Red Wind Over the Balkans: The Soviet Offensive South of the Danube, September-October 1944

This book describes two Soviet offensive operations carried out during September and October 1944. The first was the operation for the occupation of Bulgaria — known as the 'Bulgarian operation'; the second was the Belgrade offensive operation, which was carried out immediately after the Bulgarian operation. Although separate, the two operations were closely linked to each other: the first was conducted in an almost peaceful manner, which saved resources. This necessitated that the Soviet C...