Ognjen Kuzmanović

Ognjen Kuzmanović
Minister of Construction of the Government of National Salvation
In office
29 August 1941  4 October 1944
Preceded by None
Succeeded by Office abolished
Personal details
Born 1895
Smederevo, near Belgrade kingdom of Serbia
Died 1967 (Aged 71/72)
Munich West Germany
Nationality  Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Government of National Salvation
 Nazi Germany
Political party Yugoslav Radical Union (1934-1941)
Children 1
Profession Politician
Military service
Allegiance  Kingdom of Serbia (1912-1918)
Service/branch Royal Serbian Army
Years of service 1912–1918
Battles/wars Balkan wars, World War I Serbian Campaign of World War I Salonika front, Battle of Dobro Pole,Ovche Pole Offensive

Ognjen Kuzmanović (1895-1967) was a Serbian politician before and during World War II. who collaborated with the Axis Powers in during the war. He was appointed Minister of Construction of the Government of National Salvation in 1941, and retained that position until the government's collapse in October 1944. He went to Germany after the war until his death in 1967 and he joined the Zbor and became a member After the Invasion of Yugoslavia. He fought in the first and second Balkan Wars At the outbreak of the World War I, he participated in the Serbian Campaign, the Thessalonica front, and fought in the battles of Kolubara, Dobro Pole, and Ovche Pole.[1][2]

References

  1. Ramet, Sabrina Petra. The Three Yugoslavias: State-Building and Legitimation: 1918-2005. Indiana University Press, 2006.
  2. Cohen, Philip J., and David Riesman. Serbia's Secret War: Propaganda and the Deceit of History. Texas A & M University Press, 1999.
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