The 27th Infantry Division Savska was an infantry formation of the Royal Yugoslav Army's 4th Army during the German-led Axis invasion of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in April 1941. Commanded by August Marić, the division was largely made up of Croat troops, many of whom saw the Germans as potential liberators from Serbian oppression. It lacked modern arms and sufficient ammunition, and like all Yugoslav infantry divisions of the time, relied on animal transport. Upon mobilisation, the division began to disintegrate due to fifth column actions, rebellion and desertion. Its chief of staff countermanded orders for the sabotage of a key bridge over the Drava river at Zákány, allowing the German 14th Panzer Division to cross. In a single day, with overwhelming air support, the panzers brushed aside the mostly Serbian remnants of the division and captured Zagreb, covering nearly 160 km (100 mi) and meeting little resistance (Yugoslav generals pictured). (This article is part of a featured topic: 1st Army Group (Kingdom of Yugoslavia).).
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1925:
The novel The Great Gatsby by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald was first published by Scribner's. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Gatsby
1970:
In the midst of business disagreements with his bandmates, Paul McCartney announced his departure from the Beatles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_McCartney
1973:
In the deadliest aviation accident in Swiss history, Invicta International Airlines Flight 435 crashed into a hillside near Hochwald, killing 108 people of 145 on board. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invicta_International_Airlines_Flight_435
2019:
Scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope project released the first image of a black hole (depicted), located at the center of the galaxy M87. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event_Horizon_Telescope
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Taoiseach: (Irish politics) The head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Taoiseach
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