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Yugoslavia during World War 2
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Hitler Invades the Balkans
On this date, the Italien army broke the peace in the Balkans, attcking Greece, and heading towards Yugoslavia -
Invasion of Yugoslavia
At 5:12 am, Axis powers began the invasion of Yugoslavia, the Luftwaffe bombed Belgrade and other major cities -
Rebels Arise
The first two resistance groups arise, the Communist Partisian led by Josip Broz Tito, and the Serbian extremeist Cetniks, led by Draža Mihailović -
End of the Old Yugoslavia
11 days after the invasion, the whole of Yugoslavia signed in armistace, causing more than 300,000 Yugoslavian soldiers to be arrested -
The Cetniks Bail
After failing horribly againest the Partisans, the Cetniks begin to first rely, then serve, the Axis Powers. The Partisans countinue to succesfully pull off there Guerilla warfare tactics -
Guerrila Warfare
As the Cetniks surrendered, the Partisans countinued the assault, and were pushing out the Axis and Russian powers out of Yugoslavia -
First Anti-Facist Council
Convened in Bihac (Located in Bosnia), it was held to establish post-war efforts -
Case White
The Partisans succesfully beat back an Axis assault coming over the Neretva river. This is a turing point in the war -
Failed Efforts
In an effort to reunite the royal family into power with the Partisans, the Western Powers propose the Tito-Šubašić Agreement. It didn't go as planned, and it simply created a new baseline for the Yugoslavian government after the war -
The Partisans Win
The Yugoslavian Partisans were able to kick the Axis out of Serbia, and on February 23, 1945, the rest of Yugoslavia, though the Germans were able to capture some -
It's all over
The first election in New Yugoslavia history is held, Josip Broz Tito winning the election as new prime minister
