Yugoslavia was in an odd position during early WW2. Italy had wanted to invade the state in early 1940, but largely due to German pressure, held off, until they finally decided to fight against Greece instead (big mistake). The Yugoslav military was actually pretty substantial for the time, and had they managed to fully mobilize, could have been a major threat to both the Germans and Italians. The nation had about 4,000 artillery pieces, many were aged and horse-drawn, around 1,700 of these were relatively modern, including 812 Czech 37mm and 47mm anti-tank guns. There were also about 2,300 mortars, including 1,600 modern 81 millimetres pieces, as well as twenty-four 220 millimetres and 305 millimetres pieces each. Of 940 anti-aircraft guns, 360 were 15 millimetres and 20 millimetres Czech and Italian models. The only mechanized units were 6 motorized infantry battalions in the three cavalry divisions, six motorized artillery regiments, two tank battalions equipped with 110 tanks, one of which had Renault FT models of World War I origin and the other 54 modern French Renault R35 tanks (which out-performed Panzer III's to a large extent) plus an independent tank company with eight Czech SI-D tank destroyers. Fully mobilized, the Yugoslav Army could have put 28 infantry divisions, three cavalry divisions, and 35 independent regiments in the field. Of the independent regiments, 16 were in frontier fortifications and 19 were organized as combined detachments, around the size of a reinforced brigade. Each detachment had one to three infantry regiments and one to three artillery battalions, with three organised as "alpine" units." All total, Yugoslav army numbers would have been around 700,000. With the ability to raise up to 1.2 million men.
Interesting to read. Since the invasion was fairly shift I didn't put much information about it in this episode. Yet, it is interesting to read. Maybe something for a future episode. Thanks!
May I ask why you did the fall of Yugoslavia before the rise of Yugoslavia? Good video nevertheless. Also your thumbnail is wrong of the first Yugoslavia. Remember they did not control Tristrie.
Yes, I see. About the Fall of Yugoslavia video. By accident I uploaded it too early and therefore nobody got notified. It's therefore not in the list but earlier in the video list.
@8:24 - lil correction: The banknotes that you are showing are not from 1980s, but from 1993-1994 inflation in Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia & Montenegro only). At that time, war (Croatia, Bosnia) was already in full swing.
it's a shame you didn't mention Banovina Croatia, it's one of the bright moments in Yugoslavia. I always thought that an agreement for a federal state would have been reached if Germany had not invaded. maybe the Bosnians and Macedonians would come to a similar agreement, the Slovenians already had one, but it was not official!
You clearly mention that the Croatian Ustaša regime committed mass atrocities during the second world war. You however completely fail to mention the mass atrocities committed by Serbian Četnik forces under Draža Mihailović as well as the mass atrocities committed by Tito's communist Partisan forces during and after WW2. Thousands of POST WW2 mass graves scattered throughout Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and elsewhere clearly show that Tito was also responsible for unspeakable acts of mass murder with even those accused of being collaborators with the axis occupying forces being denied any form of a trial, with the notable exceptions of Serbian Četnik leader Draža Mihailović and Slovenian Home Guard leader Leon Rupnik who were both tried and executed by the Yugoslav communist regime.
