| Dušan Simović | |
|---|---|
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| 18th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia | |
In office 27 March 1941 – 12 January 1942 | |
| Monarch | Peter II Prince Paul (Regent, 1941) |
| Preceded by | Dragiša Cvetković |
| Succeeded by | Slobodan Jovanović |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 28, 1882 Kragujevac, Kingdom of Serbia |
| Died | August 26, 1962 (aged 79) Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
| Citizenship | Yugoslav |
| Occupation | Soldier, politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Yugoslavia
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| Service/branch | Royal Yugoslav Army |
| Years of service | 1900 - 1942 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Royal Yugoslav Air Force Chief of the General Staff |
Dušan Simović (Serbian language: Душан Симовић; 28 October 1882 — 26 August 1962) was a Serbian general who served as Chief of the General Staff of the Royal Yugoslav Army and as the Prime Minister of Yugoslavia.
Life and career[]
Simović was born in Kragujevac. He graduated from the military academy in Belgrade in 1900. He earned an advance degree in 1905 and served in The Balkan Wars and World War I. After World War I, he became heavily involved in aviation and air defence, serving as commander of the Air Force from 1936 to 1938. Simović urged the government to accept his plan in the event of an attack by Nazi Germany, and when his plan was rejected and Yugoslavia joined the Tripartite Pact on 25 March 1941, he participated in the British-organized coup d’état two days later on 27 March against Prince Paul of Yugoslavia and Dragiša Cvetković.
After the coup Simović positioned Prime Minister[Clarification needed] reaffirming Yugoslavia's intentions to fulfill its obligations as a member of the Axis.[1] But Nazi Germany did not trust him and invaded Yugoslavia on 6 April 1941. Simović fled the country with his family. After the end of the Yugoslav Front and the formation of Josip Broz Tito's second Yugoslavia, he returned to Belgrade in 1952 and went on to author a number of books on military issues. He died in Belgrade.[2]
References[]
- ↑ Germany and the 2nd World War Volume III:The Mediterranean, south-east Europe, and north Africa, 1939-1941, Gerhard Schreiber,Bernd Stegemann,Detlef Vogel, 1995, p.484
- ↑ Staff report (August 28, 1962). Gen. Simovic Dies; Yugoslav Leader; Headed Royal Government When Nazis Invaded in '41. New York Times
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