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The Incident at Petrich (Greek: Επεισόδιο του Πετριτσίου; Bulgarian: Петрички инцидент), or the War of the Stray Dog (Greek: Πόλεμος του αδέσποτου σκύλου), [1] was a Greek–Bulgarian crisis in 1925 that resulted in a brief invasion of Bulgaria by Greece near the border town of ...
The incident occurred on 18 or 19 October, 1925, when a border dispute escalated into a military confrontation. Greek and Bulgarian troops clashed near Petrich, resulting in casualties on both sides.
The Incident at Petrich, also known as the War of the Stray Dog, was a brief but intense conflict between Greece and Bulgaria that occurred in 1925 in which Bulgarian soldiers killed a Greek commander and a sentry near Petrich's border on 18 October.
Feb 24, 2020 · Back in custody in Montana, Ward was sentenced to life in prison for killing Petrich. He was serving his time in the Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge when his DNA was finally found to match...
- Background
- The Incident
- Bulgarian and Greek Reaction
- International Intervention
The relations between Greece and Bulgaria had been strained since the start of the 20th century. There were minority problems between the two countries, also problems about the Macedonian issue and the activity of the Komitadjis. All these problems caused many disputes and many border conflicts between Greece and Bulgaria.The climate was tense and ...
There are two versions of how the incident started. According to some sources all started on October 19, when a Greek soldier ran after his dog, which had strayed across the border from Greece at the pass Demirkapia on Belasitsa (in Bulgarian)/Belles (in Greek); thus, it is sometimes referred to as the War of the Stray Dog.The border was guarded by...
Bulgaria explained that the firing was due to a misunderstanding and expressed its regret.In addition, the Bulgarian Government proposed the formation of a mixed commission of Greek and Bulgarian officers to investigate the incident, but the Greek Government declined it as long as Bulgarian troops remained in Greek territory. Also, the Greek dictat...
Fighting between Greek and Bulgarian forces started and Bulgaria appealed to the League of Nations to intervene in the dispute. Some chetas of Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO), together with the sentries, organised defence lines against the Greeks near Petrich.[citation needed] Volunteers and war veterans from the whole region ...
- 19-29 October 1925
- 5 min
- Petrich, southern Bulgaria
Apr 15, 2021 · On October 18, 1925, a Greek soldier is said to have chased a dog into Bulgarian territory at Petrich and was promptly shot and killed by Bulgarian guards. This rash act ignited the conflict and gave the War of the Stray Dog its name.
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Mar 7, 2022 · The Incident at Petrich, or 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 after the killing of a Greek captain and a sentry by Bulgarian soldiers.
