<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Izazi ziye zasikisela imibono eminingana ngokuwa okungazelelwe kweRoyal Yugoslav Army, kuhlanganise nokuqeqeshwa okungalungile nemishini, ojenene abalangazelela ukuqinisekisa ukunqanyulwa okusheshayo kwezimpi, kanye nekholomu yesihlanu yesizwe esikhulu saseCroatia. Lokhu kuhlasela kwaphela lapho kusayinwa isivumelwano sokuyekisa ukulwa ngo-17 Ephreli 1941, esasuselwa ekuzinikeleni okungenamibandela kwebutho laseYugoslavia, okwaqala ukusebenza emini ngo-18 Ephreli. Khona - ke iYugoslavia yathathwa futhi yahlukaniswa imibuso ye - Axis. Ezinye izindawo zaseYugoslavia zahlanganiswa namazwe angomakhelwane e-Axis, ezinye izindawo zahlala zithathwa, kanti kwezinye izindawo izifundazwe ze-Axis ezinjenge-Independent State of Croatia i-NDH zadalwa ngesikhathi sokuhlasela ngo-Ephreli 10. Kanye nezwe lase-Italy  <response>: ukuhlaselwa kweGrisi ngo-28 Okthoba 1940, kanye nokuhlaselwa kweGrisi okuholwa yiJalimane Operation Marita kanye nokuhlaselwa kweKrethe Operation Merkur, ukuhlaselwa kweYugoslavia kwakuyingxenye ye-German Balkan Campaign . 