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The second war of the Balkans. Taking place after the First Balkan War (1912-1913), Bulgaria invaded its former allies in 1913, but was pushed back and defeated in just over a month.
KEY
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Dark Blue : Bulgaria
Blue : Occupied by Bulgaira
Light Blue : Bulgarian advances
Dark Blue-Purple : Greece
Blue-Purple : Occupied by Greece
Light Blue-Purple : Greek advances
Dark Green : Serbia
Green : Occupied by Serbia
Light Green : Serb advances
Dark Yellow-Brown : Romania
Yellow-Brown : Occupied by Romania
Light Yellow-Brown : Romanian advances
Dark Red : Ottoman Empire
Red : Occupied by Ottoman Empire
Light Red : Ottoman advances
Dark Purple : Montenegro
MUSIC
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freeplaymusic.com
'Running away', found at 'Soundtrack Action Vol. 6': freeplaymusic.com/search/category_search.php?t=v&i=2003
MAP INFORMATION AND SOURCE
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Advances made by Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia, Romania and the Ottomans (Foreign language, undated) :
th06.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2010/274/2/a/second_balkan_war_1913_by_kommit-d2zu1pl.png
Different map, also showing advances (In French, undated) :
http://klicevac.free.fr/Images/2ndguerrebalkaniquegf.gif
Greek positions in Bulgaria, Thrace, by 31 July 1913 : upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/Battle_of_Kresna_Map.png
Map used (before being edited) :
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Prima_guerra_balcanica.bg.png
IMAGES
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First image (intro), Bulgarian soldiers with cannons :
trakia-tours.com/gallery/img-2-18-10-2011-09-36-01.jpg
Outro images:
Second image, Bulgarians at the Serbo-Bulgarian border : historytoday.com/sites/default/files/balkan_main.jpg
Third image, Bulgarian soldiers at defensive positions :
trakia-tours.com/gallery/img-3-18-10-2011-09-36-02.jpg
Fourth image, Greeks advancing through Kresna Gorge (Painting) : upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c8/Greeks_in_Bulgaria.JPG
Fifth image, Greeks at Kresna Gorge : upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Greek_advance_Kresna_1913.jpg
Sixth image, Greeks at Struma River :
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Greek_Army_Strymon_1913.jpg
The second war of the Balkans. Taking place after the First Balkan War (1912-1913), Bulgaria invaded its former allies in 1913, but was pushed back and defeated in just over a month.
KEY
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Dark Blue : Bulgaria
Blue : Occupied by Bulgaira
Light Blue : Bulgarian advances
Dark Blue-Purple : Greece
Blue-Purple : Occupied by Greece
Light Blue-Purple : Greek advances
Dark Green : Serbia
Green : Occupied by Serbia
Light Green : Serb advances
Dark Yellow-Brown : Romania
Yellow-Brown : Occupied by Romania
Light Yellow-Brown : Romanian advances
Dark Red : Ottoman Empire
Red : Occupied by Ottoman Empire
Light Red : Ottoman advances
Dark Purple : Montenegro
MUSIC
-----
freeplaymusic.com
'Running away', found at 'Soundtrack Action Vol. 6': freeplaymusic.com/search/category_search.php?t=v&i=2003
MAP INFORMATION AND SOURCE
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Advances made by Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia, Romania and the Ottomans (Foreign language, undated) :
th06.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2010/274/2/a/second_balkan_war_1913_by_kommit-d2zu1pl.png
Different map, also showing advances (In French, undated) :
http://klicevac.free.fr/Images/2ndguerrebalkaniquegf.gif
Greek positions in Bulgaria, Thrace, by 31 July 1913 : upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/Battle_of_Kresna_Map.png
Map used (before being edited) :
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Prima_guerra_balcanica.bg.png
IMAGES
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First image (intro), Bulgarian soldiers with cannons :
trakia-tours.com/gallery/img-2-18-10-2011-09-36-01.jpg
Outro images:
Second image, Bulgarians at the Serbo-Bulgarian border : historytoday.com/sites/default/files/balkan_main.jpg
Third image, Bulgarian soldiers at defensive positions :
trakia-tours.com/gallery/img-3-18-10-2011-09-36-02.jpg
Fourth image, Greeks advancing through Kresna Gorge (Painting) : upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c8/Greeks_in_Bulgaria.JPG
Fifth image, Greeks at Kresna Gorge : upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Greek_advance_Kresna_1913.jpg
Sixth image, Greeks at Struma River :
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Greek_Army_Strymon_1913.jpg
