Mladen J. Žujović et le mouvement de résistance de Dragoljub Mihailović

Abstract

This communication deals with different aspects and stages of the political activities of Mladen J. Žujović, in Yugoslavia and then on the part of the allies in the Middle East, between 1941 and the end of 1945. Member before the war of the Yugoslavian Republic Party, which considered itself liberal and pacifist and which favored agrarian reform and the protection of workers, he resisted defeat and continued the struggle against the occupation.To that end he rejoined Mihailović in summer 1941 and, obliged to flee his country at the end of 1943, he represented it in England. He did not hesitate to criticise the demands of the Tchetniks, the divisions and the confusion of the Mihailović camp. In Split, he tried to erase the overly Serbian aspects of the movement, in order to secure the participation of the Croats and muslims, but he remained opposed to the communism of the partisans. When the allies threw their weight behind Tito, he found himself on the losing side. Upon his return to France, he was sentenced to death by default in July 1945.

Keywords

• Mihailović Dragoljub (1893-1946)
• serbian nationalism
• Tchetniks
• Žujović Mladen J. (1895-1969)
• Serbia
• Croatia