Today in World War II History—August 28, 1943

Prince Simeon of Bulgaria, 1943 (Bulgarian Archives State Agency: BASA-3K-15-302-18)

80 Years Ago—Aug. 28, 1943: Bulgaria’s Tsar Boris III (age 49) dies of unknown reasons, possibly poisoned (he resisted fascists and protected Jews); succeeded by six-year-old Simeon II.

German plenipotentiary Werner Best gives the Danish government an ultimatum to impose a state of emergency and crack down on the growing unrest; the government refuses and German Lt. Gen. Hermann von Hanneken takes control.

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