1941 ⟶ Yugoslav Coup: Peter II Takes Power
Crown Prince Peter becomes Peter II of Yugoslavia and takes ...
Year
1941
1943
👑 Yugoslav Coup: Peter II Takes Power
Crown Prince Peter becomes Peter II of Yugoslavia and takes control of Yugoslavia after an army coup overthrows the pro-German government of the Prince Regent.⟶
YugoslaviaCoupPoliticsBalkansWorld War IIRoyal FamilyResistanceGermany
🇷🇸 Yugoslav Cabinet Resigns; Anti-Nazi Protests
The Yugoslav cabinet resigns in protest against Prince Paul's pact with the Nazis. Street demonstration occurs, expressive of a deep dislike for Germany.⟶
Yugoslaviapolitical crisisprotestsNazi GermanyWorld War IIresistanceBalkansAxis PowersPrince Paul
🇮🇶 Pro-German Coup in Iraq
In Iraq, pro-German Rashid Ali and other members of the "Golden Square" stage a military coup d'état and overthrow the regime of the pro-British Regent 'Abd al-Ilah. Rashid Ali names himself Chief of a "National Defence Government".⟶
IraqCoupPoliticsMiddle EastGermanyUKAxisGolden SquareWar
💥 Axis Dissolution of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia, a country formed by the Versailles treaty, is dissolved by the Axis into its component parts; especially important will be Croatia, with a pro-Axis government.⟶
YugoslaviaAxis powersCroatiaoccupationWorld War IIBalkanspoliticsdissolutionwar
🛡️ Pro-German Government Formed in Serbia
A pro-German Government of National Salvation formed in the Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia under Milan Nedić.⟶
SerbiaGermanyCollaborationOccupationGovernmentPoliticsBalkansWorld War II
🚩 Tito Proclaims Provisional Yugoslav Government-in-Exile
In Yugoslavia, resistance leader Marshal Josip Broz Tito proclaims a provisional democratic Yugoslav government in-exile.⟶
YugoslaviaTitoResistanceGovernment-in-ExilePoliticsBalkansWarfare