Dušan Simović
| Dušan Simović | |
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| 18th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia | |
| In office 27 March 1941 – 12 January 1942 |
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| Monarch | Peter II Prince Paul (Regent, 1941) |
| Preceded by | Dragiša Cvetković |
| Succeeded by | Slobodan Jovanović |
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| 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 |
| Service/branch | Royal Yugoslav Army |
| Rank | General of the Army |
Dušan T. Simović (28 October 1882 — 26 August 1962) was a Yugoslav general who served as chief of the air force and commander-in-chief of the Royal Yugoslav Army and as the Prime Minister of Yugoslavia.
[edit] 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, he participated in the coup d’état against Dragiša Cvetković.
After the coup Simović positioned Prime Minister[clarification needed] reaffirming Yugoslavia's intentions to fulfil 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 and went on to author a number of books on military issues. He died in Belgrade.[2]
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Dragiša Cvetković |
Prime Minister of Yugoslavia 1941 – 1942 |
Succeeded by Slobodan Jovanović |
| Military offices | ||
| Preceded by Milutin Nedić |
Chief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav Royal Army 1938 – 1940 |
Succeeded by Petar Kosić |
| Preceded by Petar Kosić |
Chief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav Royal Army 1940 – 1941 |
Succeeded by Position abolished |
[edit] 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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