Petar Nedeljković
General Petar Nedeljković | |
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Native name | Петар Недељковић |
Born | 9 August 1882 |
Died | 1 November 1955 73) | (aged
Allegiance | Yugoslavia |
Service/branch | Royal Yugoslav Army |
Rank | Armiski General |
Commands held | 4th Army |
Battles/wars | Invasion of Yugoslavia (1941) (POW) |
Petar Nedeljković (9 August 1882 – 1 November 1955) was an Armijski General[lower-alpha 1] in the Royal Yugoslav Army who commanded the 4th Army[lower-alpha 2] during the German-led Axis invasion of Yugoslavia of April 1941 during World War II. Nedeljković's command consisted of three divisions, a brigade-strength infantry detachment, one horsed cavalry regiment and one infantry regiment.[2] The 4th Army was responsible for the Yugoslav-Hungarian border and was deployed behind the Drava between Varaždin and Slatina.[3]
Notes
- ↑ Armijski General was equivalent to a United States lieutenant 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.
- ↑ Niehorster 2013b.
- ↑ U.S. Army 1986, p. 37.
References
Books
- 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.
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 4th Army 6th April 1941". Dr. Leo Niehorster. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
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