The Archive · 1941

German Troop Massing Heightens Balkan Tension

Reports on Feb, 13; that 50,000 German troops are massed by the Black Seaport of Constanza near the Rumanian-Bulgarian border heightened anticipation of a Ne: drive through Bulgaria to Turkish or" Greek territory. Moreover, 400,000 German troops are reported to have been sent into Rumania during the past few weeks "white Nazi transports re said to be fying steadily over Budapest towards Rumania," Huge concentrations of Soviet roope are stated. tobe on the USSR Rumanian frontier, The European War, February 13.

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