Smuggling in United Bulgaria (1941 – 1944)

SMUGGLING IN UNITED BULGARIA (1941 – 1944) 

Dimităr Gyudurov 

(Summary) 

The article examines smuggling as a socially significant crime within the borders of United Bulgaria (1941 – 1944). The smuggling typology and the mechanisms by which it was carried out in wartime conditions are revealed. The many problems faced by the Bulgarian society and the State in relation to this phenomenon have been examined. The processes in the newly annexed lands – Vardar Macedonia and the Aegean Thrace-and-Macedonia – have been surveyed in more detail. Attention is paid to the efforts of the Bulgarian state to limit smuggling, as well as to the extent to which these efforts yielded positive results. 

Keywords: United Bulgaria, smuggling, Vardar Macedonia, Aegean Thrace-and-Macedonia