Invasion of Yugoslavia

The Invasion of Yugoslavia, was an invasion by the Axis powers against the Kingdom of Yugoslavia that happened from 6 April 1941 - 17 April 1941.

Invasion of Yugoslavia
Part of The Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II and the European theatre of World War II
File:Balkans 1941.jpg Map illustrating the movements of the Axis forces in Yugoslavia and Greece
Date 6 - 17 April 1941 Location Yugoslavia Result Axis victory
Belligerents
Axis Nazi Germany Italy Hungary	Yugoslavia
Commanders and leaders
Walther von Brauchitsch Maximilian von Weichs Wilhelm List Ewald von Kleist Vittorio Ambrosio Template:Country data Fascist Italy (1922–1943) Alessandro Pirzio Biroli Elemér Gorondy-Novák	Dušan Simović Danilo Kalafatović Milorad Petrović Milutin Nedić Milan Nedić Vladimir Cukavac

For The liberation, see Liberation of Yugoslavia.

History

on 25 March 1941, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia signed the Tripartite Pact and joined the Axis powers. But two days later the axis government was overthrown and replaced with an Allied government. This enraged Hitler (the dictator of the Third Reich) and so the axis powers invaded on 6 April. There were 19 German divisions, 22 Italian divisions, and the Hungarian 3rd army. Belgrade fell on 12 April and 5 days later Yugoslavia surrendered.

After the invasion, parts of Yugoslavia were annexed into Germany, Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Italian Albania.

During the occupation, resistance movements like Titos Partisans would fight against the axis and would liberate the country in 1945.

Invasion Of Yugoslavia Media

• Aspangberg-St.Peter Aufnahmsgebaeude.jpg

  The goods station at Mönichkirchen was Hitler's headquarters, Frühlingssturm, during the invasion.

• H Werth.jpg

  Hungarian chief-of-staff Werth was a leading proponent and key planner of Hungary's involvement in the invasion.

• Alessandro Pirzio Biroli.jpg

  Alessandro Pirzio Biroli (Bologna, 23 July 1877 – Rome, 20 May 1962)

• Operation25yu.jpg

  A black and white map showing the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941*Other information This map was first published in November 1953 between pages 48 and 49 of the Department of the Army Pamphlet No. 20-260 Historical Study The German Campaigns in the Balkans (Spring 1941).

• Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1975-036-23, Jugoslawien, gefangene serbische Offiziere.jpg

  Captured Yugoslavian officers before their deportation to Germany

• Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1973-035-12, Jugoslawien, zerstörter jugosl. Panzer.jpg

  Destroyed Yugoslavian Renault NC tank

• Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-770-0280-20, Jugoslawien, Panzer IV.jpg

  German Panzer IV of the 11th Panzer Division advancing into Yugoslavia from Bulgaria as part of the Twelfth Army

• 

  Italian soldiers entering Yugoslavia

• 

  Yugoslav infantry surrendering

• Italian Bersaglieri during the invasion

• German propaganda footage of the invasion of Yugoslavia and Greece