Hermann Neubacher's mission to Serbia in 1943: Germany's search for politico-military solutions in the Balkans

The Balkan region as a whole, especially Serbia as its strategic axis, has always been a target of various geopolitical schemes, which often led to war conflicts in the past. On the eve of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Serbia in the World War Two, this paper analyzes Serbia from the pers...

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Main Author: Zorić Mirjana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ministry of Defence of Serbia - Military Publishing House, Belgrade 2014-01-01
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Online Access:https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0042-8426/2014/0042-84261401322Z.pdf
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description The Balkan region as a whole, especially Serbia as its strategic axis, has always been a target of various geopolitical schemes, which often led to war conflicts in the past. On the eve of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Serbia in the World War Two, this paper analyzes Serbia from the perspective of the German command and the measures undertaken in the second half of the war in order to keep the Balkans, at a time when Germany was largely losing out on other European battlefields. This paper discusses the military and political aspects of the German strategy in the Balkans in 1943 and 1944, and the attempts to match, using political action (via Neubacher's mission) in Serbia and other Balkan countries, the changing strategic relations in Europe, caused by the defeat of the Wehrmacht at Stalingrad and in North Africa late in 1942 and early in 1943, and to restore the shattered German positions in its southeast, especially at a time when the World War Two was nearing its end.
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spelling doaj.art-4783a5fdc05b4e90a5918f21f85d77f62023-10-10T13:43:51ZengMinistry of Defence of Serbia - Military Publishing House, BelgradeВојно дело0042-84262683-57032014-01-0166132235510.5937/vojdelo1401322Z0042-84261401322ZHermann Neubacher's mission to Serbia in 1943: Germany's search for politico-military solutions in the BalkansZorić Mirjana0Univerzitet odbrane, Vojna akademija, Beograd, SerbiaThe Balkan region as a whole, especially Serbia as its strategic axis, has always been a target of various geopolitical schemes, which often led to war conflicts in the past. On the eve of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Serbia in the World War Two, this paper analyzes Serbia from the perspective of the German command and the measures undertaken in the second half of the war in order to keep the Balkans, at a time when Germany was largely losing out on other European battlefields. This paper discusses the military and political aspects of the German strategy in the Balkans in 1943 and 1944, and the attempts to match, using political action (via Neubacher's mission) in Serbia and other Balkan countries, the changing strategic relations in Europe, caused by the defeat of the Wehrmacht at Stalingrad and in North Africa late in 1942 and early in 1943, and to restore the shattered German positions in its southeast, especially at a time when the World War Two was nearing its end.https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0042-8426/2014/0042-84261401322Z.pdfwarmissioncommandbalkanssoutheast europethe movementthe chetniksthe partisanscommunistsnationalistsfrontcollaboration
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Hermann Neubacher's mission to Serbia in 1943: Germany's search for politico-military solutions in the Balkans
Војно дело
war
mission
command
balkans
southeast europe
the movement
the chetniks
the partisans
communists
nationalists
front
collaboration
title Hermann Neubacher's mission to Serbia in 1943: Germany's search for politico-military solutions in the Balkans
title_full Hermann Neubacher's mission to Serbia in 1943: Germany's search for politico-military solutions in the Balkans
title_fullStr Hermann Neubacher's mission to Serbia in 1943: Germany's search for politico-military solutions in the Balkans
title_full_unstemmed Hermann Neubacher's mission to Serbia in 1943: Germany's search for politico-military solutions in the Balkans
title_short Hermann Neubacher's mission to Serbia in 1943: Germany's search for politico-military solutions in the Balkans
title_sort hermann neubacher s mission to serbia in 1943 germany s search for politico military solutions in the balkans
topic war
mission
command
balkans
southeast europe
the movement
the chetniks
the partisans
communists
nationalists
front
collaboration
url https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0042-8426/2014/0042-84261401322Z.pdf
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