The Archive · 1941

Sofia Filling With German Troops

Sofia, Mar. 3.

With the vanguard of German troops in Bulgarit already reported near the Greek frontier, Sofia today was gradually being converted into a German military town as German officers and soldiers continued to pour in, German officers swept into the capital in slate-coloured Fords, while most of the soldiers were brought into the city in trucks, Wherever these parked, crowds gathered to watch the German movements and inspect the vehicles, "The second largest hotel in Sofia was transformed virtually into barracks, for it was packed with German officers and soldlers.—United Press,

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