Mentioning other atrocities won't make Ustashe look any better. There is actually a difference between killing civilians for their nationality or religion and killing in retaliation against collaborators and Nazis who committed or supported atrocities and were trying to flee with occupation forces. While there was often no trial, which can be argued as unjust, it was caused by understandable desire for revenge for all unspeakable atrocities done by occupying forces and their cronies during WWII. Just to put things into appropriate context. Ustashe were the worst of all in killing civilians, they made even German Nazis turn their heads in disgust with their methods. Next were Chetniks who slaughtered Muslims across Bosnia in an attempt to ethnically cleanse the area. However, mentioning Tito in this context equals trying to rewrite the history, put everyone in the same bag and depict Nazi collaborators as some sort of victims, which they most certainly are not. This historical revisionism is happening since '90ies all over former Yugoslavia as important Governments projects because in all ex-Yu countries there are nationalists and right-wingers trying to justify destruction of Yugoslavia and what their predecessors did during WWII by running a smearing campaign against only real antifascists and liberators - Tito's partisans. You can see some effects of this in the comments below, lots of people parroting same "alternative facts" these Nazi apologists push. Today it is frowned upon to even mention Yugoslavia in good context in Croatia and Serbia. It is interesting how these ultra-nationalists, who should hate each other by default, and who fought each other in recent civil war actually get along nicely when it comes to attacking anti-fascists, that seems to be one thing they can't stand, it led to their cooperation during WWII as well as today. One correction I have for the video is that Tito did not bankrupt the country. True, it was struggling a bit after his death but it started to stabilise under Ante Markovic's government, it could have continued to exist or even become part of EU had it been given a chance for reforms. All socialist countries had financial problems due to being isolated for their ideology that stands in contrast to capitalist democracies and Yugoslavia was no exception despite strong industry and know-how. Money you shown is from Milosevic's era of national-socialism, he caused international sanctions to be imposed which then caused hyperinflation. It was his toxic nationalist fantasies that started the disintegration of Yugoslavia and brought him and his supporters to power during the process, today some of them are still in power so there are lots of vested interests. Same happened in other ex-Yu countries, some people used nationalism to gain power and they are still riding on that chauvinist narrative. Of course, only power and money grabbing are behind these ideas Anyway, I'd like to thank you History Hustle for making good content, I appreciate your effort. It really helps in this flood of foolishness and fascist fakery we're suffering today. Sorry if my post was too long
Today is 29.XI = Dan Republike (date on the coat of arms SFRJ, before FNRJ & DFJ) A great day in the history of the peoples and nationalities of Tito's Yugoslavia! Originally, Dan Republike (Republic Day) was the celebration (non-working holiday with commemorations, etc... on that occasion, the children were admitted to the alliance of pioneers... blue hat, white shirt and red neckerchief...) of the re-establishment of Yugoslavia on the second conference of the Anti-Fascist Council of National Liberation of Yugoslavia (AVNOJ) in Jajce (in BiH, which were liberated by partisans led by Tito) in 1943., as well as the proclamation of the socialist Yugoslavia on the same date in 1945., based on the principles of brotherhood, unity and equality!
@@HistoryHustle Thanks for the answer, I didnt expect to get one. :) Well that one thumbnail u are refering to still has Kosovo inside serbia only that you added Kosovo as a single entity aswell.
You're just fast pacing the period of socialist Yugoslavia waaaaaaaay to fast. Just skipping several decades meanwhile you're constantly pointint at 'ethnicity' as the culprit. Nope. This isn't objective at all. Please find a better source of information than this biased one people.
@@HistoryHustle U make videos to increase your income. Second, big problem what u see of Yugoslavia is that was not created by the Serbian people.. Othere powerful coutries decided how this territory would look like.(after 1ww). Before that there were 2 Balkan wars, ideology was to free all Serbs living in otoman empire. War was won, but not all serbs were free, becaus Astro-hungary anexed Bosnia-and-Hercegovina. As u know ww1 did come short time after that.. But not beacus of serbs, but Austro-hungary wanted to destroy serbia.. They acused serbs for killing Duke... Witch was not true. U can' see accurete evidance on "Great War Channel". Then Kingdom of Yugoslavia was created. The ideology was there, all Serbs living in one coutry... But only that remained, everything else was changed. Then Tito robed the Serbian people by creating federal states. Problems of that u cane see in bosnia and hercegovina... Type on Google maps "Republika Srpska" or go on this link en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republika_Srpska ... See how much territory in bosnia is covered by serbs. And why u think All serbs don't live in one country?!
Serbs occupied the albanian lands and then integrated to Yugoslavia and you can understand what does it mean 'occupation' in that time. The colonisation of the territories to fufill their racist hegemonistic "Naçirtanie" for their bad luck didnt change the demographics till 99.
