Dušan Trifunović
Dušan Trifunović (1 March 1880 – 28 February 1942) was a divisional general[lower-alpha 1] in the Royal Yugoslav Army who commanded the 7th Army[lower-alpha 2] during the German-led Axis invasion of Yugoslavia of April 1941 during World War II.[2] Trifunović's command consisted of one division, one divisional-strength mountain detachment, two brigade-strength mountain detachments and a brigade-strength infantry detachment.[3] The 7th Army was responsible for the defence of the northwestern border with Italy and the Third Reich.[4]
General Dušan Trifunović | |
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| Native name | Душан Трифуновић |
| Born | 1 March 1880 Svilajnac, Principality of Serbia |
| Died | 28 February 1942 (aged 61) Nuremberg, Nazi Germany |
| Allegiance | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia |
| Service/ | Royal Yugoslav Army |
| Rank | Divisional General |
| Commands held | 7th Army |
| Battles/wars | Invasion of Yugoslavia (1941) (POW) |
Notes
- Serbian: Diviziski General was equivalent to a United States major general.[1]
- The Royal Yugoslav Army did not field corps, but their armies consisted of several divisions, and were therefore corps-sized.
Footnotes
- Niehorster 2013a.
- Loi 1978, p. 43.
- Niehorster 2013b.
- U.S. Army 1986, pp. 36–37.
References
Books
- Bjelajac, Mile (2004). Generali i admirali Kraljevine Jugoslavije 1918–1941 : studija o vojnoj eliti i biografski leksikon [The Generals and Admirals of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, 1918–1941: A Study of the Military Elite and Biographical Lexicon] (in Serbian). Belgrade: Institut za noviju istoriju Srbije (Institute for the Recent History of Serbia). OCLC 607699124.
- Loi, Salvatore (1978). Le operazioni delle unità italiane in Jugoslavia (1941–1943): narrazione, documenti [The operations of Italian units in Yugoslavia (1941–1943): narrative, documents] (in Italian). Rome, Italy: Ministero della difesa (Ministry of Defence). OCLC 9194926.
- U.S. Army (1986) [1953]. The German Campaigns in the Balkans (Spring 1941). Washington, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History. OCLC 16940402. CMH Pub 104-4. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
Web
- Niehorster, Dr. Leo (2013a). "Royal Yugoslav Armed Forces Ranks". Dr. Leo Niehorster. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- Niehorster, Dr. Leo (2013b). "Balkan Operations Order of Battle Royal Yugoslavian Army 7th Army 6th April 1941". Dr. Leo Niehorster. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
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