Editing Bitola (section)

===World War II===
During [[World War II]] (1939–45), the Germans (on 9 April 1941) and Bulgarians (on 18 April 1941) took control of the city. But in September 1944, Bulgaria switched sides in the war and withdrew from Yugoslavia. On 4 November, the 7th Macedonian Liberation Brigade entered Bitola after the German withdrawal. The [[History of the Jews in Monastir|historical Jewish community]], of Sephardic origin, lived in the city until World War II, when some were able to immigrate to the United States and Chile.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sephardicstudies.org/monastir1839-1943.html|title=Last Century of a Sephardic Community - The Jews of Monastir, 1839-1943.|website=www.sephardicstudies.org}}</ref> On 11 March 1943 the Bulgarians deported the vast majority of the Jewish population (3,276 Jews<ref>{{cite book |last1=Цолев |first1=Георги |title=Битолските евреи |date=1993 |location=Битола, Македонија |pages=446}}</ref>) to [[Treblinka extermination camp]].<ref>[https://www.yadvashem.org/yv/en/exhibitions/communities/monastir/during_holocaust.asp Monastir During the Holocaust] - at [[Yad Vashem]] website</ref> After the end of the war, [[PR Macedonia]] was established within [[FPR Yugoslavia]].