Yugoslavia

Capital:

Belgrade

Government Type:

Authoritarian Regime

Faction:

Neutral

Yugoslavia is a multinational regional power in the western Balkans.

Historical Background[edit]

When World War I ended, Serbia, a member of the victorious Entente, finally managed to fulfill its dream of incorporating all Slavic minorities of the now dissolved Austro-Hungarian Empire to one multinational Slavic entity. The country that was originally named 'Kingdom Of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes' came to finally be named 'Yugoslavia' (roughly meaning 'Southern Slavic' in Serbian & Croatian).

During World War II, Yugoslavia sought to remain neutral in the conflict. However, the Italian invasion of Albania and Greece cut Yugoslavia off from any form of non-Axis support. Eventually, Yugoslavia bowed to the pressure from its neighbors and joined the Axis on March 25th, 1941. In response to that deal, a number of anti-German military officers staged a successful coup against the royal government and declared the treaty of entry to the Axis to be void. This greatly angered the German, Italian, and Hungarian governments, all three of which simultaneously invaded on April 6th, 1941 in a response of their own. Within 10 days the Yugoslavian forces surrendered. This rapid defeat was caused by both the poor state of the Royal Army and of the refusal of the Croat population to defend the hated Serb-dominated government. Much of Yugoslavia's territory was annexed by the three invading powers, as well by the Axis-allied Bulgaria. The remaining portion of the country was divided into two satellite states, a Croatian state led by the fascist organization Ustaše, and a Serbian state under German 'protection'.

Popular resistance to foreign occupation was fierce and would only grow as the war went on. The two main resistance groups were the monarchical, and predominately Serbian, Chetniks, and the Communist-led inter-ethnic partisans. By the end of 1941, the Chetniks had lost most of their support and the partisans were in ascendancy. By 1945, the Partisans had formed a new Communist Yugoslavian government led by Josip Broz Tito.

After the surrender of the Axis powers in 1945, Yugoslavia reoccupied all of its prewar territory, with the new addition of the Istrian province (except the city of Trieste) and Italian Dalmatia.

Events[edit]

Main article: Yugoslavian events

Main article: Yugoslavian events 2

National focus[edit]

Yugoslavian national focus tree.

Main article: Yugoslavian national focus tree

Yugoslavia, along with three other nations situated between Germany and the Soviet Union, gets a unique national focus tree as part of the Death or Dishonor expansion. Without the expansion, Yugoslavia utilizes the Generic national focus tree instead.

Yugoslavia has a unique focus tree with 5 main branches:

Western Focus / Recognize the Soviet Union branch is the main political branch and the choice of what path the player wants to take, joining either of the main three factions.
Industrialization Program branch builds up the country, gives resources and factories, improves infrastructure and gives the option of focusing more on the main Serbian provinces or improving the country equally.
Modernize the Air Force branch improves the air force and builds military factories for aircraft production. The player can choose between producing their own aircraft or licensing foreign ones from other countries.
Army Modernization branch expands the army and gives bonuses for army research.
Expand the Shipyard branch expands the navy to better protect the homeland and gives bonuses for naval research.

Technology[edit]

Yugoslavia has most of the 1918 land technologies and early tank tech but is lacking in support. The country is also behind in many early naval and air technologies. Like most minor nations Yugoslavia has three research slots.

Army Technology	Naval Technology	Air Technology	Electronics
Puška M24 (Infantry Equipment I) Mountain Infantry I Engineer Company I FT-17 (Great War Tank) Towed Artillery I Towed Anti-Air I Towed Anti-Tank I	1936 Destroyer Hull Basic Depth Charges (Depth Charge I) Early Cruiser Hull 1936 Submarine Hull 120mm/46 Skoda (Light Battery I) 17 cm Cannon (Medium Battery I) 14.5 cm Cannon (Light Cruiser Battery I) 28 cm Cannon (Heavy Battery I) Contact Mine Minelaying Submarine	BH-33 (Interwar Fighter)	None
Land doctrine	Naval doctrine	Air doctrine	Industrial
Superior Firepower	None	None	None

Navy technology without Man the Guns
Dubrovnik Class (Destroyer I) Dalmacija Class (Light Cruiser I) Hrabri Class (Submarine I)

Diplomacy[edit]

Yugoslavia starts without any allies and is not part of any faction. Yugoslavia has a core (and claim) on the Italian-controlled state of Istria.

