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The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a state stretching from the Western Balkans to Central Europe which existed during the often-tumultuous interwar era of 1918–1941...

Timeline of Events

1917

7.20.1917

World War I: The Corfu Declaration, which leads to the creation of the post-war Kingdom of Yugoslavia, is signed by the Yugoslav Committee and Kingdom of Serbia.

1918

12.1.1918

The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later known as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) is proclaimed.

1919

9.10.1919

Austria and the Allies sign the Treaty of Saint-Germain recognizing the independence of Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia.

1920

11.12.1920

Italy and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes sign the Treaty of Rapallo.

1929

10.3.1929

The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes is renamed to Kingdom of Yugoslavia, "Land of the South Slavs".

1941

3.25.1941

The Kingdom of Yugoslavia joins the Axis powers with the signing of the Tripartite Pact.

4.10.1941

World War II: The Axis Powers in Europe establish the Independent State of Croatia from occupied Yugoslavia with Ante Pavelić's Ustaše fascist insurgents in power.

4.17.1941

World War II: The Kingdom of Yugoslavia surrenders to Germany.

5.13.1941

World War II: Yugoslav royal colonel Dragoljub Mihailović starts fighting with German occupation troops, beginning the Serbian resistance.

1943

12.4.1943

World War II: In Yugoslavia, resistance leader Marshal Tito proclaims a provisional democratic Yugoslav government in-exile.

1944

10.20.1944

The Soviet Army and Yugoslav Partisans liberate Belgrade, the capital of Yugoslavia