Editing Yugoslavia (section)

=== Second World War ===

Germany and its allies invaded Yugoslavia on 6 April 1941. The Yugoslav armed forces capitulated on 17 April. The country was divided between German, Italian, Hungarian, and Bulgarian occupation zones and Axis-supported administrations. The Yugoslav royal government continued to operate in exile.<ref name="second-world-war"/>

Armed resistance was conducted principally by the communist-led Yugoslav Partisans and the royalist Chetnik movement. The Partisans established political councils across several regions and organised the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia. Its second session, held at Jajce on 29 November 1943, approved the creation of a federal Yugoslav state.

Partisan forces and the Soviet Red Army took control of Belgrade in October 1944. The Partisans secured control over most Yugoslav territory by May 1945. The monarchy was abolished on 29 November 1945, when the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia was proclaimed.<ref name="bosnia-history"/><ref name="croatia-history"/>