April War

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The April War was the brief 1941 Axis campaign in which Nazi Germany and its allies swiftly invaded and dismembered the Kingdom of Yugoslavia during World War II.

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April War canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II campaign
invasion
military campaign
aftermath Bulgarian occupation of parts of Macedonia and southern Serbia
Hungarian annexation of parts of Vojvodina
annexation of Slovenian territories by Germany and Italy
creation of the Independent State of Croatia
airForceInvolved Luftwaffe
alsoKnownAs Invasion of Yugoslavia
belligerent Kingdom of Bulgaria
Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Italy
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
linked to: Yugoslavia

Nazi Germany
cause Axis strategic interest in the Balkans
Yugoslav coup d'état of 27 March 1941
commander Alexander Löhr
Dušan Simović
Maximilian von Weichs
Wilhelm List
conflict World War II
countryAttacked Kingdom of Yugoslavia
dateOfEvent bombing of Belgrade, 1941-04-06
duration 11 days
endDate 1941-04-17
followedBy Axis invasion of Greece (Battle of Greece)
hasPart German invasion of Yugoslavia
Hungarian invasion of Yugoslavia
Italian invasion of Yugoslavia
location Balkans
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
linked to: Yugoslavia
militaryOutcome rapid collapse of Yugoslav defenses
notableEvent bombing of Belgrade
opponent Allied-aligned Kingdom of Yugoslavia
linked to: Yugoslavia

Axis Powers
linked to: Axis powers
partOf Axis Balkan Campaign
linked to: Balkan Campaign
precededBy Yugoslav accession to the Tripartite Pact
primaryAttacker Wehrmacht
result Axis victory
capitulation of the Royal Yugoslav Army
dismemberment of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
occupation of Yugoslavia by Axis powers
significantConsequence start of large-scale resistance movements in Yugoslavia
startDate 1941-04-06
territorialChange Axis occupation and partition of Yugoslavia
year 1941

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