Event

Incident at Petrich

19 Oct 1925 – 29 Oct 1925 · 41.40° N, 23.21° E

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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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