Operation 25

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Operation 25 was the codename for Nazi Germany’s April 1941 military campaign that swiftly invaded and dismembered the Kingdom of Yugoslavia during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German military campaign
military operation
aimedAt punishing Yugoslavia for leaving the Axis alignment
alsoKnownAs Unternehmen 25
belligerent Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Nazi Germany
cause Yugoslav coup d’état of March 27, 1941
characteristic multi-front invasion
rapid campaign
conflict Invasion of Yugoslavia
consequence creation of Axis-aligned puppet states in former Yugoslav territory
dissolution of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
coordinatedWith Hungarian invasion of Yugoslavia
Italian invasion of Yugoslavia
country Nazi Germany
followedBy Axis occupation of Yugoslavia
hasPart German invasion of Yugoslavia
historicalPeriod 1940s
location Balkans
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
militaryBranch German Air Force
German Army
notableFor dismemberment of Yugoslav territory by Axis powers
swift defeat of Yugoslav forces
objective dismemberment of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
invasion of Yugoslavia
opponent Royal Yugoslav Air Force
Royal Yugoslav Army
participant German Army
Luftwaffe
Royal Yugoslav Army
Wehrmacht
partOf Axis campaigns in the Balkans
World War II
plannedBy Adolf Hitler
German High Command
precededBy Tripartite Pact pressure on Yugoslavia
relatedTo Axis occupation of the Balkans
Invasion of Greece
Operation Marita
result Axis victory
defeat of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
occupation of Yugoslavia by Axis powers
startTime April 1941
strategy blitzkrieg
theater Balkan theatre of World War II
timePeriod April 6–17, 1941

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