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| predecessor = [[Miloslav Stojadinović]] |
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| primeminister = [[Milan Nedić]] |
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'''Dragomir "Dragi" Jovanović''' (27 July 1902 – 17 July 1946) was a Serbian politician and Axis collaborator who served as the [[mayor of Belgrade]] from 1941 to 1944, during [[World War II]]. He was captured by [[communist]] forces on December 11, 1945 in [[Munich]] in [[Allied-occupied Germany|Allied occupied Germany]] following the war and tried alongside other Serbian collaborationist leaders in 1946. He was found guilty of collaborating with [[Reinhard Heydrich]] and [[Heinrich Himmler]] and other German officials and executed in Belgrade. |
'''Dragomir "Dragi" Jovanović''' (27 July 1902 – 17 July 1946) was a Serbian politician and [[Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy|Axis collaborator]] who served as the [[mayor of Belgrade]] from 1941 to 1944, during [[World War II]]. He was captured by [[communist]] forces on December 11, 1945, in [[Munich]] in [[Allied-occupied Germany|Allied occupied Germany]] following the war and tried alongside other Serbian collaborationist leaders in 1946. He was found guilty of collaborating with [[Reinhard Heydrich]] and [[Heinrich Himmler]] and other German officials and executed in Belgrade. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Dragomir (Dragi) Jovanović was born on 27 June 1902 in [[Požarevac]], [[Kingdom of Serbia]] to Ljubomir and Vilma Jovanović ('' |
Dragomir (Dragi) Jovanović was born on 27 June 1902 in [[Požarevac]], [[Kingdom of Serbia]] to Ljubomir and Vilma Jovanović (''née'' Draškoci). Jovanović was married and had one child.{{sfn|Mihailović|1946|p=506}} He was a [[Nazi Germany|Nazi]] sympathizer before the outbreak of [[World War II]].{{sfn|Byford|2008|p=54}} His links to German intelligence services dated back to the mid-1930s. On 10 May 1939 Dragomir went to the [[Berghof (residence)|Berghof]] near [[Berchtesgaden]] to meet with [[Reinhard Heydrich]], [[Heinrich Himmler]] and [[Karl Wolff]].{{sfn|Byford|2011|p=301}}{{sfn|Cohen|1996|p=20}} |
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==World War II== |
==World War II== |
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===Mayor of Belgrade=== |
===Mayor of Belgrade=== |
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On 17 April 1941, the day [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] surrendered to the [[Axis powers]], Jovanović left the town of [[Gornji Milanovac]] and went to [[Belgrade]]. The following day, he was received by [[Gestapo]] officers Karl Kraus and Hans Helm. The two suggested that he reorganize the Belgrade police and take control of the city's government. The German field commander in Belgrade, Colonel Ernst Moritz von Kaisenberg, then appointed Jovanović to the position of extraordinary commissar for the city.{{sfn|Cohen|1996|p=36}} As mayor, Jovanović proposed that Belgrade be divided into sixteen boroughs and two commissariats and that the local police be used to quell anti-German acts in the city. The Germans accepted this plan. The Belgrade police was organized in mid-May 1941 and grew to a size of 878 police officers and 240 agents by the following month.{{sfn|Cohen|1996|p=36}} That summer, Jovanović was appointed chief of Serbian State Security ({{ |
On 17 April 1941, the day [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] surrendered to the [[Axis powers]], Jovanović left the town of [[Gornji Milanovac]] and went to [[Belgrade]]. The following day, he was received by [[Gestapo]] officers Karl Kraus and Hans Helm. The two suggested that he reorganize the Belgrade police and take control of the city's government. The German field commander in Belgrade, Colonel Ernst Moritz von Kaisenberg, then appointed Jovanović to the position of extraordinary commissar for the city.{{sfn|Cohen|1996|p=36}} As mayor, Jovanović proposed that Belgrade be divided into sixteen boroughs and two commissariats and that the local police be used to quell anti-German acts in the city. The Germans accepted this plan. The Belgrade police was organized in mid-May 1941 and grew to a size of 878 police officers and 240 agents by the following month.{{sfn|Cohen|1996|p=36}} That summer, Jovanović was appointed chief of Serbian State Security ({{langx|sr-Latn|Srpska državna bezbednost}}, SDB) by ''SS-[[Gruppenführer]] und [[General (Germany)|Generalleutnant]] der Polizei'' (SS-General of Police) [[August Meyszner]]. The SDB assumed the administration of the [[Serbian State Guard]] (''Srpska državna straža'', SDS).