Българските акционни комитети във Вардарска Македония (април–август 1941 г.)
The Bulgarian Campaign Committees in Vardar Macedonia (April–August 1941)

Summary/Abstract: The nazi aggression on the Balkans in April 1941 places infront of the Bulgarian society in Macedonia the problem for its future. After some hesitations in the choice between a dependent from the Reich Macedonian state and annexation to the fatherland, the second statement prevails. On the 13th of April 1941, Bulgarian Central Campaign Committee for Macedonia is created. With a declaration towards the Macedonian Bulgarians it announces the annexation of Macedonia to Bulgaria. The creation of local campaign committees begins in the villages of Vardar Macedonia. The created mass Bulgarian organization carries the political power. It unites the most authoritative representatives of all the strata of the local Bulgarian population, subordinating the ideological differences to the idea of the liberation and annexation to Bulgaria. he collapse of Yugoslavia and the created state and political vacuum gives the possibility of the campaign committees to liquidate the Belgrade administration and to replace it with a Bulgarian one. Concrete actions for liberation of the Bulgarian prisoners of war are made, and for the defense of the Bulgarians in the Italian occupation zone and for the feeding of the population and for it cultural advancement. The Bulgarian forces, going into Vardar Macedonia from 19th April are officially met.The campaign committees are mistrusted by the official Bulgarian government and with a decision from 7th August 1941 they are dismissed. With the manifestated insufficient appreciation of the place and the role of the Bulgarian campaign committees in the social and political life of Vardar Macedonia, the ruling in Bulgaria make a heavy blow on the national cause.

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