Yugoslav Army in the Homeland (JVuO)

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collaborationist movement military organization resistance movement royalist movement

The Yugoslav Army in the Homeland (JVuO) was a royalist, Serbian-dominated resistance and collaborationist movement led by Draža Mihailović in occupied Yugoslavia during World War II.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Jugoslovenska vojska u otadžbini	1
Royal Yugoslav Army in the Homeland	1
Yugoslav Army in the Homeland (JVuO) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2291452 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Yugoslav Army in the Homeland (JVuO)
Context triple: [Chetniks, alsoKnownAs, Yugoslav Army in the Homeland (JVuO)]

A. Yugoslav Army
The Yugoslav Army was the federal military force of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, central to the country's defense and involved in major conflicts during the 1990s Balkan wars.
B. Serbian Army
The Serbian Army was the military force of the Kingdom of Serbia, noted for its resilience and significant role in the Balkan Wars and World War I.
C. Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia were the unified military forces of the Yugoslav monarchy that defended the state and its interests between World War I and World War II.
D. Yugoslav military contingent
The Yugoslav military contingent was a unit of the Yugoslav People's Army deployed as part of the United Nations Emergency Force peacekeeping mission.
E. Ustaše Militia
The Ustaše Militia was the fascist paramilitary force of the World War II-era Independent State of Croatia, notorious for its role in mass atrocities and genocide against Serbs, Jews, Roma, and anti-fascist Croats.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Yugoslav Army in the Homeland (JVuO)
Target entity description: The Yugoslav Army in the Homeland (JVuO) was a royalist, Serbian-dominated resistance and collaborationist movement led by Draža Mihailović in occupied Yugoslavia during World War II.

A. Yugoslav Army
The Yugoslav Army was the federal military force of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, central to the country's defense and involved in major conflicts during the 1990s Balkan wars.
B. Serbian Army
The Serbian Army was the military force of the Kingdom of Serbia, noted for its resilience and significant role in the Balkan Wars and World War I.
C. Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia were the unified military forces of the Yugoslav monarchy that defended the state and its interests between World War I and World War II.
D. Yugoslav military contingent
The Yugoslav military contingent was a unit of the Yugoslav People's Army deployed as part of the United Nations Emergency Force peacekeeping mission.
E. Ustaše Militia
The Ustaše Militia was the fascist paramilitary force of the World War II-era Independent State of Croatia, notorious for its role in mass atrocities and genocide against Serbs, Jews, Roma, and anti-fascist Croats.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	collaborationist movement ⓘ military organization ⓘ resistance movement ⓘ royalist movement ⓘ
accusedOf	ethnic cleansing of non-Serb populations ⓘ massacres of Croat civilians ⓘ massacres of Muslim civilians ⓘ war crimes ⓘ
activeInTerritory	Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ Croatia ⓘ Montenegro ⓘ Serbia ⓘ occupied Yugoslavia ⓘ
allegiance	Yugoslav government-in-exile ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Chetnik movement ⓘ linked to: Chetniks JVuO ⓘ linked to: JVUO Jugoslovenska vojska u otadžbini ⓘ linked to: Yugoslav Army in the Homeland (JVuO)
collaboratedWith	Axis occupation authorities in Yugoslavia ⓘ linked to: Axis-occupied Yugoslavia German occupation forces in Yugoslavia ⓘ Italian occupation forces in Yugoslavia ⓘ
commander	Draža Mihailović ⓘ
conflict	World War II in Yugoslavia ⓘ linked to: Balkan theatre of World War II
country	Kingdom of Yugoslavia government-in-exile ⓘ linked to: Yugoslav government-in-exile
dominantEthnicComposition	Serb ⓘ linked to: Serbs
engagedIn	counter-insurgency operations ⓘ guerrilla warfare ⓘ
foundedAs	Chetnik Detachments of the Yugoslav Army ⓘ linked to: Chetniks
historicalAssessment	subject of significant controversy in historiography ⓘ
ideology	Serbian nationalism ⓘ anti-communism ⓘ monarchism ⓘ
involvedIn	civil war within occupied Yugoslavia ⓘ
laterReplacedBy	Yugoslav Partisans as recognized Allied partner ⓘ
leader	Draža Mihailović ⓘ
notableLeader	Kosta Pećanac ⓘ Momčilo Đujić ⓘ Nikola Kalabić ⓘ Pavle Đurišić ⓘ Zaharije Ostojić ⓘ
opposed	Independent State of Croatia ⓘ Ustaše ⓘ linked to: Ustaše Militia Yugoslav Partisans ⓘ communist movement in Yugoslavia ⓘ
politicalGoal	preservation of Serbian interests within Yugoslavia ⓘ restoration of the Yugoslav monarchy ⓘ
primaryOpponents	Axis forces ⓘ Ustaše forces ⓘ linked to: Ustaše Militia Yugoslav Partisans ⓘ
recognizedBy	Allied powers (early in the war) ⓘ linked to: Allied forces
timePeriod	World War II ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chetniks → alsoKnownAs → Yugoslav Army in the Homeland (JVuO) ⓘ

Ustaše Militia → opposedTo → Royal Yugoslav Army in the Homeland ⓘ

linked to: Yugoslav Army in the Homeland (JVuO)

Yugoslav Army in the Homeland → alsoKnownAs → Jugoslovenska vojska u otadžbini ⓘ

subject linked to: Yugoslav Army in the Homeland (JVuO)