Did Hitler Kill a King?

"My generals love Germany, my wife loves Italy, my diplomats love England, my people love Russia. I'm the only neutral person in a country." (Boris III)

Bulgarian myself, I ofc know the story about Boris 3 suspicions of being poisoned. I didn't expect however the story to be of interest to others than Bulgarians. It is great that there are channels like this that popularize not well known facts about 2nd world war and history in general, and that's why you have my appreciation and thumbs up.

King Boris saved my grandmother's life. She is still alive today over 90.

Dr. Felton, as a Bulgarian, I'd like to thank you for doing an episode on our last tzar. Bulgaria's involvement in WW2 is often reduced to the margins and it is refreshing to see you shine the spotlight on such an important moment of our history.

If he did have a heart condition, dealing with Hitler, then realising Axis were going to lose, & a Soviet invasion likely, would just have been a constant stress.

I always thought Tzar Boris was just another one of Hitlers puppets, it’s incredible to see a king on the side of the axis that attempted to protect his own people and resist German hegemony. Always a pleasure to watch these Mr Felton.

A man of rare moral courage, caught in one hell of a tight spot.

The Tsar seemed caught between a several rocks and several hard places. I’m sure a hero to the Bulgarian people but unfortunately a person only a very small minority of people here in the US have ever heard of. Thank you for enlightening us Dr Felton.

Truly sad. A noble man, cornered in a "doomed if he did, doomed if he didn't" situation.

I love escaping the reality of 2021 with a history lesson from Mark Felton.

As a Bulgarian, this question bothered me ever since my school years. I am extremely grateful for your research Dr. Felton!

Brave man, never heard of him before. Thank you RIP King Boris (Balls of Steel)

Felton - King of WWII documentaries.

Bulgaria is a country in the balkans. The best you can say is, "it's complicated."

This guy was playing 3D chest trying to save his people while not getting invaded by extremely powerful countries surrounding him. Respect for the moves made.

I love all your videos, but this was especially fascinating. As a Jew, I am greatful for the Bulgarians’ help.

It is amazing that Bulgaria refused to participate in the invasion of the USSR, given that communism was the enemy of the Bulgarian monarchy.

Very interesting! I am Bulgarian and have never heard of the “Italian” theory or of the Goebels diary entry. The poisoning theory is widely believed in Bulgaria, and also by his family. At the same time, immediately after returning from Germany the king undertook several high-intensity mountain treks on two consecutive days (21 and 22 August), including climbing Bulgaria’s highest peak, mount Moussala at almost 3000 m. His condition rapidly deteriorated on the next day, 23 August. Such extraordinary exertions do fall in line with the behavior pattern of a middle-aged man preceding a heart attack. We will probably never know the truth…

When I saw the title I was hoping this was on Tsar Boris as his story is almost completely unknown outside Bulgaria and students of Balkan history. Thanks for a sympathetic telling and relating in fuller detail much that I was either completely unaware of, or only partially knew. Very well done!!

Respect to Tsar Boris III. I honestly feel bad for a lot of the kingdoms and Tsardoms of eastern europe, all snuffed away by the germans, italians and in the end, the soviets.