"The World War is over!"
The moment this astonishing news spread, it caused a sensation across the world. Countless people celebrated, while countless others stamped their feet in fury.
Ferdinand had no interest in the turmoil outside. It was nothing more than a matter of interests.
He was now busy dealing with the aftermath. The World War had lasted two and a half years, and as one of the principal belligerents, Bulgaria's casualties were naturally an astronomical figure.
As of now, the Bulgarian Army's total casualties stood at 4.8684 million. (Casualties = wounded + killed.) Of these, 1.2752 million had been killed and 3.5932 million wounded, including 885,400 permanently disabled. Civilian casualties in the homeland numbered 2.16 million, while colonial civilian casualties reached 1.86 million. Without question, that was the Ottoman Empire's handiwork.
This military casualty figure was second only to those of the Russian Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, and German Empire during the World War, roughly on par with the French.
According to estimates by the Bulgarian General Staff, the casualties of the various nations were as follows:
British Empire: roughly 1 million killed, roughly 2.1 million wounded, and 30,000–40,000 civilian casualties. Most of these were colonial troops; the British home forces likely accounted for less than one-fifth.
French Republic: roughly 1.3 million killed, roughly 4 million wounded, and over 600,000 civilian casualties. The casualties were about the same as in history, though the proportion of colonial troops had risen somewhat, while casualties among home forces were nearly one-third lower than in history.
Russian Empire: roughly 2 million killed, roughly 5 million wounded, and 2.6–3 million civilian casualties. In addition, roughly 4.4 million had been captured.
Belgium: roughly 56,000 killed, roughly 43,000 wounded, and 150,000–200,000 civilian casualties.
Japan: roughly 13,000 killed and roughly 3,000 wounded.
Portugal: roughly 7,000 killed and