България и нейните въоръжени сили в светлината на информационните документи на Втори отдел на Генералния щаб на полската армия – кратко изложение
Bulgaria and Its Armed Forces in the Light of Information Documents of the Second Department of the Polish Army’s General Staff ‒ A Brief Presentation

Summary/Abstract: Although Bulgaria was not one of the main objects of intelligence interest of the Second Department of the Polish Army’s General Staff, due to the political situation in that country during the twenty years between the two world wars, it was observed both from the positions of the diplomatic missions in Bucharest and Belgrade, and by Polish intelligence units in Turkey, Hungary and Italy. The armed forces of Bulgaria and its location were an essential element of the strategic plans of the Republic of Poland. For the Polish military and political authorities securing reliable strategic paths for combat material in the event of war with Poland’s neighbour to the east or west was a central objective of foreign policy and security. The purpose of this article is to present information and intelligence activities in the period 1918–1939 regarding the state and the armed forces of the Kingdom of Bulgaria. Some unknown and extremely interesting data are given about the knowledge of the political and military leaders of the Polish Republic about Bulgaria and the Balkans in the period between the two world wars.

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