site.btaMarch 19, 1945: First Bulgarian Army Defeats Nazi Troops at Drava River during WWII
Yordan Angelov, a company commander during the Drava Battle celebrates his 101st birthday, Ruse, April 27, 2009 (BTA Archive/Biser Todorov)
On March 19, 1945, the First Bulgarian Army under the command of Lt. Gen. Vladimir Stoychev, defeated Nazi troops at Drava River during World War II.
The Bulgarian troops, as part of the Third Ukrainian Front of the Red Army, achieved a significant
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