, ▁a ▁fasc ist ▁pu ppet - state . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁during ▁the ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁the ▁most ▁of ▁V ard ar ▁Mac ed onia ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁of ▁Greek ▁Mac ed onia , ▁were ▁an nex ed ▁by ▁Bulg aria ▁and ▁along ▁with ▁various ▁other ▁regions ▁became ▁Gre ater ▁Bulg aria . ▁Mih ail ov ▁refused ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Bulgar ian - occup ied ▁part ▁of ▁Mac ed onia ▁and ▁remained ▁in ▁Cro atia ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁With ▁his ▁help ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁some ▁armed ▁det ach ments ▁– ▁Oh ran a , ▁which ▁included ▁Bulgar ian ▁S lav - spe akers ▁in ▁Italian ▁and ▁German ▁occupied ▁Greek ▁Mac ed onia ▁were ▁organ ised . ▁It ▁was ▁apparent ▁that ▁Mih ail ov ▁had ▁bro ader ▁plans ▁which ▁en vis aged ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁Mac ed onian ▁state ▁under ▁a ▁German ▁control . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁anticip ated ▁that ▁the ▁IM RO ▁volunte ers ▁would ▁form ▁the ▁core ▁of ▁the ▁armed ▁forces ▁of ▁a ▁future ▁Independent ▁Mac ed onia ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁providing ▁administration ▁and ▁education ▁in ▁the ▁Flor ina , ▁K ast oria ▁and ▁Ed essa ▁districts . ▁ ▁Ref us al ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁pro - N azi ▁Pu ppet ▁State ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁Ivan ▁Mih ail ov ▁left ▁Zag reb ▁inc ogn ito ▁for ▁Germany ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁main ▁headquarters ▁of ▁Hitler ▁and ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁S icher