serbian august april serbian fascist politician established collaborated german authorities territory military commander serbia world war joined outbreak balkan wars fought serbian world war remained active service decided pursue career politics joined year regional deputy district appointed position yugoslav minister justice king alexander resigned following disagreement king layout yugoslav political system founded party received little support largely anti german serbian public won percent vote yugoslav parliamentary elections arrested run elections briefly sent insane asylum authorities accused having religious voiced opposition agreement supporters reacted violently soon outlawed yugoslav government forcing hiding remained hiding april axis powers invaded yugoslavia later invited germans join serbian puppet government offered position economic commissioner took office partly disliked idea playing secondary role administration partly resorted indirectly influence serbian puppet government closest associates germans selected commissioners september germans gave permission form serbian later renamed serbian publicly denounced traitor yugoslav government exile leader july serbian officials left belgrade october way intended launch assault croatia march april agreed ditch alliance yugoslav partisans forces came command general march killed automobile accident april buried funeral service jointly conducted serbian orthodox patriarch release concentration camp secured previous december early led formations command northwestern italy surrendered british placed camps later yugoslavia thousand executed partisans buried mass graves plateau immigrated west established organizations intended promote political agenda groups affiliated continued exile early life born belgrade august wife née father prominent politician port town served serbian government consul greece family descended brothers hailed village origin surname rests went nickname brothers settled village relocated half 18th century closely connected dynasty ruled serbia times 19th century rival dynasty seized power country forced exile father forced country implicated conspiracy dynasty head return serbia milan march apart close friend serbia future king peter father person translate communist manifesto serbian maternal great grandfather outlaw killed slaughter january finished primary school attended gymnasium family relocated devoted youth contemplated career serbian orthodox church greatly influenced doctrine christian non violence later rejected doctrine world war following father advice went study law graduated outbreak balkan wars joined autumn accepted state scholarship study paris stayed city nearly year studying exposed right wing fascist ideas writer french counter revolutionary founded far right political movement known action writings went influence european regime world war described rare shining spirit cited greatest intellectual influences returned paris september rejoined attained rank corporal year end wounded pole offensive winter participated retreat albania remained active service war ended unit guarding border newly formed near town time worked intelligence service helped break railway strike meant disrupt flow munitions intended anti communist forces fighting hungary ordered troops command arrest striking railway workers convinced communist conspiracy june subsequently married roman catholic village couple sons daughter wife relocated belgrade long marriage passed bar examination september began practicing law later vice president council town represented diocese church council interwar political career joined serbian stating god ran public office parliamentary elections received votes accounted percent votes cast win seat parliament won democratic_party politician left shortly elections june politician assassinated croatian representatives mortally wounded leader shooting took place floor parliament shooting led king alexander constitution january proclaiming royal dictatorship country renamed yugoslavia divided provinces named country major rivers territory kingdom serbia divided danube lesser extent granted audiences alexander regional deputy district february appointed position yugoslav minister justice king alexander royal dictatorship result loyalty dynasty june year suggested alexander yugoslav political system structured italian fascist model presented draft constitution proposed organic constitutional hereditary monarchy non parliamentary based popular forces gathered economic professional cultural charity organizations politically king king rejected constitution authoritarian august resigned post government decided create single government backed political party yugoslavia alexander assassinated bulgarian mercenary working year contact pro fascist movements publishers respective newspapers published belgrade monthly rally published weekly published modern contributed publications influential movement subsequently founded known created merger fascist movements fighters officially established belgrade january sixth anniversary king alexander dictatorship proclamation members elected president vice president second vice president secretary general official stated goal planned economy racial biological defense national life force family official newspaper declared illegal establishment virtually political parties yugoslavia banned declaration king alexander dictatorship september attorney petitioned interior november conceded recognized official political party german officials yugoslavia quickly took notice movement german envoy yugoslavia providing financial assistance german agents german observer noted movement represents kind national socialist party principles struggle jews communists western capitalism german industrial firms provided financial aid german intelligence services support received serbia came members urban middle class right wing students members armed forces majority members ethnic serbs joined membership fluctuated primarily disagreements lack popularity political power serbia unpopular figure serbia pro german sympathies religious limited support received stemmed fact radical right wing sentiment strong serbian population reason right wing politics associated germany extremely anti german majority ethnic serbs rejected fascist nazi ideas outright active members given time support coming ethnic german minority exposed nazi propaganda milan members left party joined movement continued advocate abandonment parliamentary democracy called yugoslavia unite single ruler return religious cultural traditions embracing teachings christianity traditional values advocated centrally organized state stating unification south historical political serbs shared blood feeling common fate time yugoslavia envisioned dominated serbia openly promoted party yugoslavia openly elections despite opposition parliamentary democracy participated yugoslav parliamentary elections offered candidates yugoslavia yugoslav government announced results elections showed percent eligible electorate cast total ballots party received votes seats parliament led received votes seats finished polls votes acquired seats parliament votes received came home district located election results initially published authorities caused public forcing government publish results showed additional ballots recorded cast party received