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This article is about the World War II Serbian puppet government. For the territory itself, see Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia. For the Albanian caretaker government, see Government of National Reconciliation.| Government of National SalvationVlada narodnog spasa (sh-lat) Влада народног спаса (sh-cyr) Regierung der nationalen Rettung (de) | |||||||||
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| 1941–1944 | |||||||||
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| Anthem: Oj Srbijo, mila mati / Ој Србијо, мила мати Oh Serbia, Dear Mother | |||||||||
 Administrative subdivisions instituted by the Government of National Salvation | |||||||||
| Status | Puppet government installed by  Germany | ||||||||
| Capital | Belgrade | ||||||||
| Government | Puppet government | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||
| • 1941-1944 | Milan Nedić | ||||||||
| Historical era | World War II | ||||||||
| • Occupation of Yugoslavia | 29 August 1941 | ||||||||
| • Liberation | October 1944 | ||||||||
| Currency | Serbian Dinar | ||||||||
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| Today part of |  Serbia | ||||||||
The Government of National Salvation (Template:Lang-sh; Template:Lang-de), also referred to as the Nedić regime or Nedić's Serbia (Nedićeva Srbija, Недићева Србија) was the second puppet government established in the Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia during World War II (within Axis-occupied Yugoslavia). It operated from 29 August 1941 to October 1944. The Prime Minister throughout was General Milan Nedić. The Nedić government was evacuated from Belgrade to Kitzbühel, Austria in the first week of October 1944 before the German withdrawal from Serbia was complete. Nedić himself was captured by the Americans when they occupied Austria, and was subsequently handed over to the Yugoslav authorities to act as a witness against war criminals on the understanding he would be returned to American custody to face trial by the Allies. The Yugoslav authorities refused to return Nedić to American custody, and he died on 4 February 1946 when he either jumped to his death or was pushed from the window of a Belgrade hospital.
Background
Military
Serbian State Guard
Main article: Serbian State GuardAuxiliary formations
Main articles: Serbian Volunteer Corps (World War II), Russian Corps, and Pećanac Chetniks See also: ChetniksAdministrative divisions
Serbia's borders initially incorporated parts of the territory of five of the prewar banovinas. The area was, however, reorganized into three banovinas whose administrative centers were Smederevo, Niš and Užice.
In October 1941, the Germans ordered the Nedić government to reorganise the territory, as the existing structure was not suitable and did not meet military requirements. By means of an order issued on 4 December 1941, the German military commander adjusted the military-administrative structure to conform to German requirements. As a result, the district (Template:Lang-sr) subdivision (which had existed in the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes prior to the formation of the banovinas) was restored. The Nedić government issued a decree on 23 December 1941 by which Serbia was divided into 14 districts (Template:Lang-sr) and 101 municipalities (Template:Lang-sr). The District of Veliki Bečkerek (also known as The Banat) was theoretically part of Serbia, but became an autonomous district, run by the members of local ethnic German population. On 27 December 1941, the heads of the districts were appointed and met with Milan Nedić, Milan Aćimović, Tanasije Dinić, and Cvetan Đorđević.
List of ministers
From 29 August 1941: From 29 August 1941, the ministers were:
- Milan Nedić, president of the council of ministers
- Milan Aćimović, minister of internal affairs
- Ognjen Kuzmanović, minister of buildings
- Momčilo Janković, minister within presidency of the council of ministers
- Josif Kostić, minister of post offices, telegraphs and telephones
- Dr Miloš Trivunac, minister of education
- Dr Ljubiša Mikić, minister of finances
- Panta Draškić, minister of labor
- Dr Čedomir Marjanović, minister of justice
- Dr Jovan Mijušković, minister of social policy
- Dr Miloš Radosavljević, minister of agriculture
- Mihailo Olćan, minister of people's economy
From 7 October 1941: After the government was re-organised on 7 October 1941, the ministers were:
- Milan Nedić, president of the council of ministers
- Milan Aćimović, minister of internal affairs
- Ognjen Kuzmanović, minister of buildings
- Dušan Letica, minister of finances
- Velibor Jonić, minister of education
- Josif Kostić, minister of post offices, telegraphs and telephones
- Dr Miloš Radosavljević, minister of agriculture and food
- Dr Čedomir Marjanović, minister of justice
- Dr Jovan Mijušković, minister of social policy and people's health
- Mihailo Olćan, minister of people's economy
- Đura Dokić, minister of traffic
From 10 November 1942: After the government was again re-organised on 10 November 1942, the ministers were:
- Milan Nedić, president of the council of ministers
- Bogoljub Kujundžić, minister of justice
- Ognjen Kuzmanović, minister of buildings
- Velibor Jonić, minister of education
- Josif Kostić, minister of post offices, telegraphs and telephones
- Đura Dokić, minister of traffic
- Dušan Đorđević, minister of finances
- Tanasije Dinić, minister of internal affairs
- Dr Milorad Nedeljković, minister of people's economy
- Radosav Veselinović, minister of agriculture and food
- Stojimir Dobrosavljević, minister of social policy and people's health
After 6 November 1943: After a further government re-organisation on 6 November 1943, the following changes were implemented:
- President of the council of ministers Milan Nedić also became the minister of internal affairs
- Tanasije Dinić became minister of social policy and people's health
Education
Under minister Velibor Jonić, the government abandoned the eight year elementary school system adopted in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and moved to a four year program. A new curriculum was introduced:
| Subject | I Grade | II Grade | III Grade | IV Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religious education | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Serbian | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
| Fatherland and history | - | - | 4 | 6 |
| Nature | - | - | 5 | 5 |
| Math and geometry | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Singing | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Physical education | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Total hours | 20 | 20 | 26 | 28 |
See also
- Banat (1941–1944)
- Republic of Užice
- Chetniks
- Kingdom of Montenegro (1941-1944)
- Independent State of Croatia
- Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia
Notes
- ^ Brborić (2010), p. 170
- Tomasevich (2001), p. 74
- Tomasevich (2001), pp. 74-75
- Koljanin (2010), p. 407
References
- Tomasevich, Jozo (2001). War and Revolution in Yugoslavia, 1941-1945: Occupation and Collaboration. Vol. 2. San Francisco: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-3615-4.
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- Olivera Milosavljević, Potisnuta istina - Kolaboracija u Srbiji 1941-1944, Beograd, 2006.
- Boško N. Kostić, Za istoriju naših dana, Lille, France, 1949.
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