{{sfn|Cohen|1996|p=39}} In early July, the Germans ordered Jovanović to convert the former 18th Infantry army barracks of the [[Royal Yugoslav Army]] into the [[Banjica concentration camp]].{{sfn|Cohen|1996|p=48}} Banjica held 23,697 inmates throughout the war, 3,849 of whom perished.{{sfn|Cohen|1996|p=49}} According to the post-war testimony of the camp's administrator, [[Svetozar Vujković]], Jovanović saved countless Serb civilians from being executed as German hostages by swapping them with [[Romani people|Roma]] prisoners.{{sfn|Antić|2012|p=30}} In his own post-war testimony, Jovanović recounted an incident in which he recognized a wounded Yugoslav [[prisoner of war]] as a [[Jew]]. He claimed to have singled the officer out and reported him to the Germans, who arrested him and took him to Banjica, where he was shot.{{sfn|Antić|2012|pp=28–29}} |
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Beginning in mid-1942, Jovanović provided financial aid to the [[Chetniks]] of [[Draža Mihailović]] from his own personal fund.{{sfn|Cohen|1996|p=40}} By late 1943, he was working as a Chetnik agent within the Serbian collaborationist government.{{sfn|Tomasevich|2001|p=225}} In mid-August 1944, Jovanović, Mihailović and Nedić secretly met in the village of [[Ražana]], where Nedić agreed to give one-hundred million dinars for wages and to request from the Germans arms and ammunition for Mihailović.{{sfn|Cohen|1996|p=57}} |
Beginning in mid-1942, Jovanović provided financial aid to the [[Chetniks]] of [[Draža Mihailović]] from his own personal fund.{{sfn|Cohen|1996|p=40}} By late 1943, he was working as a Chetnik agent within the Serbian collaborationist government.{{sfn|Tomasevich|2001|p=225}} In mid-August 1944, Jovanović, Mihailović and Nedić secretly met in the village of [[Ražana]], where Nedić agreed to give one-hundred million dinars for wages and to request from the Germans arms and ammunition for Mihailović.{{sfn|Cohen|1996|p=57}} |
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===Escape, capture and death=== |
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Jovanović left Belgrade in early October 1944, alongside other Serbian collaborationist leaders.{{sfn|Cohen|1996|p=59}} He was captured following the war and tried as part of the [[Belgrade Process]] in 1946. He was found guilty of collaborating with the Germans and was executed in Belgrade on 17 July 1946.{{sfn|Tomasevich|1975|pp=461–462}} |
Jovanović left Belgrade in early October 1944, alongside other Serbian collaborationist leaders.{{sfn|Cohen|1996|p=59}} He was captured following the war and tried as part of the [[Belgrade Process]] in 1946. He was found guilty of collaborating with the Germans and was executed by firing squad in Belgrade on 17 July 1946.{{sfn|Tomasevich|1975|pp=461–462}} |
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| title = The Trial of Dragoljub–Draža Mihailović |
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| publisher = Documentary Publications |
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Latest revision as of 10:10, 14 December 2024
Dragomir Jovanović | |
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Mayor of Belgrade | |
In office August 29, 1941 – October 20, 1944 | |
Prime Minister | Milan Nedić |
Preceded by | Miloslav Stojadinović |
Succeeded by | Mihajlo Ratković |
Personal details | |
Born | Požarevac, Kingdom of Serbia | 27 July 1902
Died | 17 July 1946 Belgrade, Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia | (aged 43)
Citizenship | Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | University of Belgrade |
Occupation | Police chief (1930s) Mayor (1941–44) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Yugoslavia Government of National Salvation |
Years of service | 1930–1945 |
Rank | Chief of Police Commander |
Commands | Belgrade Special Police Serbian State Guard Serbian State Security |
Dragomir "Dragi" Jovanović (27 July 1902 – 17 July 1946) was a Serbian politician and Axis collaborator who served as the mayor of Belgrade from 1941 to 1944, during World War II. He was captured by communist forces on December 11, 1945, in Munich in Allied occupied Germany following the war and tried alongside other Serbian collaborationist leaders in 1946. He was found guilty of collaborating with Reinhard Heydrich and Heinrich Himmler and other German officials and executed in Belgrade.