votes seats opposition received seats received votes seats began attacking publications accused king alexander assassination years earlier government responded exposing having funded germans provided financial resources spread nazi propaganda promote german economic interests serbia material linking germans given yugoslav authorities commander supporter revelations benefit following year parliamentary elections presenting opponents including responded attacking issues subsequently banned government went prohibit rallies newspapers confiscated propaganda material arrested leaders september arrested yugoslav opened fire crowd supporters killing person frequent charged religious briefly sent insane asylum released october dissolved parliament yugoslavia proclaimed new elections arranged arrests members responded publicly stating supporters arrested order prevent participating forthcoming elections parliamentary elections december offered candidates voting members opposition parties including arrested subjected police intimidation voting registers allegedly favour finished elections receiving votes winning seats parliament votes favour cast votes increased december world war activities yugoslavia august cousin appointed yugoslav minister defense later year publications including path prohibited exploited connections ensure banned published journal bulletin distributed members journal published illegally military printing house distributed country military journal main contributor editor chief issues published march october advocated pro axis yugoslav foreign policy criticized belgrade tolerance jews copies printed later issues journal particularly pleased able exert ideological influence young military academy older officers outbreak world war supported yugoslavia policy neutrality conflict promoting position yugoslav diplomacy focus relations berlin opposed august agreement repeatedly wrote letters prince paul urging letters advocated immediate organization government according ideology croatian autonomy division contingents ethnic serbs volunteers armed contingents armed forces serve labour units unarmed effectively purpose points reduce non serbs yugoslavia status second class citizens point german military intelligence pro german elements lost influence held armed forces followers responded agreement violence youth wing incidents attracted new members led formation student wing known july expressed bitter opposition diplomatic recognition soviet_union belgrade meant strengthen yugoslavia internally case war october members outside campus university president belgrade police alleged riots withdrew area violence erupted members threatened faculty students pistols knives stabbed hailed adolf_hitler heroes shouted jews members slavic south serbian nationalist movement participated riots orchestrated provoke martial law bring centralized system control university serbian public responded riots outrage october yugoslav government revoked legal status november sent list members municipal administrators serbia government cracked members forcing hiding public figures serbia speak favour period serbian orthodox bishop praised faith god good character government investigation found guilty high treason accepting german funds authorities careful arrest order provoke germans placed government surveillance authorities quickly lost track hid friends belgrade remained contact november resigned post protest government crackdown additional issues continued printed despite resignation supported pro axis yugoslav foreign policy criticized government tolerance jews attacked pro british members government opposition yugoslavia signing pact remained hiding april occupation yugoslavia axis invasion yugoslavia dozen officers affiliated captured quickly released germans sent written notice assuring freedom movement german occupied serbia long german forces entered belgrade followers given task selecting estimated jews city non jewish population occupied country germans prohibited activity serbian political parties originally intended head serbian puppet government germans realized government led failure germans believed dubious reputation serbs told officer man generally recognized authority force personality needed convince people germans friends want best people communism germans soon invited join initial serbian puppet government commissioner administration milan offered position economic commissioner took office partly disliked idea playing secondary role administration partly resorted indirectly influence serbian puppet government closest associates germans selected commissioners official function held german occupied serbia administrator helped town reconstruction large parts destroyed ammunition depot explosion june july august germans gave permission broadcast speeches consulted prior appointing leader territory military commander serbia july speeches proclaimed ultimate aim soviet_union destruction national christian order followed rule jews nations formation serbian response communist uprising erupted aftermath german occupation serbia hundreds prominent influential serbs signed appeal serbian nation published major belgrade newspapers august appeal called serbian population help authorities way struggle communist rebels called loyalty nazis condemned partisan resistance signatories germans trusted ethnic occupied yugoslavia need reliable force combat communists gave permission form serbian serbian september initially launched public appeals calling volunteers struggle communist danger eventually grew consist armed men appeals failed mention guerrilla leader november openly denouncing newspaper article accused responsible deaths serbs causing widespread destruction result cooperation communists direct response communist uprising germans decreed serbian civilians executed german soldier killed executed german soldier wounded policy culminated massacre october division volunteers involved earlier month partisans ambushed column german soldiers near killing wounding germans turned retaliation anti german activity town adult males found meet required executions according commander men entered barracks hostages held german approval freed recognized supporters political attitudes considered nationally correct accused failed free supporting communists spreading communist propaganda serbian society leftist ideas remained german hands subsequently executed high school students according post war testimony high ranking commander ordered arrests countless civilians surrounding villages handed germans execution citizens killed massacre serbian propaganda efforts october grand anti exhibition opened belgrade organized german financial support exhibition sought expose alleged communist conspiracy world domination displays featuring anti semitic propaganda serbian newspapers struggle wrote positively exhibit declaring jews ancient enemies serbian people serbs wait germans begin jews newspaper established earlier year title echoed hitler struggle contributors educated included university students teachers lawyers engineers associates responsible printing titles founded youth movement similar november intervened behalf men detained germans suspected persuaded german military administration chief captured men told shot hostages according personal secretary asked turner order killing jews stating jews ruling country