Petar Nedeljković (9 August 1882 – 1 November 1955) was an

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in the

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who commanded the 4th Army during the German-led

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of April 1941 during

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. Nedeljković's command consisted of three

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, a brigade-strength infantry detachment, one horsed cavalry regiment and one infantry regiment. The 4th Army was responsible for the Yugoslav- Hungarian border and was deployed behind the

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between

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and Slatina.

Career

Nedeljković commanded a division in 1936, and was then appointed as Inspector of Cavalry. He was appointed to command the 3rd Army headquartered at

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in May 1939.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nedeljkovic, Petar 1882 births Place of birth missing 1955 deaths Place of death missing Royal Yugoslav Army personnel of World War II Army general (Kingdom of Yugoslavia)