Peter II of Yugoslavia
Peter II of Yugoslavia, was the king of Yugoslavia from 1934–1945, from 1934–1941 his cousin Paul ruled as regent but was removed after Yugoslavia joined the Axis powers for two days. So the axis invaded Yugoslavia and the Yugoslav government went into exile, The government never returned to the country because a communist government was formed after the country was liberated, peter died in exile in the United States in 1970.
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11-year-old King Peter II, Dowager Queen Maria and Prince Paul (right) at King Alexander's funeral in 1934 in Belgrade
A portrait of the young King Peter II holding his father's sabre.
15-year-old King Peter II on Mount peak Triglav 2,863.65 metres (9,395.2 ft), near the tripoint border of the Kingdom Yugoslavia, Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany, on August 12, 1939; 20 days later, Germany invaded Poland.
The damaged Royal Palace in Belgrade during the German and Italian invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941. One of the main targets during the first wave of Luftwaffe bombing of Belgrade, on April 6, 1941, were royal palaces in the downtown.
Prime Minister Dušan Simović, Peter II and Court Minister Radoje Knežević on 21 June 1941
Royal Palace in Belgrade, the residence of Peter II
General Bernard Montgomery, 17-year-old King Peter II and Winston Churchill in July 1941
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Peter II inspecting the Guard of Honour of a battalion of the Dorset Regiment in England
Peter II and Prime Minister Ivan Šubašić
