Ognjen Kuzmanović (1895 – 1967) was a

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politician before and during

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, who collaborated with the

Axis Powers The Axis powers, ; it, Potenze dell'Asse ; ja, 枢軸国 ''Sūjikukoku'', group=nb originally called the Rome–Berlin Axis, was a military coalition that initiated World War II and fought against the Allies. Its principal members were ...

during the war. He fought in the First and Second

Balkan Wars The Balkan Wars refers to a series of two conflicts that took place in the Balkan States in 1912 and 1913. In the First Balkan War, the four Balkan States of Greece, Serbia, Montenegro and Bulgaria declared war upon the Ottoman Empire and defe ...

. At the outbreak of

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

, he participated in the Serbian Campaign, the Thessalonica front, and fought in the battles of

Kolubara The Kolubara ( sr-cyr, Колубара, ) is a long river in western Serbia; it is an eastern, right tributary to the Sava river. General overview Kolubara is formed by the two small rivers Obnica and Jablanica. ''Obnica'' is the river in W ...

Dobro Pole Dobro Pole or Dóbro Pólie ( mk, Добро Поле), ( sr, Добро Поље, translit=Dobro Polje), ( gr, Ντόμπρο Πόλε, translit=Ntómpro Póle) is a peak situated on the Greece, Greek–North Macedonia, North Macedonian border. ...

, and Ovche Pole. During World War II, he was appointed Minister of Construction of the Government of National Salvation in 1941, and retained that position until the government's collapse in October 1944. He joined the

Zbor The Yugoslav National Movement ( sh, Jugoslavenski narodni pokret / Југословенски народни покрет), also known as the United Militant Labour Organization (''Združena borbena organizacija rada'' / ''Здружена бор ...

and became a member after the

Invasion of Yugoslavia The invasion of Yugoslavia, also known as the April War or Operation 25, or ''Projekt 25'' was a German-led attack on the Kingdom of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers which began on 6 April 1941 during World War II. The order for the invasion was p ...

. He went to

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after the war and lived there until his death in 1967.Cohen, Philip J., and David Riesman. Serbia's Secret War: Propaganda and the Deceit of History. Texas A & M University Press, 1999.

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Serbian politicians Serbian collaborators with Nazi Germany Serbian people of World War II 1895 births 1967 deaths {{Serbia-politician-stub