Posted by Potpukovnik Dimitrije Ljotic on July 10, 2006, 7:52 am, in reply to "Re: National Map (OLD-before war breakup)" --Previous Message--
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: Let me get this straight. You said ...
: Mihailovic was convicted as a Nazi
: collaborator.
:
: 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 ...
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: CONTENTS · INDEX · GUIDE · BIBLIOGRAPHIC
: RECORD
:
: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.
: 2001-05.
:
: 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.
:
:
: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.
: Copyright © 2001-05 Columbia University
: Press
:
: 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.
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