Early life
[edit]Dragomir (Dragi) Jovanović was born on 27 June 1902 in Požarevac, Kingdom of Serbia to Ljubomir and Vilma Jovanović (née Draškoci). Jovanović was married and had one child.[1] He was a Nazi sympathizer before the outbreak of World War II.[2] His links to German intelligence services dated back to the mid-1930s. On 10 May 1939 Dragomir went to the Berghof near Berchtesgaden to meet with Reinhard Heydrich, Heinrich Himmler and Karl Wolff.[3][4]
World War II
[edit]Mayor of Belgrade
[edit]On 17 April 1941, the day Yugoslavia surrendered to the Axis powers, Jovanović left the town of Gornji Milanovac and went to Belgrade. The following day, he was received by Gestapo officers Karl Kraus and Hans Helm. The two suggested that he reorganize the Belgrade police and take control of the city's government. The German field commander in Belgrade, Colonel Ernst Moritz von Kaisenberg, then appointed Jovanović to the position of extraordinary commissar for the city.[5] As mayor, Jovanović proposed that Belgrade be divided into sixteen boroughs and two commissariats and that the local police be used to quell anti-German acts in the city. The Germans accepted this plan. The Belgrade police was organized in mid-May 1941 and grew to a size of 878 police officers and 240 agents by the following month.[5] That summer, Jovanović was appointed chief of Serbian State Security (Serbian: Srpska državna bezbednost, SDB) by SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Polizei (SS-General of Police) August Meyszner. The SDB assumed the administration of the Serbian State Guard (Srpska državna straža, SDS).[6] In early July, the Germans ordered Jovanović to convert the former 18th Infantry army barracks of the Royal Yugoslav Army into the Banjica concentration camp.[7] Banjica held 23,697 inmates throughout the war, 3,849 of whom perished.[8] According to the post-war testimony of the camp's administrator, Svetozar Vujković, Jovanović saved countless Serb civilians from being executed as German hostages by swapping them with Roma prisoners.[9] In his own post-war testimony, Jovanović recounted an incident in which he recognized a wounded Yugoslav prisoner of war as a Jew. He claimed to have singled the officer out and reported him to the Germans, who arrested him and took him to Banjica, where he was shot.[10]
Beginning in mid-1942, Jovanović provided financial aid to the Chetniks of Draža Mihailović from his own personal fund.[11] By late 1943, he was working as a Chetnik agent within the Serbian collaborationist government.[12] In mid-August 1944, Jovanović, Mihailović and Nedić secretly met in the village of Ražana, where Nedić agreed to give one-hundred million dinars for wages and to request from the Germans arms and ammunition for Mihailović.[13]
Escape, capture and death
[edit]Jovanović left Belgrade in early October 1944, alongside other Serbian collaborationist leaders.[14] He was captured following the war and tried as part of the Belgrade Process in 1946. He was found guilty of collaborating with the Germans and was executed by firing squad in Belgrade on 17 July 1946.[15]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Mihailović 1946, p. 506.
- ^ Byford 2008, p. 54.
- ^ Byford 2011, p. 301.
- ^ Cohen 1996, p. 20.
- ^ a b Cohen 1996, p. 36.
- ^ Cohen 1996, p. 39.
- ^ Cohen 1996, p. 48.
- ^ Cohen 1996, p. 49.
- ^ Antić 2012, p. 30.
- ^ Antić 2012, pp. 28–29.
- ^ Cohen 1996, p. 40.
- ^ Tomasevich 2001, p. 225.
- ^ Cohen 1996, p. 57.
- ^ Cohen 1996, p. 59.
- ^ Tomasevich 1975, pp. 461–462.
References
[edit]- Antić, Ana (2012). "Police Force Under Occupation: Serbian State Guard and Volunteers' Corps in the Holocaust". In Horowitz, Sara R. (ed.). Back to the Sources: Re-examining Perpetrators, Victims and Bystanders. Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University Press. ISBN 978-0-8101-2862-0.
- Byford, Jovan (2008). Denial and Repression of Antisemitism: Post-Communist Remembrance of the Serbian Bishop Nikolaj Velimirović. Budapest: Central European University Press. ISBN 978-963-9776-15-9.
- Byford, Jovan (2011). "Willing Bystanders: Dimitrije Ljotić, "Shield Collaboration" and the Destruction of Serbia's Jews". In Haynes, Rebecca; Rady, Martyn (eds.). In the Shadow of Hitler: Personalities of the Right in Central and Eastern Europe. London: I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84511-697-2.
- Cohen, Philip J. (1996). Serbia's Secret War: Propaganda and the Deceit of History. College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 978-0-89096-760-7.
- Mihailović, Draža (1946). The Trial of Dragoljub–Draža Mihailović. Belgrade: Documentary Publications.
- Tomasevich, Jozo (1975). War and Revolution in Yugoslavia, 1941–1945: The Chetniks. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-0857-9.
- Tomasevich, Jozo (2001). War and Revolution in Yugoslavia, 1941–1945: Occupation and Collaboration. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-3615-2.
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- Executed mass murderers
- Executed Serbian collaborators with Nazi Germany
- Holocaust perpetrators in Yugoslavia
- Mayors of Belgrade
- People from the Kingdom of Serbia
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- Romani genocide perpetrators
- Serbian anti-communists
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- Belgrade Trial executions
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