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| '''Dragoljub "Drazha" Mihailovich''' (''also'' Draža Mihajlović ''or'' Mihailović, ''Serbian'' Драгољуб Дража Михаиловић), was a ]n |
'''Dragoljub "Drazha" Mihailovich''' (''also'' Draža Mihajlović ''or'' Mihailović, ''Serbian'' Драгољуб Дража Михаиловић), was a ]n soldier who became a war hero in ] and who later led the ] during ]. | ||
| He was executed by the ] government of ] in ] because of the ] (mainly |
He was executed by the ] government of ] in ] because of the ] (mainly against ], but even other ethnic groups who were supporting communist party) that he and his forces commited in Yugoslavia during World War II. | ||
| His execution was a sticking point in Franco-Yugoslav relations and ] refused to visit Yugoslavia on account of refusing to meet Mihailovich's murderer, Tito. | |||
| Although there are rumors that he was also the ] Magazine's ] in ], actually it was ]. Time did feature an article which boasted of Mihailovich's ]' success at one point. | |||
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Dragoljub "Drazha" Mihailovich (also Draža Mihajlović or Mihailović, Serbian Драгољуб Дража Михаиловић), was a Serbian soldier who became a war hero in World War I and who later led the Chetniks during World War II.
He was executed by the Communist government of Yugoslavia in 1946 because of the war crimes (mainly against Bosnian Muslims, but even other ethnic groups who were supporting communist party) that he and his forces commited in Yugoslavia during World War II.