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Полско-германският конфликт и българската дипломация (март-август 1939 г.)
The Polish-German Conflict and Bulgarian Diplomacy (March-August 1939)

Author(s): Nikolai Kotchankov
Subject(s): History, Diplomatic history, Military history, Political history, Recent History (1900 till today), Special Historiographies:, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), Fascism, Nazism and WW II
Published by: Институт за исторически изследвания - Българска академия на науките
Keywords: Bulgarian diplomacy; Polish-German relations; Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact; World War 2

Summary/Abstract: The proclamation of the independence of Slovakia and the proclamation of the protectorate Bohemia and Moravia definitely obliterated the agreed in 1938 in Munich guarantees for the territorial integrity of residual Czechoslovakia. The incorporation of the Czech industry by Germany strengthened dramatically the military potential of the country. In political terms, the interests of the Western democracies were seriously damaged and the further inaction of Britain and France would lead to a complete German hegemony in Europe and their transformation into secondary players on the political scene. The study is related to the approaching anniversary of World War II and it discusses Polish-German relations from the perspective of Bulgarian diplomacy. The text is based on the author’s research in the Bulgarian diplomatic archives. It uses reports and telegrams from the royal embassies in Warsaw, Berlin, Paris, Moscow, Stockholm, London, which provide evidence of the undoubted Bulgarian interest in the development of Polish-German relations. It covers the period from the destruction of Czechoslovakia until the conclusion of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, which determined the fourth division of Poland.

  • Issue Year: 32/2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 168-187
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Bulgarian