Royal Yugoslav Army

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army land warfare branch

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.

Aliases (4)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	army → land warfare branch →
allegiance	King Peter II of Yugoslavia →
alsoKnownAs	Royal Army of Yugoslavia → Yugoslav Royal Army →
conflict	Axis invasion of Yugoslavia → World War II →
country	Kingdom of Yugoslavia →
defeatBy	Axis powers →
disbandedBy	Axis occupation authorities →
dissolutionCause	Axis invasion of Yugoslavia →
dissolutionEvent	April War →
dissolutionYear	1941 →
engagementOutcome	defeat →
era	20th century →
followedBy	Chetniks → Yugoslav Partisans → Yugoslav People’s Army →
garrisonLocation	Belgrade →
geographicAreaOfOperations	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 → Royal Serbian Army →
primaryEnemyAlliance	Axis powers →
religion	multi-confessional →
role	defense of national territory → maintenance of internal order →
serviceBranchOf	Kingdom of Yugoslavia →
status	disbanded →
successorOrganization	Yugoslav government-in-exile forces →
timePeriod	World War II → interwar period →
type	national army →
usedEquipment	Czech-designed weapons → French-designed weapons → Yugoslav-produced weapons →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia → Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia ("Yugoslav Royal Army") → Royal Yugoslav Army ("Royal Army of Yugoslavia") → Royal Yugoslav Army ("Yugoslav Royal Army") →	alsoKnownAs
Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia ("Royal Yugoslav Army (land forces)") →	hasBranch
German invasion of Yugoslavia →	opponent
Yugoslav military coup of 27 March 1941 ("Royal Yugoslav Army officers") →	participant
Yugoslav Royal Air Force →	partOf