General Dušan Trifunović |
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Native name | Душан Трифуновић |
Born |
Svilajnac, Principality of Serbia |
1 March 1880
Died | 28 February 1942 Nuremberg, Nazi Germany |
(aged 61)
Allegiance | Yugoslavia |
Service/branch | Royal Yugoslav Army |
Rank | Divisional General |
Commands held | 7th Army |
Battles/wars | Invasion of Yugoslavia (1941) (POW) |
Dušan Trifunović (1 March 1880 – 28 February 1942) was a divisional general in the Royal Yugoslav Army who commanded the 7th Army during the German-led Axis invasion of Yugoslavia of April 1941 during World War II. Trifunović's command consisted of one division, one divisional-strength mountain detachment, two brigade-strength mountain detachments and a brigade-strength infantry detachment. The 7th Army was responsible for the defence of the northwestern border with Italy and the Third Reich.