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)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Royal Yugoslav Army canonical | 14 |
| Yugoslav Royal Army | 2 |
| Royal Army of Yugoslavia | 1 |
| Royal Yugoslav Army (land forces) | 1 |
| Royal Yugoslav Army officers | 1 |
| Yugoslav royal armed forces-in-exile | 1 |
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Royal Yugoslav Army officers
this entity surface form:
Royal Army of Yugoslavia
this entity surface form:
Yugoslav Royal Army
this entity surface form:
Yugoslav Royal Army
this entity surface form:
Royal Yugoslav Army (land forces)
this entity surface form:
Yugoslav royal armed forces-in-exile
subject surface form:
Royal Hungarian Army