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(1920) [MARC] Author: Anatolij Nekljudov - Tema: Russia, War
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i9i3] WAR BEGINS 189

circulated on both army fronts that the two Governments
had definitely accepted the Russian arbitration, and that
in consequence all danger of war was over. This news
produced the most joyful impression in both camps.
Both sides began to fraternise, officers as well as men.
From the outposts they assembled together, drank
together, embraced one another. After the curfew each
man returned to his post. Yet this same evening General
Savov’s order to advance was received by the Bulgarian
troops. And lo! and behold ! towards dawn the
Bulgarians suddenly attacked the Serbian outposts, where
the men were peacefully sleeping under the influence of
the fraternisation of the day before, and . . . massacred
their would-be brothers. But this cowardly attack
availed the Bulgarians nothing. The very next day the
Serbians succeeded in concentrating their reserves; and
the enemy detachments who at the outset had made a
certain advance were stopped and thrown back with
serious loss after two days’ fighting. It was then that
the Bulgarian Government and the King decided to
follow my earnest advice, and on the 19th June (2nd
July) they sent a peremptory order to the whole front
to regain their former positions immediately. But it
was too late. The Serbians, exasperated at what had
occurred, did not allow the Bulgarians to retreat quietly
they themselves began to advance, and to fall on any
Bulgarian detachments that were retiring without
fighting. It was in this way that almost a whole Bulgarian
regiment was taken with all its supplies and its papers.
Among these papers was found the famous
order-of-the-day of General Savov.

On Sunday, the 23rd June (6th July), the Serbian
and Greek Ministers officially broke off relations with
Bulgaria and left Sofia. At the same time the
proclamations of the Kings of Serbia and Greece were
issued to their armies. Thus the Bulgarians were at
war with their former allies. And on the 21st June
(4th July) mobilisation was ordered in Rumania.

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