Bulgaria signs Moscow Armistice in 1944

On October 28, 1944, Bulgaria signed the Moscow Armistice with the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States. This agreement followed the Soviet Union's declaration of war against Bulgaria on September 5, 1944, and the subsequent entry of Soviet troops into the country.

The armistice established conditions for the Bulgarian army to join the anti-Hitler coalition in the final stages of World War II. This occurred after the pro-Soviet Fatherland Front took power on September 9, 1944, following a period where the country had declared neutrality toward Germany before eventually declaring war on them on September 6.

Historical accounts note that the Soviet occupation and the subsequent political shifts led to significant domestic consequences, including the liquidation of political resistance and heavy financial reparations. The formal end to the conflict for Bulgaria was later solidified by the Paris Peace Treaty in February 1947.