few seconds after, one of the officers opened the door and came into the bridge.
“Where are your manners, Lieutenant Petrov! Next time knock first and wait for my perm…”
“I’m sorry, Admiral, but it’s urgent. We have a radar contact! Some ships are rapidly closing to our fleet!”
“Raise the alarm. Order the crew to get to battlestations! Order the planes from Tsar Ferdinand to take off!”
“Yes, sir!”
Soon, the fleet got closer. There were no capital ships, just a few destroyers.
Despite they were overnumbering the enemy, everyone onboard was nervous as this was their first combat ever.
As one of the ordinary sailors retold to the newspaper after the invasions:
“I’ll never forget the feeling when Tsar Boris’s huge turrets began to turn against the enemies and the sound of a salvo being fired.
Tsar Boris in action, photographed from the stern of our destroyer “Krum”.
This first salvo was short, but the others were more successful. We could see how Tsar Boris’s guns, accompanied by light cruisers and planes are tearing those bast*rds apart. Soon, the sea was full of burning wrecks.”
Our JU-87 C form Tsar Ferdinand attacks and sinks HMS Worcester, one of the attacking destroyers
Bf-109T from the same CAG, seen during CAG duty/landing on Tsar Ferdinand
The battle raged for the next day until the night, when the last British destroyer was sunk. The way to Dar el Salaam was free.
Bulgarian looses were almost zero, only Varna took some hits, but there was no serious damage at all. Some transports, which were obviously their target, were damaged, too, one even torpedoed, but they withstood it and completed the mission. The invasion corps weren’t opposed while they were landing.
Soon, both Mombasa and Dar el Salaam were in Bulgarian hands.
Same time, Kot D’Ivoar
In the West, the situation is a bit problematic as we are meeting tough resistance. Most of our divisions are attacking Monrovia in order to force Liberia to surrender, while little forces are raiding the neighboring provinces to not let them reinforce their capital.
According to our spies,, British army is better equipped, so we will need to delay them, get rid of the Liberian army and then crush them. All of this has to be done before we run out of supplies, because Gibraltar and Suez are closed for now. The operation is risky, indeed, but we all believe in final victory.
Our bomber pilots are meanwhile supporting our troops, but they are suffering terrible casualties due to enemy AA fire.
Even our brave submarines are doing well in the Med, sinking 10 enemy ships in the first days of war.
During the first week, our troops in the East got in contact with British troops, but we are still advancing unopposed.
In December, we have finally broke through Liberian defenses and after intense street fighting, Bulgarian Flag flew over the presidential palace. Liberia was then attached to Kot D’Ivoar.
Now, we have a chance to destroy British troops here as we are overnumbering them.
