Royal Yugoslav Army
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The Yugoslav Army, commonly the Royal Yugoslav Army, was the land warfare military service branch of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. It existed from the Kingdom's formation in December 1918, until its surrender to the Axis powers on 17 April 1941. Aside from fighting along the Austrian border in 1919 and 1920 related to territorial disputes, and some border skirmishes on its southern borders in the 1920s, the JV was not involved in fighting until April 1941 when it was quickly overcome by the German-led invasion of Yugoslavia.
Yugoslav soldiers in 1925
Royal Yugoslav Army officers' uniform
Peter II of Yugoslavia
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Peter II Karađorđević was the last king of Yugoslavia, reigning from October 1934 until he was deposed in November 1945. He was the last reigning member of the Karađorđević dynasty.
11-year-old King Peter II, Dowager Queen Maria and Prince Paul (right) at King Alexander's funeral in 1934 in Belgrade
A portrait of the young King Peter II holding his father's sabre.
15-year-old King Peter II on Mount peak Triglav 2,863.65 metres (9,395.2 ft), near the tripoint border of the Kingdom Yugoslavia, Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany, on August 12, 1939; 20 days later, Germany invaded Poland.