Who was the King of Bulgaria who, during World War II, declared a symbolic war against the UK and the USA but, much to Hitler's annoyance, refused to declare war against the Soviet Union?
Military history of Bulgaria during World War II Military history of Bulgaria during World War II The military history of Bulgaria during World War II encompasses an initial period of neutrality until 1 March 1941, a period of alliance with the Axis Powers until 9 September 1944 (on 8 September, the Red Army entered Bulgaria) and a period of alignment with the Allies in the final year of the war. Bulgaria functioned as an authoritarian state during most of World War II. Tsar Boris III (reigned 1918–1943) ruled with a prime minister and a parliament. The government of the Kingdom of Bulgaria under Prime Minister Georgi Kyoseivanov declared
Opposition to World War II population. Opposition to World War II Opposition to World War II was most vocal during the early part of World War II, and stronger still before the war started. Some communist-led organizations with links to Comintern opposed the war during the period of the Hitler-Stalin pact but then backed it after Germany invaded the Soviet Union. However, the most popular communist organization in the US at the time, the Communist Party of the USA, firmly maintained an anti-fascist outlook on intervention throughout WWII, basing their policies on the need for a Popular Front against fascism. In Britain, Oswald Mosley and