ABSTRACT
Yugoslavian National Liberation (April 1941-A p ril 1945) Prince Paul, regent ofYugoslavia, hesitated to fol low the example of Romania and Bulgaria and join the Tripartite Pact. Impressed by the rapid fall of France and hopeful that Germany might support Yugoslavia’s acquisition of Salonika, he signed the pact on 25 March 1941. Two days later the Yugo slav Army overthrew Paul’s government in the name of young King Peter (q.v.). Though the new government proclaimed its neutrality, this was not sufficient for Adolf Hitler (q.v.). The Germans attacked and Yugoslavia fought and fell alone.
