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Dušan T. Simović

Dušan Simović
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Dušan simović (Left) Peter II of Yugoslavia (middle) And Radoje Knežević (Right) Arriving In London United Kingdom. Shortly after arriving on 21 June 1941
14th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia
In office
27 March 1941 – 12 June 1942
Monarch Peter II
Prince Paul (Regent, 1941)
Preceded by Dragiša Cvetković
Succeeded by Slobodan Jovanović
Personal details
Born (1882-10-28)28 October 1882
Kragujevac, Kingdom of Serbia
Died 26 August 1962(1962-08-26) (aged 79)
Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Citizenship Yugoslav
Spouse(s) Snežana Tadić (m.1908- 1962 his death)
Children 4 (daughters) and 3 (sons)
Occupation Soldier, politician
Military service
Allegiance  Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Service/branch Royal Yugoslav Army
Years of service 1900–1943
Rank General
Commands Royal Yugoslav Air Force
Chief of the General Staff

Dušan Simović (Serbian: Душан Симовић; 28 October 1882 – 26 August 1962) was a Serbian general who served as Chief of the General Staff of the Royal Yugoslav Army and as the Prime Minister of Yugoslavia.

Simović was born on 28 October 1882 in Kragujevac. He attended elementary school and two years of high school in his hometown. Due to his interest in military matters, he left high school and entered the military academy in Belgrade. He completed Military Academy in 1900, when he was promoted to second lieutenant of artillery. He completed the Higher School of Military Academy in 1905. During the Balkan Wars (1912-13) and during the First World War (1914–18), he proved to be an excellent officer, and was promoted in 1913, and again in 1915, to lieutenant colonel.

At the Salonika front, he was the commander of the 7th Infantry Regiment. But even in Thessalonica front, Simović was interested in the air force and air defense. Every day, he became more and more interested in the works of flight pioneer Mihailo Petrović, reading Petrović's reports in the Balkan Wars, as well as his studies on aviation. So he decided to dedicate his life to aviation. In 1918, he was named to the delegates of the Serbian government and the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the National Council of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs in Zagreb. Up to the onset of World War II he devoted himself exclusively to aviation.

From May 1938 until 1940, he served as chief of general staff, in which position he replaced General Milutin Nedić. He joined other officers in a coup against the government of Dragiša Cvetković. After the coup, Simović became the new prime minister. He did not have much time to prepare for the coming war. On the wedding day of his daughter, Nazi Germany invaded Yugoslavia on 6 April 1941.


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