Milan Nedić

Milan Nedić , into Serb Cyrillic МиланНедић (born with Grocka the September 2nd 1878 - died with Belgrade the February 4th 1946) was a Général and a Serb Politician . During the Second world war, it was with the head of the " Government of National" Hello; (ВладаНационалногСпаса, tr. Vlada Nacionalnog Spasa) installed by the Nazis in occupied Serbia.

Nedić, born in Grocka, finishes its secondary studies with Kragujevac then between with the Military academy in 1895. In 1904, it enters the army.

Promoted with the rank of commander in 1910, it is used during the Guerres of Balkans of 1912 and 1913. In 1913, it is promoted lieutenant-colonel.

During the First World War, in 1915, it is promoted colonel and is used for the staff. With November 1915 at January 1916, with its troops, it covers the retirement of the Serb army through the Montenegro and the Albania. In 1916, he becomes aide-de-camp of the king Pierre Ier of Serbia and in September 1918 it orders the Brigade of infantry of Timok Division.

In 1923, he becomes major general, then general in 1930. Between 1934 and 1935, it orders the staff of the Yugoslav army.

In 1939, Milan Nedić becomes Ministre for the Army and the Fleet. But, because of its support open to Adolf Hitler, the regent Paul the constrained one to resign (November 6th 1940). The April 28th 1941, the Yugoslav government declares it responsible for the defeat of Yugoslav defenses in Macedonia during the invasion of the armies of the Axe.

The commander of the Wehrmacht Heinrich Danckelmann decides to entrust to Nedić the administration of occupied Serbia. The August 29th 1941, he becomes Prime Minister for the Government of National Hello installed by the Germans.

September 1st 1941, Nedić makes a speech with the radio, where he declares his intention “to save the core of the Serb people” by accepting the occupation and while collaborating with the Germans. With Dimitrije Ljotić, Nedić tries to pacify Serbia and to drive out of them the Partisans Communists and those of the Tchetniks which refused to collaborate with the Germans.

During the war, more than 167.000 people found the death in Serbia, including 67.000 Partisans, 69.000 tchetniks and more than 20.000 Jews. In August 1942, the Nazis proclaimed Serbia “Judenfrei”, released from the Jews. According to Nikola Živković, under the government of Nedić 6.478 libraries, 1.670 schools, 30 universities, 19 museums, 7 theaters, 52 orthodoxe churches and monasteries, 216 mosques, 63 synagogs was destroyed or plundered. The October 4th 1944, the government of Nedić dispersed. The October 6th, it left Belgrade for Kitzbühel in Austria. January 1st 1946, it was delivered to the Yugoslavians by the English. Milan Nedić was imprisoned in Belgrade.

The February 5th 1946, the newspapers reported that Milan Nedić, benefitting from one moment of carelessness of its guards, had committed suicide while being thrown by the window. He escaped the lawsuit thus that one prepared to him with Nuremberg.

See too

Yugoslavia during the Second world war

External bond

Article on Milan Nedić

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