Hitler fails to persuade the Yugoslav Prime Minister, Dragisa Cvetkovic, to join
Hitler fails to persuade the Yugoslav Prime Minister, Dragisa Cvetkovic, to join the Axis
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1941 in Yugoslavia
Explore 27 historical events and records for Yugoslavia in 1941.
Historical records for Yugoslavia in 1941
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February
March
Hitler demands from Prince Paul that German troops pass through Yugoslavia to
Hitler demands from Prince Paul that German troops pass through Yugoslavia to Greece
Alliance Tripartite Pact
Yugoslavia signs the Tripartite Pact
Pact between Germany, Italy, Japan and Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia signs the Tripartite Pact
Tripartite Pact
In front of Hitler & Ribbentrop Cvetkovic signs Yugoslavia to the Tripartite Pact
Coup
Overthrown in a Coup by Air Force officers which was supported by most of the Army
Coup
The Regency is overthrown by pro-Allied groups to resist German invasion. A coup is launched by anti-Prince Paul, Serbian military officers, and the Regent was replaced on the throne by King Peter II of Yugoslavia
Coup
Assumes power after a military coup in Belggrade
Exile of Paul
For the remainder of the war, Prince Paul is kept, with his family, under house arrest by the British in Kenya
Invasion of Yugoslavia
For the remainder of the war, Prince Paul is kept, with his family, under house arrest by the British in Kenya
Invasion of Yugoslavia
A coup is launched by anti-Prince Paul, Serbian military officers, and the Regent was replaced on the throne by King Peter II of Yugoslavia
Pact between Germany, Italy, Japan and Yugoslavia
Reneges on the Tripartite Pact
Succession
The Regency is overthrown by pro-Allied groups to resist German invasion
Tripartite Pact
Reneges on the Tripartite Pact
Tripartite Pact
Reneges on the Tripartite Pact. Offers a nonaggression pact with Germany, Hitler has to delay his invasion of Russia
April
Treaty of Friendship
An alliance is agreed with the USSR
Invasion of Yugoslavia
The hostilities by Germany commence when Belgrade is bombed
Invasion of Yugoslavia
Italian, Hungarian & Bulgarian troops invade Yugoslavia
Exile of Peter II
Escapes by plane to Greece after the surrender of Yugoslavia to the Germans
Invasion of Yugoslavia
German & Hungarian troops enter Belgrade
Independence of Croatia
The Italian-backed Croatian fascist leader Ante Pavelic declared an Independent State of Croatia
Independence of Yugoslavia
The Italian-backed Croatian fascist leader Ante Pavelic declared an Independent State of Croatia
Invasion of Yugoslavia
The Italian-backed Croatian fascist leader Ante Pavelic declared an Independent State of Croatia
Invasion of Yugoslavia
The Yugoslav Army capitulates at Sarajevo, Simovic escapes to Greece
Other events (month unknown)
Rebellion of Dragoljub Mihailovic
Leads the Chetniks against German occupation of Yugoslavia
Rebellion of Rebels in Ravna Gora
Establishes a power base in the Ravna Gora mountains
Rule of Yugoslavia
Leads the Chetniks against German occupation of Yugoslavia
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