Royal Yugoslav Army

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The Royal Yugoslav Army was the land warfare branch of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia’s armed forces, active until its rapid defeat and disbandment during the Axis invasion in World War II.

All labels observed (6)

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf army ⓘ
land warfare branch ⓘ
allegiance Peter II of Yugoslavia ⓘ
surface form: King Peter II of Yugoslavia
alsoKnownAs Royal Yugoslav Army ⓘ
surface form: Royal Army of Yugoslavia

Royal Yugoslav Army ⓘ
surface form: Yugoslav Royal Army
conflict German invasion of Yugoslavia ⓘ
surface form: Axis invasion of Yugoslavia

World War II ⓘ
country Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Yugoslavia
defeatBy Axis powers ⓘ
disbandedBy Axis occupation authorities ⓘ
dissolutionCause German invasion of Yugoslavia ⓘ
surface form: Axis invasion of Yugoslavia
dissolutionEvent April War ⓘ
dissolutionYear 1941 ⓘ
engagementOutcome defeat ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
followedBy Chetniks ⓘ
Yugoslav Partisans ⓘ
People's Liberation Army of Yugoslavia ⓘ
surface form: Yugoslav People’s Army
garrisonLocation Belgrade ⓘ
geographicAreaOfOperations Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes ⓘ
surface form: territory of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
governmentTypeOfState constitutional monarchy ⓘ
historicalRegion Balkans ⓘ
language Serbo-Croatian ⓘ
Slovene ⓘ
militaryBranch land forces ⓘ
militaryDoctrine French-style doctrine ⓘ
notableEvent rapid collapse in April 1941 ⓘ
opponent Bulgaria ⓘ
Hungary ⓘ
Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ
partOf Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia ⓘ
precededBy Montenegrin Army ⓘ
Serbian Army ⓘ
surface form: Royal Serbian Army
primaryEnemyAlliance Axis powers ⓘ
religion multi-confessional ⓘ
role defense of national territory ⓘ
maintenance of internal order ⓘ
serviceBranchOf Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Yugoslavia
status disbanded ⓘ
successorOrganization Yugoslav government-in-exile ⓘ
surface form: Yugoslav government-in-exile forces
timePeriod World War II ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ
type national army ⓘ
usedEquipment Czech-designed weapons ⓘ
French-designed weapons ⓘ
Yugoslav-produced weapons ⓘ

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Referenced by (20)

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

Yugoslav Royal Air Force → partOf → Royal Yugoslav Army ⓘ
German invasion of Yugoslavia → opponent → Royal Yugoslav Army ⓘ
Yugoslav military coup of 27 March 1941 → participant → Royal Yugoslav Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Yugoslav Army officers
Royal Yugoslav Army → alsoKnownAs → Royal Yugoslav Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Army of Yugoslavia
Royal Yugoslav Army → alsoKnownAs → Royal Yugoslav Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yugoslav Royal Army
Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia → alsoKnownAs → Royal Yugoslav Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yugoslav Royal Army
Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia → hasBranch → Royal Yugoslav Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Yugoslav Army (land forces)
Operation 25 → participant → Royal Yugoslav Army ⓘ
Operation 25 → opponent → Royal Yugoslav Army ⓘ
Petar Nedeljković → militaryBranch → Royal Yugoslav Army ⓘ
Petar Nedeljković → employer → Royal Yugoslav Army ⓘ
Petar Nedeljković → affiliation → Royal Yugoslav Army ⓘ
Dušan Simović → militaryBranch → Royal Yugoslav Army ⓘ
Serbian Army → laterIntegratedInto → Royal Yugoslav Army ⓘ
Draža Mihailović → militaryBranch → Royal Yugoslav Army ⓘ
Yugoslav government-in-exile → hasPart → Royal Yugoslav Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yugoslav royal armed forces-in-exile
Montenegrin Army → successor → Royal Yugoslav Army ⓘ
Italian invasion of Yugoslavia → opponent → Royal Yugoslav Army ⓘ
royal Hungarian army → primaryOpponent → Royal Yugoslav Army ⓘ
subject surface form: Royal Hungarian Army