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 …

The Incident at Petrich in October 1925 was a border clash between Greek and Bulgarian forces near the town of Petrich, which is in modern-day Bulgaria. The incident had its roots in …

The incident at Petrich, or the War of the Stray Dog, [2] was a Greek–Bulgarian crisis in 1925, in which there was a short invasion of Bulgaria by Greece near the border town of Petrich, after …

The Incident at Petrich (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Επεισόδιο του Πετριτσίου;), or the War of the Stray Dog (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Πόλεμος του αδέσποτου σκύλου), was a Greek–Bulgarian …

Nov 21, 2024 · Greek forces mobilized, and within days, Greece launched an invasion of Bulgarian territory near Petrich. For ten days, 30,000 soldiers from both sides clashed, leading …

Nov 6, 2023 · Let’s discuss the 1925 war which came about because of one stray dog: the “Incident at Petrich,” or the “War of the Stray Dog.” To understand what conditions allowed the …

Jul 11, 2024 · The War of the Stray Dog was a brief yet intense conflict between Greece and Bulgaria in 1925. This unexpected clash started when a Greek soldier pursued his stray dog …

Oct 21, 2020 · On 19 October 1925, near the border town of Petrich in the Demir Kapou Pass, a Greek captain chased his stray dog into Bulgaria and Bulgarian border guards shot him. The …

Sep 21, 2024 · The Incident at Petrich, or the War of the Stray Dog, was a Greek–Bulgarian crisis in 1925, in which there was a short invasion of Bulgaria by Greece near the border town of …

On October 18, 1925, a Greek soldier stationed on the border near the town of Petrich, Bulgaria, chased his stray dog across the boundary line. In pursuit of his pet, the soldier inadvertently …