Native name Milorad Petroviћ Allegiance Yugoslavia Rank Armijski deneral | Nickname(s) "Lord" Service/branch Royal Yugoslav Army Name Milorad Petrovic | |
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Born 18 April 1882
Sumrakovac (part of Boljevac), Kingdom of Serbia ( 1882-04-18 ) Died 12 June 1981(1981-06-12) (aged 99)
Belgrade, SFRY | ||
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Milorad Petrovic (Serbian Cyrillic: Milorad Petroviћ; 18 April 1882 – 12 June 1981) was an Armijski deneral in the Royal Yugoslav Army who commanded the 1st Army Group during the German-led Axis invasion of Yugoslavia of April 1941 during World War II. Petrovic's command consisted of the 4th Army of Armijski deneral Petar Nedeljkovic, responsible for the Yugoslav-Hungarian border and deployed behind the Drava between Varazdin and Slatina, and the 7th Army of General Dusan Trifunovic, which was responsible for the defence of the northwestern border with Italy and the Third Reich. Petrovic's Army Group Reserve was located around and to the south of Zagreb.
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