Yugoslavia in War 1941–1945 explained

Director:Milan Kundaković
Producer:Božidar Nikolić
Starring:
Num Episodes:23 regular + 2 special
Runtime:50–95 min[1]
Country:FR Yugoslavia
Language:Serbo-Croatian, German, English, Italian, Slovenian

Yugoslavia in War 1941–1945 (Југославија у рату 1941-1945.|Jugoslavija u ratu 1941–1945.) is a Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) documentary series first broadcast in the early 1990s. The documentary includes participants and eyewitnesses from the war, as well as notable Yugoslav, British, German, Russian and Italian historians, publicists and journalists. The documentary attempts to provide multiple viewpoints for significant events of that time period.[2]

Episodes

NumberTitleOriginal titleOverviewContributors
1March 2727. martYugoslav coup d'état
2April 66. aprilInvasion of Yugoslavia
3April 1010. travanjCreation of Independent State of Croatia
4Serbia, Spring 1941Srbija, proleće 1941.Creation of Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia
5Serbia, Summer 1941Serbia, leto 1941.Uprising in Serbia
6Serbia, Fall 1941Srbija, jesen 1941.Partisan-Chetnik split and beginning of civil war, Operation Užice
7July 1313. juli13 July uprising, battle of Pljevlja
8Independent State of Croatia - Ustashe RevolutionNDH - ustaška revolucijaUstashe atrocities in 1941, Glina massacre, creation of Anti-Communist Volunteer Militia
9Independent State of Croatia - The Flower of CroatdomNDH - cvijet hrvatsvaBosnia and Bosnian Muslims in 1941
10Preemptive LiquidationsPreventive likvidacijeLeftist errors
11Dark Side of Pacification of Independent State of CroatiaNaličje pacifikacije NDHCreation of Croatian Orthodox Church, Ustasha-Chetnik collaboration, Battle of Kozara
12Pacification of SerbiaUmirivanje SrbijeGovernment of National Salvation, war crimes in Serbia 1941–1944
13Yugoslav Government in ExileJugoslovenska vlada u izbeglištvuYugoslav Government in Exile
14Black and WhiteCrno i beloRepublic of Bihać, Case White, March negotiations, Case Black
15FederationsFederacijePlans of all sides for post-war organization of Yugoslav territories
16British Bet or ConspiracyBritanski ulog ili zaveraRole of SOE in Churchill's decision to abandon Chetniks and support partisans
17A State of ReconciliationDržava pomirenjaSecond session of AVNOJ
18British FinaleBritanska završnicaVis Agreement
19VendéeVandejaCivilian life in occupied Serbia, Ba Congress, Chetniks in 1943–44
20MigrationSelidbaLiberation of Serbia and Belgrade Offensive
21Stalin's FinaleStaljinova završnicaTemporary Government of the Democratic Federal Yugoslavia
22MayMajSyrmian Front and the end of the war
23War StoriesRatne pričePersonal stories, anecdotes, and commentary by war participants
special episodeStepinac – Saint or Criminal?Stepinac – svetac ili zločinac?Alojzije Stepinac and Catholic clergy involvement with the Ustaše
special episodeSloveniaSlovenijaWorld War II in the Slovene Lands

Contributors

Direct participants and eyewitnesses

Members of Yugoslav government and Yugoslav Royal Army

Partisans

Chetniks

Others

Historians, publicists and journalists

Yugoslavs

Foreign

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jugoslavija u ratu 1941-1945. / Radio televizija Srbije. YouTube playlist
  2. Web site: Jugoslavija u ratu 1941 - 1945.