invasion of Yugoslavia

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:April_War
gptkbp:AxisPowersInvolved gptkb:Bulgaria
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Hungary
gptkb:Italy
gptkbp:casualties approximately 17,000 Yugoslav military killed
approximately 254 Axis killed
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Kingdom_of_Yugoslavia
gptkb:Axis_powers
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Alexander_Löhr
gptkb:Dušan_Simović
gptkb:Dragoljub_Mihailović
gptkb:Maximilian_von_Weichs
gptkb:Wilhelm_List
gptkb:Petar_II_of_Yugoslavia
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Axis_occupation_of_Yugoslavia
gptkb:Balkan_Campaign
gptkb:invasion_of_Greece
gptkbp:dividedYugoslavia gptkb:Bulgaria
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Hungary
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Hungary
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Italy
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Bulgaria
gptkb:Independent_State_of_Croatia
gptkbp:endDate 17 April 1941
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Chetnik_movement
occupation of Yugoslavia
gptkbp:heldPrisonersFrom over 300,000 Yugoslav soldiers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label invasion of Yugoslavia
gptkbp:invadingForce gptkb:Bulgaria
gptkb:Hungary
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kingdom_of_Yugoslavia
gptkbp:mainAxisCommander gptkb:Wilhelm_List
gptkbp:mainYugoslavCommander gptkb:Dušan_Simović
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Yugoslav_coup_d'état
gptkbp:purpose prevent British influence in Balkans
secure Axis control over Balkans
gptkbp:result Axis victory
gptkbp:significantEvent bombing of Belgrade
partition of Yugoslavia
rapid Yugoslav surrender
gptkbp:startDate 6 April 1941
gptkbp:surrenderedTo 17 April 1941
gptkbp:triggeredBy gptkb:Yugoslav_coup_d'état_of_27_March_1941
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wilhelm_List
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6