economy murder added blood bring good people turner reportedly surprised statements given history march indicated turner event departure person considered successor leader turner remarked prophet visionary leader statesman december renamed serbian serbian placed command general der lieutenant general formally received arms ammunition food clothing germans like serbian direct command police leader august commanding general serbia operations units tactical command german divisions group armed serbs germans trusted war units praised action german commanders helped track round jewish civilians managed evade capture germans involved sending jewish prisoners concentration camp units allowed assigned territory german authorization members took oath pledged fight death communist forces stay months serve cause serbian people control directly commanded officers came ranks disbanded yugoslav morale high volunteers education officers similar employed soviets yugoslav partisans assigned company battalion regiment teach soldiers help maintain high levels morale according ideology guiding spirit political philosophical instructions unit commanders stressed importance volunteers believing having respect god urged pray regularly warned poor battlefield results failure gain support serbian public came result faith commanders frequent god criticized widespread practice alcoholism gambling sexual found volunteers condemned acts unnecessary violence committed reported july sent telegram yugoslav government exile asking publicly openly leader yugoslav government exile responded publicly october forced withdraw representatives serbian puppet government order avoid held responsible unpopular difficult economic measures food policies enacted month surrender italy september commander established ties later provided weapons food supplies retreat death february 2nd battalion 5th regiment sent montenegro assist accordance plans men sent killed action fighting partisans september took control serbian formations including sent member editor detachment men montenegro persuade withdraw german held plan mass serbian forces launch attack october serbian government officials escaped belgrade german officials early october tasked defend partisans german units command colonel head 5th police regiment battle belgrade commenced october germans decided evacuate location guarding duties anti partisan actions considered unsuitable conventional operations hitler ordered moved adriatic placed command leader commander ordered evacuation railway station october october southeast cleared transport west end october arrived city german official agreed arrange safe passage coast retreat troops easy exceptions november removed thirty officers transports moving executed december arranged release serbian orthodox patriarch concentration camp imprisoned germans july suspicion written letters german officials summer urging release bishop account allegedly praised hitler war transferred alongside vienna september held honorary prisoner released relocated tourist resort hotel vienna guests german government met serbian officials discussions serbian germans took place petitioned forces commander allowed passage general allegedly supporter war said voted yugoslav parliamentary elections germans urged raise force men fight advancing soviet forces agreed principle creation army insisted fight soviets demanded new government include stood opposed creation new serbian government form insisting established plan received support early decided gap independent arranged forces meet near western bosnia assist movement order safe conduct agreement elements croatia captured followers april killed leaders serbian orthodox priests march april exchanged messages concerning ditch alliance partisans agreement reached late practical use forces came command general march tried contact western allies italy attempt secure foreign aid proposed anti communist offensive restore royalist yugoslavia mid april request blessed approximately members collaborators gathered coast april contacted requested meet town coordinate general withdrawal italy left village following day meet poor approaching bridge failed notice partially destroyed partisan killed ensuing car accident buried hungarian count abandoned town funeral service conducted jointly loyal son went describe politician bearing cross religious nationalism importance boundaries serbian politics aftermath early led troops command northwestern italy surrendered british placed detention camps yugoslavia executed partisans buried mass graves plateau immigrated western countries established organizations intended promote political agenda followers settled munich ran publishing house printed newspaper called spark brother shot killed agents groups affiliated continued exile following war body removed tomb buried theories exist happened claims removed followers taken unknown location following creation theory holds buried signing treaty followers removed body tomb buried took unknown location outside yugoslavia possibly italy views anti semitic said advocated jews years prior outbreak world war claimed speeches great director world problems referred collective personality consisting people land language stable religion people roots jews claimed supposed jewish conspiracy began french revolution involved significant historical event claimed jews responsible russian revolution writings portrayed jews responsible advent liberal democracy communism enemies yugoslav state advocated influence jews spiritual jews way preventing outbreak war yugoslavia attributed political subversive influence serbian jews education media largely lacked ideology christian belief despite efforts serbia reach levels seen regions europe jewish community largely spared harassment violence arrival german troops april considered form resistance future global jewish control lauded hitler exposing conspiracy dubbed europe admiration germany stemmed partly fascination country military power fear political ambitions ideology shared parallels european fascist movements stressed differences fascist movements germany italy despite numerous similarities authors describe fascist historian claims view sided characterization believed divine providence destined serbian people certain grand role concept recurring theme writings patriotic deeply religious man believed core religious ethics advocated absolute loyalty dynasty ardent believed organization state integrity yugoslavia considered christian politician devotion christian faith earned nickname regarded serbian orthodox suspicion accusing british agents encouraging join known murdered forces war legacy following breakup yugoslavia local campaigned town largest square named despite ensuing controversy defended wartime record justified initiative stating collaboration biological survival serbian people demanded world war later serbian magazine published series articles attempting future yugoslav president praised public statement seeking promote romantic nationalist picture anti communism actively campaigned figures following overthrow socialist government october attempts generated mixed response devices drawn modern experimental theatre serbian playwright written stage production life titled stock footage attending funeral fallen member featured film
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