Dragoslav Miljković was an Army general (Kingdom of Yugoslavia) in the Royal Yugoslav Army who commanded the 2nd Army during the German-led Axis invasion of Yugoslavia of April 1941 during World War II.[1]
General Dragoslav Miljković | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Драгослав Миљковић |
| Allegiance |  Yugoslavia |
| Service/ | Royal Yugoslav Army |
| Rank | Army general (Kingdom of Yugoslavia) |
| Commands held | 2nd Army |
| Battles/wars | Invasion of Yugoslavia (1941) |
Biography edit
Miljković's command consisted of the 10th Infantry Division Bosanska, 17th Infantry Division Vrbaska and 30th Infantry Division Osiječka. The 2nd Army was responsible for the border from Slatina to the Danube.[2]
He was captured by the Germans and taken to a prison camp.
He was the head of the prison camp in Osnabrück, where he fell ill and spent half a year in the camp hospital.
He returned to his home country after liberation. The new communist authorities sentenced him to 3 years in prison with forced labor.
He died on May 24, 1953, in Belgrade.
Notes edit
- ^ Loi 1978, p. 44.
- ^ U.S. Army 1986, p. 37.
References edit
- Loi, Salvatore (1978). Le operazioni delle unità italiane in Jugoslavia (1941–1943): narrazione, documenti [The operations of Italian units in Yugoslavia (1941–1943): narrative, documents] (in Italian). Rome, Italy: Ministero della difesa (Ministry of Defence). OCLC 9194926.
- 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. Archived from the original on 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2013-09-22.