Dušan Trifunović

General

Dušan Trifunović
Native name
Душан Трифуновић
Born(1880-03-01)1 March 1880
Svilajnac, Principality of Serbia
Died28 February 1942(1942-02-28) (aged 61)
Nuremberg, Nazi Germany
Allegiance Yugoslavia
BranchRoyal Yugoslav Army
RankDivisional General
Commands7th Army
Battles / warsInvasion 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.