German invasion of Yugoslavia

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World War II campaign invasion military campaign

The German invasion of Yugoslavia was a swift Axis military campaign in April 1941 that led to the rapid defeat and occupation of Yugoslavia during World War II.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Axis invasion of Yugoslavia 6
Axis occupation of Yugoslavia 3
Invasion of Yugoslavia 3

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II campaign ⓘ
invasion ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
airForceInvolved Luftwaffe ⓘ
alsoKnownAs April War ⓘ
German invasion of Yugoslavia ⓘ
surface form: Invasion of Yugoslavia

Operation 25 ⓘ
belligerent Bulgaria ⓘ
Hungary ⓘ
Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Yugoslavia

Nazi Germany ⓘ
cause Axis strategic interest in the Balkans ⓘ
Yugoslav military coup of 27 March 1941 ⓘ
surface form: Yugoslav coup d’état of 27 March 1941
characteristic combined arms operations ⓘ
rapid Axis advance ⓘ
simultaneous invasion of Greece ⓘ
commander Alexander Löhr ⓘ
Maximilian von Weichs ⓘ
Pietro Badoglio ⓘ
Wilhelm List ⓘ
endDate 1941-04-17 ⓘ
followedBy German invasion of Yugoslavia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Axis occupation of Yugoslavia

beginning of Yugoslav resistance movements ⓘ
establishment of the Independent State of Croatia ⓘ
partition of Yugoslav territory among Axis powers ⓘ
front Balkan theatre of World War II ⓘ
surface form: Balkan front of World War II
legalInstrument Yugoslav instrument of surrender at Belgrade ⓘ
location Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Yugoslavia
militaryOperation Luftwaffe bombing of Belgrade ⓘ
navalForceInvolved Italian Navy ⓘ
surface form: Regia Marina
objective control of key Balkan communication lines ⓘ
secure southern flank for Operation Barbarossa ⓘ
opponent Royal Yugoslav Army ⓘ
partOf World War II ⓘ
precededBy Tripartite Pact accession of Yugoslavia ⓘ
primaryAttacker Wehrmacht ⓘ
result Axis victory ⓘ
capitulation of Yugoslav armed forces ⓘ
occupation of Yugoslavia by Axis powers ⓘ
startDate 1941-04-06 ⓘ
surrenderDate 1941-04-17 ⓘ
territorialChange Bulgarian occupation of parts of Macedonia and Serbia ⓘ
Hungarian annexation of parts of Vojvodina ⓘ
Italian annexation of Dalmatian coast and other areas ⓘ
annexation of parts of Slovenia by Germany ⓘ
YugoslavAlly Yugoslav Royal Air Force ⓘ
surface form: Royal Yugoslav Air Force
YugoslavCommander Dušan Simović ⓘ
Milan Nedić ⓘ
Petar Nedeljković ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

German invasion of Yugoslavia → alsoKnownAs → German invasion of Yugoslavia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Invasion of Yugoslavia
Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia → conflict → German invasion of Yugoslavia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Invasion of Yugoslavia (1941)
Rogožarski IK-3 → conflict → German invasion of Yugoslavia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Axis invasion of Yugoslavia
Royal Yugoslav Army → conflict → German invasion of Yugoslavia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Axis invasion of Yugoslavia
Yugoslav Royal Air Force → conflict → German invasion of Yugoslavia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Invasion of Yugoslavia
Rogožarski IK-3 → designedBefore → German invasion of Yugoslavia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Axis invasion of Yugoslavia in 1941
Royal Yugoslav Army → dissolutionCause → German invasion of Yugoslavia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Axis invasion of Yugoslavia
Stara Gradiška concentration camp → establishedDuring → German invasion of Yugoslavia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Axis occupation of Yugoslavia
German invasion of Yugoslavia → followedBy → German invasion of Yugoslavia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Axis occupation of Yugoslavia
Yugoslav military coup of 27 March 1941 → followedBy → German invasion of Yugoslavia ⓘ
Yugoslav military coup of 27 March 1941 → followedBy → German invasion of Yugoslavia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Axis invasion of Yugoslavia
Croatian Air Force (WWII) → formedDuring → German invasion of Yugoslavia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Axis occupation of Yugoslavia
Balkan theatre of World War II → hasPart → German invasion of Yugoslavia ⓘ
Balkan theatre of World War II → hasPart → German invasion of Yugoslavia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Axis invasion of Yugoslavia
Balkan Campaign → includesEvent → German invasion of Yugoslavia ⓘ
Hungary in World War II → militaryCampaign → German invasion of Yugoslavia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Invasion of Yugoslavia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia (pro-Axis government) → relatedEvent → German invasion of Yugoslavia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Axis invasion of Yugoslavia
Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia → role → German invasion of Yugoslavia ⓘ
this entity surface form: defense of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia