Milan Acimovic
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Milan Aćimović was a Serbia
n politician and Axis collaborator.
Aćimović was an attorney by profession. He was at one point chief of the Belgrade
police and minister of internal affairs in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia government.
A few weeks after the Axis invasion of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
in 1941, Aćimović formed the first quisling government in Serbia which was known as the Commissary Government
. He was the president of the government until August of that year. In the newly formed Government of National Salvation, headed by Milan Nedić
, Aćimović served as minister of the interior.
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n politician and Axis collaborator.
Aćimović was an attorney by profession. He was at one point chief of the Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
police and minister of internal affairs in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia government.
A few weeks after the Axis invasion of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a state stretching from the Western Balkans to Central Europe which existed during the often-tumultuous interwar era of 1918–1941...
in 1941, Aćimović formed the first quisling government in Serbia which was known as the Commissary Government
Commissary Government
Commissary Government was the first puppet Serbian government of German-occupied Serbia during World War II. It operated from April 30, 1941 to August, 1941...
. He was the president of the government until August of that year. In the newly formed Government of National Salvation, headed by Milan Nedić
Milan Nedic
Milan Nedić was a Serbian general and politician, he was the chief of the general staff of the Yugoslav Army, minister of war in the Royal Yugoslav Government and the prime minister of a Nazi-backed Serbian puppet government during World War II.After the war, Yugoslav communist authorities...
, Aćimović served as minister of the interior.
Sources
- Jozo Tomasevich:War and revolution in Yugoslavia, 1941-1945 http://books.google.hr/books?id=fqUSGevFe5MC&pg=PA179&lpg=PA179&dq=Milan+A%C4%87imovi%C4%87+1941&source=bl&ots=-MfUhmdcPf&sig=DyHEFgGiZ4gFAuvEnUNhIVO9rD0&hl=hr&ei=psjrS4jJJ6OVON6CndwH&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CD4Q6AEwBw#v=onepage&q&f=false