Rebellion Breaks Out In Bucharest
LONDON- July 22. Widespread unrest is reported in the Balkans since the Axis reverses in Sicily and Russia. Algiers radio says that all army leave lias been stopped in Rumania, where a rebellion is reported to have broken out in Bucharest. Messages from Rumania state that King Michael and his mother, Queen Helen, are leading an open rebellion against Nazi forces there. The trouble is reported to have started when it was announced that additional Rumanian troops were to be sent to Russia. King Michael, with tiie support of the Rumanian Peasant Party leader (Maniu) demanded the withdrawal of all Rumanian troops to the Bessarabian border with Russia, Crisis In Bulgaria Bulgaria is also reported to have demanded the withdrawal of her troops from the Russian front. A Cabinet crisis has arisen in Bulgaria as a result of a speech by the War Minister, in which he declared that the Bulgarian Army intended to defend only Bulgarian soil. The declaration it is believed has offended the Germans who are determined to have an entirely pro-Axis Bulgarian Government.
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Northern Advocate, 23 July 1943, Page 3
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