Category Archives: Balkans

Montenegro, Kingdom / Principality (1878 - 1916)

ALBUM - View my Montenegro Album Fast Facts Region: Balkans Group: Yugoslav Area Classification: Principality / Kingdom Prior Regime: Nominal Ottoman control Key Dates:  1852 – Montenegro became a Principality under Danilo..  1860 – Nikola became Prince after his uncle … Continue reading →

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Obock, French Colony (1884 - 1896)

ALBUM - View my Obock Album Fast Facts Region: East Africa Group: French Colony Classification: Colonies Prior Regime: Sultanate of Obock Key Dates:  1862 – French purchased port of Obock from the Sultan of Obock  1881 - French establish a … Continue reading →

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Dalmatia, Italian Occupation post ww1 (1918 - 1922)

ALBUM - View my Dalmatia, Italian Occupation album Fast Facts Region: Balkans Group:: Italian Occupations after WW1 Classification: Occupation (Italy) Prior Regime: Austro Hungarian Empire Key Dates:   1915, Apr 26 - Treaty of London agreed, Italy would join WW1 on … Continue reading →

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Northern Epirus, Greek Occupation - WW2 (1940 - 1941)

ALBUM - view my Greek Occupation of North Epirus in WW2 album Fast Facts Region: Greece / Balkans Group: Balkan countries Classification: Military Occupation Prior Regime: Italian Occupation of Albania Key Dates:   1940, Oct 28 - Italy invades Greece using … Continue reading →

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Kavala / Cavalla, Greek Occupation - Balkan wars (1913)

ALBUM - View my Kavala, Greek Occupation album Fast Facts Region: Greece / Balkans area Group: Greek Occupations Classification: Military Occupation (Greece) Prior Regime: Bulgarian Occupation from the Ottoman Empire Key Dates:   1912, Oct - Bulgarians captured Kavala from the … Continue reading →

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Thrace, Greek Occupation (1920 - 1922)

ALBUM - View my Greek Occupation of Thrace album Fast Facts Region: Greece / Balkans Area Group: Occupations in the Balkans Classification: Military Occupation Prior Regime: Inter Allied Occupation of Western Thrace Key Dates:   1913 – 1919 – Thrace controlled … Continue reading →

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Western Thrace, Inter Allied Occupation (1919 - 1920)

ALBUM - View my Inter Allied Occupation of Thrace album Fast Facts Region: Greece / Balkans Area Group: Occupations in the Balkans, ww1 Classification: Military Occupation Prior Regime: Kingdom of Bulgaria Key Dates:   1913 – 1919 – Thrace controlled by … Continue reading →

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North Epirus, Greek Occupation in WW1 (1914 - 1916)

ALBUM - view my Greek Occupation of North Epirus in WW1 album Fast Facts Region: Greece / Balkans Group: Balkan countries Classification: Military Occupation Prior Regime: Autonomous Republic of North Epirus Key Dates:   1914, Feb – Greeks withdraw from Northern … Continue reading →

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Western Thrace, Autonomous Government (1913)

ALBUM - View my Western Thrace album Fast Facts Region: Balkans Group: Balkan Wars Classification: Revolution Prior Regime: Kingdom of Bulgaria Key Dates:   1913, Aug 31/Sep 1 – Rebellion and formation of the Provisional Government of Western Thrace   1913, Sep … Continue reading →

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Bosnia & Herzegovina, Occupation by the Austro Hungarian Empire (1878 - 1908)

ALBUM - view my Austro Hungarian Occupation of Bosnia & Herzegovina album Fast Facts Region: Balkans Group: Austro Hungarian Occupations Classification: Military Occupation (Austria Hungary) Prior Regime: Ottoman Empire Key Dates:   1878, July – Treaty of Berlin, results in Austro-Hungarian … Continue reading →

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