1941 ⟶ Political Conflict in Yugoslavia Intensifies

Political conflict in Yugoslavia as leftists under Tito (Jos...
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⚔️ Political Conflict in Yugoslavia Intensifies

Political conflict in Yugoslavia as leftists under Tito (Josip Broz) are in competition with the more conservative Serbs under Draža Mihailović.⟶
Political Conflict in Yugoslavia Intensifies (1941)
YugoslaviaPartisansChetniksTitoMihailovićCivil WarResistance MovementsPolitical Conflict

🛡️ Mihailović Forms Yugoslav Army in the Fatherland

Yugoslav Army Colonel Draža Mihailović summons up the "Yugoslav Army in the Fatherland" which mostly consists of Serbs, but also includes Slovenes, Bosnians, and Croats. Mihailović treks from Bosnia to Ravna Gora in central Serbia, and issues an uprising call promising a struggle against the occupiers and the restoration of the Yugoslavian monarchy. At this point, Josip Broz Tito and the Yugoslav Partisans are aligned with the Soviet Union, which is still friendly with Germany.⟶
Mihailović Forms Yugoslav Army in the Fatherland (1941)
YugoslaviaResistanceChetniksMihailovićCivil WarWorld War IIMonarchy

🚩 Yugoslav Partisans Capture Trieste

Yugoslavian Partisan leader Josip Broz Tito and his troops capture Trieste, Italy.⟶
Yugoslav Partisans Capture Trieste (1945)
TriesteYugoslaviaPartisansItalyLiberationBalkansPost-WarTito