On this day, 84 years ago, on April 17, 1941 (March 21, 1941 in the lunar calendar), Nazi Germany invaded Yugoslavia. April 17, 1941. A week after attacking Yugoslavia, the Germans captured Belgrade today. The German vanguard troops entered the capital from the south. April 6th. German aircraft attacked Belgrade, starting the undeclared war. Hitler has been satisfied with making the Yugoslav army pay for their refusal to sign with the Axis powers. Near the northern Italian border, the Germans consolidated their early gains. In Zagreb, