| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
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| 1943, Oct. 9 |
| | | Yugoslav guerrilla forces commanded by Marshal Tito (Josip Broz) opened an offensive against Axis troops in the region of Trieste. | 1 |
| | | 1944, Oct. 20 |
| | | Belgrade was occupied by Soviet and Yugoslav forces. | 2 |
| As the war ended, Yugoslavia was still theoretically a monarchy. The actual power, however, was wielded by Marshal Tito and his National Liberation Movement. (See Yugoslavia and Successor States) | 3 |
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| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth
edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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