Please explain the fact that whole of Kosovo and Metohija is part of land where we can find some of the oldest Serbian churches and monasteries. Why are there so many of Serbian religious buildings? What do words "Kosovo" and "Metohija" mean in Albanian? Please name 10 oldest mosques with year of building and if possible who built them. Please name the parents of the greatest "Albanian" hero, Skenderbeg.
very good video but you forgot to mention that after WWII tito gave amnesty to the nazi collaborators from croatia, slovenia, bosnia as well as the albanians. on the other hand he killed 50.000 serbian intellectuals. sadl the same people who were saved by tito where the ones who started the wars in 1990s.
This is not true, because after WWII wnded Tito's partizans revenged and killed over 100k Croat Ustasa, 20k Slovene Domobrans, several thousand Serbian Chetniks... This is the fact.
@@aleskosir2727 from Serbs, Croats and Slovenians i know that the executiong took place only against serbians and only a frew members of Ustasa were executed. The Chetniks yes you are right. Also he executed many from what is now north macedonia that claimed they are bulgarians and did not accepted the "macedonian identity".
i am just gonna say it... it is Yugoslavia, not ”Gi”ugoslavia. maybe a bit more insight in covering the Ottoman rule of the lands. The numerous wars fought by the serbs.... 1848...the religious minorities and the policies of Tito during the existence of Yugoslavia.
Check out the Fall of Yugoslavia HERE:
th-cam.com/video/JrMX2b8LLtY/w-d-xo.html
Yugoslavia was in an odd position during early WW2. Italy had wanted to invade the state in early 1940, but largely due to German pressure, held off, until they finally decided to fight against Greece instead (big mistake). The Yugoslav military was actually pretty substantial for the time, and had they managed to fully mobilize, could have been a major threat to both the Germans and Italians.
The nation had about 4,000 artillery pieces, many were aged and horse-drawn, around 1,700 of these were relatively modern, including 812 Czech 37mm and 47mm anti-tank guns. There were also about 2,300 mortars, including 1,600 modern 81 millimetres pieces, as well as twenty-four 220 millimetres and 305 millimetres pieces each. Of 940 anti-aircraft guns, 360 were 15 millimetres and 20 millimetres Czech and Italian models. The only mechanized units were 6 motorized infantry battalions in the three cavalry divisions, six motorized artillery regiments, two tank battalions equipped with 110 tanks, one of which had Renault FT models of World War I origin and the other 54 modern French Renault R35 tanks (which out-performed Panzer III's to a large extent) plus an independent tank company with eight Czech SI-D tank destroyers.
Fully mobilized, the Yugoslav Army could have put 28 infantry divisions, three cavalry divisions, and 35 independent regiments in the field. Of the independent regiments, 16 were in frontier fortifications and 19 were organized as combined detachments, around the size of a reinforced brigade. Each detachment had one to three infantry regiments and one to three artillery battalions, with three organised as "alpine" units." All total, Yugoslav army numbers would have been around 700,000. With the ability to raise up to 1.2 million men.
Interesting to read. Since the invasion was fairly shift I didn't put much information about it in this episode. Yet, it is interesting to read. Maybe something for a future episode. Thanks!
Completely irrelevant since the country and it's people were not united. It took until the 1990s to show this.
@@chrishanzek8930 but it was quite more united than EU today which was shown in the Earthquake in Skopje 1963 and the epidemic in 1972...
Very interesting, thank you for posting, on to part 2
You're welcome, lemme know what you thought of it.
Thank you.
Was looking for exactly this explanation
Thanks for your reply.
May I ask why you did the fall of Yugoslavia before the rise of Yugoslavia? Good video nevertheless. Also your thumbnail is wrong of the first Yugoslavia. Remember they did not control Tristrie.
Yes, I see. About the Fall of Yugoslavia video. By accident I uploaded it too early and therefore nobody got notified. It's therefore not in the list but earlier in the video list.
I enjoyed this. Thank you.
You're welcome! Thanks.
@8:24 - lil correction:
The banknotes that you are showing are not from 1980s, but from 1993-1994 inflation in Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia & Montenegro only). At that time, war (Croatia, Bosnia) was already in full swing.
Okay, thanks for sharing this.
it's a shame you didn't mention Banovina Croatia, it's one of the bright moments in Yugoslavia. I always thought that an agreement for a federal state would have been reached if Germany had not invaded. maybe the Bosnians and Macedonians would come to a similar agreement, the Slovenians already had one, but it was not official!
