What the records say
- When
- 19 Oct 1925 – 29 Oct 1925
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 41.40° N, 23.21° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Incident at Petrich.
Summary
Incident at Petrich: A brief conflict occurs between Bulgaria and Greece after a Greek soldier accidentally crosses into the Bulgarian side and is shot by border guards.
Incident at Petrich
Minor military conflict between Bulgaria and Greece in October 1925
The Incident at Petrich, or the War of the Stray Dog, was a Greek–Bulgarian crisis in 1925 that resulted in a brief invasion of Bulgaria by Greece near the border town of Petrich. The incident ended after a decision by the League of Nations.
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