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Milan Nedić
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- Office established
- Succeeded by
- Office abolished
- Prime minister
- Himself
- Monarch
- Peter II
- Regent
- Paul
- Monarchs
- Alexander I , Peter II
- Born
- ( 1878-09-02 ) 2 September 1878, Grocka , Principality of Serbia
- Died
- 4 February 1946 (1946-02-04) (aged 67), Belgrade , PR Serbia , FPR Yugoslavia
- Cause of death
- suicide by jumping from height (officially)
- Resting place
- Unknown
- Spouse
- Živka Pešić
- Relatives
- Milutin Nedić (brother), Dimitrije Ljotić (cousin), Stanislav Krakov (Nephew)
- Alma mater
- Military Academy
- Allegiance
- Kingdom of Serbia (1904–1918) , Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) , Nazi Germany (1941–1945)
- Branch service
- Royal Serbian Army , Royal Yugoslav Army
- Years of service
- 1904–1941
- Rank
- Army general
- Commands
- 3rd Army Group
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Milan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Principality of Serbia
- Place of birth
- Grocka City Municipality
- Place of death
- Belgrade
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Position held
- minister
- Educated at
- Military Academy Belgrade
- Political party
- independent politician
- Languages spoken
- Serbian
- Native language
- Serbian
- Religion
- Serbian Orthodox Church
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- Royal Yugoslav Army
- Military rank
- lieutenant general
- Image
- Milan Nedić 1939.jpg
- Number of children
- 5
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Encyclopedic overview
Milan Nedić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Недић; 2 September 1878 – 4 February 1946) was a Yugoslav and Serbian army general and politician who served as the Chief of the General Staff of the Royal Yugoslav Army and minister of war in the Royal Yugoslav Government. During World War II, he collaborated with Nazi Germany and served as the prime minister of the puppet government of National Salvation, in the German occupied territory of Serbia. After the war, the Yugoslav communist authorities imprisoned him, where in 1946, according to the official version, he committed suicide. There have been attempts since the 1990s to present Nedić's role in World War II more positively. All applications to rehabilitate him have so far been declined by the official Serbian courts.
Early life
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