Petar Nedeljković

General
Petar Nedeljković
Native name Петар Недељковић
Born (1882-08-09)9 August 1882
Died 1 November 1955(1955-11-01) (aged 73)
Allegiance  Yugoslavia
Service/branch Royal Yugoslav Army
Rank Army General
Commands held 4th Army
Battles/wars World War I
World War II: Invasion of Yugoslavia (1941) (POW)
Relations Milorad Nedeljković (Brother)

Petar Nedeljković (9 August 1882 – 1 November 1955) was an Army 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]

Career

Nedeljković commanded a division in 1936, and was then appointed as Inspector of Cavalry. He was appointed to command the 3rd Army headquartered at Skoplje in May 1939.[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ Serbian: Armijski General was equivalent to a United States lieutenant general.[1]
  2. ↑ The Royal Yugoslav Army did not field corps, but their armies consisted of several divisions, and were therefore corps-sized.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Niehorster 2013a.
  2. ↑ Niehorster 2013b.
  3. ↑ U.S. Army 1986, p. 37.
  4. ↑ Jarman 1997c, p. 119.

References

Books

  • Jarman, Robert L., ed. (1997c). Yugoslavia Political Diaries 1918–1965. 3. Slough, Berkshire: Archives Edition. ISBN 978-1-85207-950-5.
  • 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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