Draft:World War II in the Balkans

World War II in the Balkans
Part of the European theatre of World War II
Clockwise from top left: Ante Pavelić visits Adolf Hitler at the Berghof; Stjepan Filipović hanged by the occupation forces; Draža Mihailović confers with his troops; a group of Chetniks with German soldiers in a village in Serbia; Josip Broz Tito with members of the British mission.
Date 6 April 1941 – 25 May 1945 (4 years, 1 month, 1 week and 2 days) Location Balkans Result Allied victory
Belligerents
1941: Germany Italy * Italian protectorate of Albania Hungary	1941: Yugoslavia Greece United Kingdom
1941 – September 1943: Germany Government of National Salvationa Pećanac Chetniks Italy Montenegroa Albania Hungary Bulgaria Independent State of Croatiaa Hellenic State Ohrana Këshilla Roman Legion Sandžak Muslim militia	1941–43: Chetniksb Yugoslav government-in-exile United Kingdom United States EDES EKKA PAO EOK MAVI Greek government-in-exile Legality Movement	1941–43: Yugoslav Partisans Soviet Union LANÇ EAM-ELAS
September 1943–1945: Germany Government of National Salvation (until 1944) Montenegro (until 1944) Albania (until 1944) Slovene Home Guard Bulgaria (until 1944) Hungary Independent State of Croatia Chetniks Italian Social Republic Balli Kombëtar Hellenic State Ohrana Këshilla Sandžak Muslim militia		1943–45: DF Yugoslavia Yugoslav Partisans Soviet Union United Kingdom United States Italy Bulgaria (1944–45) LANÇ (1944–45) Yugoslav government-in-exile (1944–45) Legality Movement EAM-ELAS EDES
Units involved
9th company 12th company of 3rd Battalion 718th Infantry Division 68th Army Corps Brandenburgers 31st SS Division 44th Infantry Division Army Group F 2nd Panzer Army 714th Infantry Division	BAF	Red Army