Posted by Antonije Djuric on April 29, 2006, 12:04 pm, in reply to "Re: National Map (OLD-before war breakup)" If he indeed was a Nazi. Wouldn't that then make him an automatic ally of the NDH and Handzar Division? Please! Get real! Mihailovic was a bitter political rival of Tito and the latter wanted him dead upon capture. That simple. Read the last two sentences of this Mihailovic reference from Columbia Encyclopedia ... CONTENTS · INDEX · GUIDE · BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05. Ante Pavelic fled liberated Yugoslavia and like most Nazis war criminals sought refuge in Argentina. He also spent time in Spain where he eventually died. Hard to convict someone when they're constantly on he lam. Andrija Artukovic and Dinko Sakic weren't so fortunate. They were found guilty. Rightfully so too. Both men were part of Pavelic's Nazi styled government and had a direct influence on the civilian atrocities committed by their troops. Unlike Pavelic, Mihailovic wasn't in charge of any concentration/death camps. The NDH was formed in April of 1941 whereas the Chetnik movement formally began about a month later. Beograd was bombed by the Luftwaffe for four days in early April of 1941. The Germans took over control of the city on April 12th. Tell me. When and why was Beograd nailed by the Allies? I'm all ears dude! The floor is now yours.
Let me get this straight. You said ... Mihailovic was convicted as a Nazi collaborator.
Mihajlovic, Draza
(drä´zhä mh´lôvch, drä´gôlyb´´) (KEY) , 1893–1946, Yugoslav soldier. He fought with the Chetniks, a Serbian guerrilla force, in the Balkan Wars (1912–13) and in World War I, and after the conquest (1941) of Yugoslavia in World War II he headed the revived Chetnik forces. His successful operations earned him promotion to general and appointment (1942) as minister of war by the Yugoslav government-in-exile. An ardent royalist and Serbian nationalist, he soon clashed with the Partisans of Marshal Tito. Mihajlovic‘s forces gradually dwindled while Tito’s increased, and by 1944 he had lost Allied support and was reluctantly dismissed by King Peter II. Mihajlovic continued antipartisan warfare with the remnants of his forces, but he was captured by the Tito authorities and tried on charges of collaboration and treason. Evidence indicates that Mihajlovic, who considered the Communists a greater threat than the Axis Powers, did at times act against the Tito forces in an understanding with the enemy, but his death sentence was based on internal political considerations rather than on his actual guilt. The name also appears as Mihailovic.
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