The Armistice of Salonica and the Bulgarian Exodus From the First World War
The Armistice of Salonica and the Bulgarian Exodus From the First World War

Summary/Abstract: After the breakthrough of the so-called Macedonian front, made by the army of the Entente, the Bulgarian government faced a rebellion of its own soldiers, which brought the danger of a total military pogrom. To avoid the utter defeat, the authorities in Sofia sent a delegation to the headquarters of the Allied Army of the Orient, situated in Salonika. The members of the mission were Andrey Lyapchev, Simeon Radev and General Ivan Lukov. They were accompanied by the US Consul-General in Sofia, Mr. Dominique Murphy, who had to secure their save arrival in Salonika. The main aim of the envoys was to sign an armistice with the Entente. The terms of the document were cruel for the Bulgarian nation. The Bulgarian Tsardom took the obligation to disarm its army and also it had to leave the Macedonian lands immediately. This became a national tragedy for the Bulgarians, which was internationally legalized by the Neuilly peace treaty, signed on Nov. 27th 1919.

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