You clearly mention that the Croatian Ustaša regime committed mass atrocities during the second world war. You however completely fail to mention the mass atrocities committed by Serbian Četnik forces under Draža Mihailović as well as the mass atrocities committed by Tito's communist Partisan forces during and after WW2. Thousands of POST WW2 mass graves scattered throughout Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and elsewhere clearly show that Tito was also responsible for unspeakable acts of mass murder with even those accused of being collaborators with the axis occupying forces being denied any form of a trial, with the notable exceptions of Serbian Četnik leader Draža Mihailović and Slovenian Home Guard leader Leon Rupnik who were both tried and executed by the Yugoslav communist regime.
Chetniks I cover in the future. On Rupnik please watch
th-cam.com/video/5uheLJRJyF4/w-d-xo.html
Mentioning other atrocities won't make Ustashe look any better. There is actually a difference between killing civilians for their nationality or religion and killing in retaliation against collaborators and Nazis who committed or supported atrocities and were trying to flee with occupation forces. While there was often no trial, which can be argued as unjust, it was caused by understandable desire for revenge for all unspeakable atrocities done by occupying forces and their cronies during WWII. Just to put things into appropriate context.
Ustashe were the worst of all in killing civilians, they made even German Nazis turn their heads in disgust with their methods. Next were Chetniks who slaughtered Muslims across Bosnia in an attempt to ethnically cleanse the area. However, mentioning Tito in this context equals trying to rewrite the history, put everyone in the same bag and depict Nazi collaborators as some sort of victims, which they most certainly are not.
This historical revisionism is happening since '90ies all over former Yugoslavia as important Governments projects because in all ex-Yu countries there are nationalists and right-wingers trying to justify destruction of Yugoslavia and what their predecessors did during WWII by running a smearing campaign against only real antifascists and liberators - Tito's partisans. You can see some effects of this in the comments below, lots of people parroting same "alternative facts" these Nazi apologists push. Today it is frowned upon to even mention Yugoslavia in good context in Croatia and Serbia. It is interesting how these ultra-nationalists, who should hate each other by default, and who fought each other in recent civil war actually get along nicely when it comes to attacking anti-fascists, that seems to be one thing they can't stand, it led to their cooperation during WWII as well as today.
One correction I have for the video is that Tito did not bankrupt the country. True, it was struggling a bit after his death but it started to stabilise under Ante Markovic's government, it could have continued to exist or even become part of EU had it been given a chance for reforms. All socialist countries had financial problems due to being isolated for their ideology that stands in contrast to capitalist democracies and Yugoslavia was no exception despite strong industry and know-how.
Money you shown is from Milosevic's era of national-socialism, he caused international sanctions to be imposed which then caused hyperinflation. It was his toxic nationalist fantasies that started the disintegration of Yugoslavia and brought him and his supporters to power during the process, today some of them are still in power so there are lots of vested interests. Same happened in other ex-Yu countries, some people used nationalism to gain power and they are still riding on that chauvinist narrative. Of course, only power and money grabbing are behind these ideas
Anyway, I'd like to thank you History Hustle for making good content, I appreciate your effort. It really helps in this flood of foolishness and fascist fakery we're suffering today. Sorry if my post was too long
First map of kingdom is wrong. But good video
Thanks.
First. In 16 century the Balkan is part Ottoman empire
Yes, that's true.
You pronaunce Yugoslavia bad, how come you still didnt learn to read. And Im cincearly curious, about the reading part ofc
I just made a mistake Marko. Why are you so overly annoyed by it?
Today is 29.XI = Dan Republike (date on the coat of arms SFRJ, before FNRJ & DFJ)
A great day in the history of the peoples and nationalities of Tito's Yugoslavia!
Originally, Dan Republike (Republic Day) was the celebration (non-working holiday with commemorations, etc... on that occasion, the children were admitted to the alliance of pioneers... blue hat, white shirt and red neckerchief...) of the re-establishment of Yugoslavia on the second conference of the Anti-Fascist Council of National Liberation of Yugoslavia (AVNOJ) in Jajce (in BiH, which were liberated by partisans led by Tito) in 1943., as well as the proclamation of the socialist Yugoslavia on the same date in 1945., based on the principles of brotherhood, unity and equality!
