The Pittsburgh Press (September 2, 1943)
Boris assassinated by Nazis, Turks say
Istanbul, Turkey (UP) – (Aug. 31, delayed)
Turkish sources said today that advices from Sofia indicated King Boris III of Bulgaria was assassinated by German agents because he was reported to have told one of his ministers that if Italy got out of the war, he intended to seek peace within 48 hours.
Boris was said to have been summoned to Adolf Hitler’s headquarters, after this assertion, and told that since Bulgaria was contributing nothing toward the war against Russia, it must replace Italian occupation forces in Greece.
When Boris refused, the Nazis decided that he should be liquidated, it was said.