Republic of Užice
Republic of Užice Užička republika Ужичка република | |||||||||
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| Anthem: None official[a] | |||||||||
| Status | Partisan Liberated Territory | ||||||||
| Capital | Užice | ||||||||
| Common languages | Serbo-Croatian (de facto Užičan dialect) | ||||||||
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| Legislature | Main National Liberation Committee for Serbia | ||||||||
| Historical era | World War II | ||||||||
• Partisan arrival in Užice | 28 July 1941 | ||||||||
• Battle of Drežnik | 18 August 1941 | ||||||||
• German ultimatum | 10 September 1941 | ||||||||
• Fall of Užice | 24 September 1941 | ||||||||
• Battle of Kadinjača | 29 November 1941 | ||||||||
| 1 December 1941 | |||||||||
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| Today part of | Serbia | ||||||||
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The Republic of Užice (Serbo-Croatian: Užička republika / Ужичка република) was a short-lived liberated Yugoslav territory and the first liberated territory in World War II Europe, organized as a military mini-state that existed in the autumn of 1941 in occupied Yugoslavia, more specifically the western part of the Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia. The Republic was established by the Partisan resistance movement and its administrative center was in the town of Užice.