Thanks for your insights.
Your thumbnail needs a small change. Adding Kosovo.
Done that here:
th-cam.com/video/JrMX2b8LLtY/w-d-xo.html
@@HistoryHustle Thanks for the answer, I didnt expect to get one. :)
Well that one thumbnail u are refering to still has Kosovo inside serbia only that you added Kosovo as a single entity aswell.
You're just fast pacing the period of socialist Yugoslavia waaaaaaaay to fast. Just skipping several decades meanwhile you're constantly pointint at 'ethnicity' as the culprit. Nope. This isn't objective at all. Please find a better source of information than this biased one people.
I see.
@@HistoryHustle Don’t worry, Stefan. Take that sort nitpicking as soon inconsequential. As ever, you’re doing a stellar job !!!!
Đugoslav
Ok 👌
@@HistoryHustle good videos tho , ✌
Thanks!
This is Mono and stupid. Very low understanding what really happened.
Please explain.
@@HistoryHustle U make videos to increase your income. Second, big problem what u see of Yugoslavia is that was not created by the Serbian people.. Othere powerful coutries decided how this territory would look like.(after 1ww). Before that there were 2 Balkan wars, ideology was to free all Serbs living in otoman empire. War was won, but not all serbs were free, becaus Astro-hungary anexed Bosnia-and-Hercegovina. As u know ww1 did come short time after that.. But not beacus of serbs, but Austro-hungary wanted to destroy serbia.. They acused serbs for killing Duke... Witch was not true. U can' see accurete evidance on "Great War Channel". Then Kingdom of Yugoslavia was created. The ideology was there, all Serbs living in one coutry... But only that remained, everything else was changed. Then Tito robed the Serbian people by creating federal states. Problems of that u cane see in bosnia and hercegovina... Type on Google maps "Republika Srpska" or go on this link en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republika_Srpska ... See how much territory in bosnia is covered by serbs. And why u think All serbs don't live in one country?!
@@gejak90 True,but there were 2 Balkan wars not 3
@@pokeey2347 fixed :D
@@gejak90 Yes. Yugoslavia was a good concept, but the communists killed the future the country had :( I hope we can get back together someday.
Serbs occupied the albanian lands and then integrated to Yugoslavia and you can understand what does it mean 'occupation' in that time. The colonisation of the territories to fufill their racist hegemonistic "Naçirtanie" for their bad luck didnt change the demographics till 99.
Still have to dive into Albanian history one day.
those werent albanian lands ... thats war ... they won and it was theirs ... its as simple as that
Please explain the fact that whole of Kosovo and Metohija is part of land where we can find some of the oldest Serbian churches and monasteries. Why are there so many of Serbian religious buildings? What do words "Kosovo" and "Metohija" mean in Albanian?
Please name 10 oldest mosques with year of building and if possible who built them. Please name the parents of the greatest "Albanian" hero, Skenderbeg.
very good video but you forgot to mention that after WWII tito gave amnesty to the nazi collaborators from croatia, slovenia, bosnia as well as the albanians. on the other hand he killed 50.000 serbian intellectuals. sadl the same people who were saved by tito where the ones who started the wars in 1990s.
Thanks for your reply.
This is not true, because after WWII wnded Tito's partizans revenged and killed over 100k Croat Ustasa, 20k Slovene Domobrans, several thousand Serbian Chetniks... This is the fact.
@@aleskosir2727 from Serbs, Croats and Slovenians i know that the executiong took place only against serbians and only a frew members of Ustasa were executed. The Chetniks yes you are right. Also he executed many from what is now north macedonia that claimed they are bulgarians and did not accepted the "macedonian identity".
i am just gonna say it... it is Yugoslavia, not ”Gi”ugoslavia. maybe a bit more insight in covering the Ottoman rule of the lands. The numerous wars fought by the serbs.... 1848...the religious minorities and the policies of Tito during the existence of Yugoslavia.
I know by now. Older video.