Milan Nedić
Milan Nedić | |
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Official portrait, 1939 | |
| Prime Minister of the Government of National Salvation | |
| In office 29 August 1941 – 4 October 1944 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Minister of Interior of the Government of National Salvation | |
| In office 5 November 1943 – 4 October 1944 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Tanasije Dinić |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Minister of the Army and Navy of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia | |
| In office 26 August 1939 – 6 November 1940 | |
| Monarch | Peter II |
| Prime Minister | Dragiša Cvetković |
| Regent | Paul |
| Preceded by | Milutin Nedić |
| Succeeded by | Petar Pešić (acting) |
| Chief of the General Staff of the Royal Yugoslav Armed Forces | |
| In office 1 June 1934 – 9 March 1935 | |
| Monarchs | Alexander I Peter II |
| Prime Minister | Nikola Uzunović Bogoljub Jevtić |
| Regent | Paul |
| Preceded by | Petar Kosić (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Petar Kosić (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 September 1878 Grocka, Principality of Serbia |
| Died | 4 February 1946 (aged 67) Belgrade, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Cause of death | Suicide by jumping |
| Resting place | Unknown |
| Spouse | Živka Pešić |
| Children | 5 |
| Relatives | Milutin Nedić (brother) Dimitrije Ljotić (cousin) |
| Alma mater | Military Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Serbia (1904–1918) Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) Nazi Germany (1941–1945) |
| Branch/service | Royal Serbian Army Royal Yugoslav Army |
| Years of service | 1904–1941 |
| Rank | Army general (Kingdom of Yugoslavia) |
| Commands | 3rd Army Group |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Albanian Commemorative Medal |
Milan Nedić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Недић; 2 September 1878 – 4 February 1946) was a Yugoslav and Serbian army general and politician who served as the Chief of the General Staff of the Royal Yugoslav Army and minister of war in the Royal Yugoslav Government. During World War II, he collaborated with Nazi Germany and served as the prime minister of the puppet government of National Salvation, in the German occupied territory of Serbia. After the war, the Yugoslav communist authorities imprisoned him, where in 1946, according to the official version, he committed suicide. He was included in the 100 most prominent Serbs list. There have been attempts since the 2000s to present Nedić's role in World War II more positively. All applications to rehabilitate him have so far been declined by the official Serbian courts.