Diary March 27, 1941

03-1941, War Diary, Year 1941 / 1 minute of reading

morning after the Coup d'etat in Belgrade — The morning after the Coup d’etat in Belgrade: demonstrations against the Axis powers.

Diary for Thursday, March 27, 1941:

Politics

Yugoslavia: BLOODLESS COUP D’ETAT IN BELGRADE. Pro-Axis Prime Minister Tsvetkovich and Foreign Minister Cincar-Markovich arrested; Air Force CinC, General Simovic, forms all-Party anti-Nazi Government. Regent Prince Paul resigns and 17-year-old Prince Peter proclaimed King Peter II.

Home Fronts

Germany: Hitler issues directive on Yugoslavia, which is to be ‘beaten down as quickly as possible … Belgrade will be destroyed from the air.’ At the same time Salonika and Eastern Greece are to be occupied (Operation Marita). Operation Barbarossa postponed for ‘up to 4 weeks’ (from mid-May to mid-June).

East Africa

Battle of Keren ends: Casualties – British, 536 killed, 3,229 wounded; Italian, approx. 3,000 killed, 4,500 wounded.

Secret War

British Signals Intelligence intercepts radio traffic suggesting that major Italian naval operation is in progress.

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My name is Norman 'Kretaner' and since my childhood I am interested in history and strategy games. Later, I have learned programming and the development of computer games, and finally with the Internet, also web design. I'm in the fortunate position to combine all my interests with my work and to live on a place of my choice, on Crete. All information, figures, specifications and statistics used here had been compiled from a variety of sources and the large, over decades collected, library of the author about military history, WW2 and weapons.