Yugoslav military coup of 27 March 1941

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The Yugoslav military coup of 27 March 1941 was a British-encouraged overthrow of Yugoslavia’s government that replaced its pro-Axis leadership with a regency more sympathetic to the Allies, prompting Nazi Germany’s swift invasion of the country.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coup d'état ⓘ
military coup ⓘ
political event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 27 March coup ⓘ
Belgrade coup of 1941 ⓘ
chronology occurred two days after Yugoslavia signed the Tripartite Pact ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Kingdom of Yugoslavia ⓘ
date 27 March 1941 ⓘ
followedBy April War ⓘ
Axis invasion of Yugoslavia ⓘ
German invasion of Yugoslavia ⓘ
bombing of Belgrade ⓘ
governmentTypeAfter pro-Allied regency government ⓘ
governmentTypeBefore pro-Axis government ⓘ
hasCause British encouragement and support ⓘ
Tripartite Pact signature by Yugoslavia ⓘ
domestic opposition to pro-Axis policy ⓘ
historicalPeriod 20th century ⓘ
historicalRegion Balkans ⓘ
installed King Peter II of Yugoslavia as de facto ruler ⓘ
a government more sympathetic to the Allies ⓘ
involved Yugoslav General Staff ⓘ
Yugoslav royal court ⓘ
ledBy Dušan Simović ⓘ
location Belgrade ⓘ
opposed Axis powers ⓘ
opposedBy Adolf Hitler ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ
overthrew Cvetković–Maček government ⓘ
regency of Prince Paul of Yugoslavia ⓘ
participant Royal Yugoslav Air Force officers ⓘ
Royal Yugoslav Army officers ⓘ
linked to: Royal Yugoslav Army
partOf World War II ⓘ
politicalAlignmentAfter closer to the Allies ⓘ
politicalAlignmentBefore aligned with Axis powers ⓘ
replacedWith regency for Peter II of Yugoslavia ⓘ
result abrogation of Yugoslavia’s adherence to the Tripartite Pact in practice ⓘ
deterioration of relations with Nazi Germany ⓘ
formation of a pro-Allied government ⓘ
significance altered Axis strategic planning in the Balkans ⓘ
example of British covert influence in Balkan politics during World War II ⓘ
triggered Hitler’s decision to attack Yugoslavia ⓘ
supportedBy British intelligence services ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
temporalContext Balkan campaign of World War II ⓘ
linked to: Balkan Campaign
year 1941 ⓘ

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Kingdom of Yugoslavia (pro-Axis government) → overthrownBy → Yugoslav military coup of 27 March 1941 ⓘ
German invasion of Yugoslavia → cause → Yugoslav coup d’état of 27 March 1941 ⓘ
linked to: Yugoslav military coup of 27 March 1941
Peter II of Yugoslavia → event → Yugoslav coup d'état of 27 March 1941 ⓘ
linked to: Yugoslav military coup of 27 March 1941
Yugoslav military coup of 27 March 1941 → alsoKnownAs → Belgrade coup of 1941 ⓘ
linked to: Yugoslav military coup of 27 March 1941
Prince Paul of Yugoslavia → overthrownIn → Yugoslav coup d'état of 27 March 1941 ⓘ
linked to: Yugoslav military coup of 27 March 1941
April War → cause → Yugoslav coup d'état of 27 March 1941 ⓘ
linked to: Yugoslav military coup of 27 March 1941
Operation 25 → cause → Yugoslav coup d’état of March 27, 1941 ⓘ
linked to: Yugoslav military coup of 27 March 1941
Dušan Simović → notableEvent → Yugoslav coup d'état of 27 March 1941 ⓘ
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Dušan Simović → participatedIn → Yugoslav coup d'état of 27 March 1941 ⓘ
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27 March coup → alsoKnownAs → Yugoslav coup d'état of 27 March 1941 ⓘ
linked to: Yugoslav military coup of 27 March 1941
Yugoslav royal court → significantEvent → 1941 Yugoslav coup d'état ⓘ
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Yugoslav royal court → playedRoleIn → 1941 Yugoslav coup d'état ⓘ
linked to: Yugoslav military coup of 27 March 1941
Italian invasion of Yugoslavia → precededBy → Yugoslav coup d'état of 27 March 1941 ⓘ
linked to: Yugoslav military coup of 27 March 1941
Operation Punishment → cause → Yugoslav coup d'état of 27 March 1941 ⓘ
linked to: Yugoslav military coup of 27 March 1941
Hungarian invasion of Yugoslavia → precededBy → Yugoslav coup d’état of 27 March 1941 ⓘ
linked to: Yugoslav military coup of 27 March 1941
Unternehmen 25 → reason → Yugoslav coup d'état of 27 March 1941 ⓘ
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Unternehmen 25 → precededBy → Yugoslav coup d'état of 27 March 1941 ⓘ
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Dušan Simović → notableWork → 1941 Yugoslav coup d'état ⓘ
subject linked to: Prime Minister of Yugoslavia
linked to: Yugoslav military coup of 27 March 1941
Dušan Simović → event → 1941 Yugoslav coup d'état ⓘ
subject linked to: Prime Minister of Yugoslavia
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Prince Regent Paul → removedFromOfficeBy → Yugoslav coup d'état of 27 March 1941 ⓘ
linked to: Yugoslav military coup of 27 March 1941
Prince Regent Paul → causeOfEndOfRegency → Yugoslav coup d'état of 27 March 1941 ⓘ
linked to: Yugoslav military coup of 27 March 1941