| Danilo Kalafatović | |
|---|---|
 Danilo Kalafatović | |
| Native name | Данило Калафатовић |
| Born | October 27, 1875 |
| Died | 1946 (aged 70) |
| Place of birth | Konarevo, Principality of Serbia |
| Place of death | Moosburg, Germany |
| Allegiance |
 Kingdom of Serbia (1900–1918) Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) |
| Years of service | 1900–1941 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Chief of the General Staff |
| Battles/wars |
Balkan Wars First World War Second World War |
Danilo Kalafatović (Serbian language: Данило Калафатовић; 27 October 1875 – 1946) was a military officer who served in the armies of the Kingdom of Serbia and Kingdom of Yugoslavia during the first half of the 20th century. During the Second World War, he became Chief of the General Staff of the Royal Yugoslav Army following the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia.
Second World War[]
With the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941, General Kalafatović was named Chief of the General Staff of the Royal Yugoslav Army by King Peter II,[1] succeeding General Dušan Simović.[2] Following the defeat of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Kalafatović designated Foreign Minister Aleksandar Cincar-Marković and General Radivoje Janković to sign the unconditional surrender of the country to the Axis powers.[1]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cohen 1996, p. 29.
- ↑ Vucinich 1969, p. 72.
References[]
- Cohen, Philip J. (1996). Serbia's Secret War: Propaganda and the Deceit of History. College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 978-0-89096-760-7. http://books.google.com/books?id=Fz1PW_wnHYMC.
- Vucinich, Wayne S. (1969). Contemporary Yugoslavia: Twenty Years of Socialist Experiment. Berkeley, California: University of California Press.
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