World War II in Yugoslavia began when Germany, Italy and their allies invaded the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, which was quickly defeated and then divided. A puppet state, the Independent State of Croatia, was run by the fascist Ustase, who persecuted Serbs, Jews and Roma, and Germany occupied Serbia directly. Two resistance movements emerged: the royalist Chetniks under Draza Mihailovic, and the communist-led Partisans under Josip Broz Tito. The Partisans became the dominant force and were recognised by the Allies, and they fought both the Axis and their domestic opponents in a brutal civil war. By 1945 Tito's forces had liberated the country, and a communist federal Yugoslavia was established.
Before and after
- 16 March 1941Birth of Bernardo Bertolucci
- 26 March 1941Birth of Richard Dawkins
- 28 March 1941Death of Virginia Woolf
- from 6 April 1941 to 30 April 1941Battle of Greece
- from 6 April 1941 to 15 May 1945World War II in Yugoslavia
- from 6 April 1941 to 18 April 1941Invasion of Yugoslavia
- from 10 April 1941 to 8 May 1945Independent State of Croatia
- from 2 May 1941 to 31 May 1941Anglo-Iraqi War
- 24 May 1941Birth of Bob Dylan
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