Yugoslavia, despite its apparent insignificance, does not go unnoticed by the greater powers. Yugoslavia is the target of the German National Focuses "Demand Slovenia" and "Fate of Yugoslavia". The former involves Germany either annexing Slovenia from Yugoslavia or starting a war to take it should Yugoslavia refuse to give it up while the latter involves Germany splitting up Yugoslavia into Croatia and Yugoslavia and annexing both, making one a puppet while annexing the other or puppeting both of them.

If France creates the French Entente Alliance via the National Focus "Little Entente", Yugoslavia is a potential member along with Czechoslovakia and Romania.

Politics[edit]

National Spirits[edit]

With the Death or Dishonor DLC enabled, Yugoslavia starts with Croatian Opposition, Macedonian Opposition, Slovene Nationalism, Serbian General Staff and Anti German Military. Otherwise, Yugoslavia only has Anti German Military.

Croatian Opposition

Stability: -30%

The political representatives of Croatia have been pushing for a federal organization of the Kingdom. Unless their demands are met, they will continue to oppose every move by the central government. They might even launch an uprising if they believe the time is right.

Macedonian Opposition

Political Advisor Cost: +25%
Trade Laws Cost: +25%
Mobilization Laws Cost: +25%
Economy Cost: +25%

The Macedonians have not quite accepted their identity as Serbs and keep demanding special rights. Political support from Bulgaria no doubt plays a role.

Slovene Nationalism

Production efficiency growth: -10%

Slovenes have long since wanted their own state. Although they have accepted our rule, they are not particularly enthusiastic about it. Slovene industrialists rarely invest in local businesses and seem to prefer to spend their money abroad.

Serbian General Staff

Military Leader Cost: +50%
Max planning: +10%

Anti-German Military

Ideology drift defense: +5%

Factions within the Yugoslavian Air Force are opposed to cooperating with Germany. They may attempt to overthrow the regime if the country opens their borders to or enters an alliance with the Third Reich.

Laws[edit]

Conscription Law	Economy Law	Trade Law
Volunteer Only 1.5% Recruitable population	Civilian Economy 35% Consumer Goods factories –30% Factory construction speed +30% Factory (type) conversion cost	Export Focus 50% Resources to market –5% Research time +10% Factory/Dockyard output +10% Construction speed

Ministers[edit]

With Death or Dishonor the Macedonian Opposition National Spirit increases the cost of all advisors by 25%.

Advisor	Type	Effect	Cost
Ivo Lola Ribar	Communist Revolutionary	Daily Communism Support: +0.1	150 pp
Dimitrije Ljotić	Fascist Demagogue	Daily Fascism Support: +0.1	150 pp
Slobodan Jovanović	Popular Figurehead	Stability: +15%	150 pp
Ivan Ribar	Captain of Industry	Civilian Factory Construction Speed +10%, Infrastructure Construction Speed +10%, Refinery Construction Speed +10%	150 pp
Milovan Dilas	Democratic Reformer	Daily Democracy Support: +0.1	150 pp
Milan Nedić	Prince of Terror	Effect of partisans on us: -25%, Foreign subversive activities efficiency: -30%, Non-core Manpower: +2%	150 pp

Political parties[edit]

Yugoslavian politics in 1936 are led by the non-aligned Regency Council but the country has substantial Communist, Democratic, and Fascist parties as well.

Party name	Popularity	Leader
Demokratska stranka	15.00%	Milan Grol
Komunisticna partija Jugoslavije	15.00%	Josip Broz Tito
Jugoslovanska radikalna skupnost	10.00%	Milan Stojadinovic
Regency Council	60.00%	Prince Paul

Economy[edit]

Resources[edit]

Oil	Rubber	Steel	Aluminium	Tungsten	Chromium
0	0	4	124	0	124

Industrial Production[edit]

Yugoslavia in the 1936 start date has a moderate industrial base consisting of 3 Military Factories (in Serbia), 1 Naval Dockyard (in Dalmatia), and 14 Civilian Factories (4 in Serbia, 3 in Dalmatia & Croatia, 2 in Bosnia, 1 in Montenegro & Macedonia). Additionally it has 19 initial free slots.

Military[edit]

Army[edit]

Yugoslavia has a small and poorly equipped army. In 1936, it consists of 16 Infantry Divisions, 3 Cavalry Divisions, 2 Mountaineer Divisions, and a Light Tank Division. The Mountaineer division consists of three battalions and the Light Tank division consists of a single tank battalion plus three infantry battalions.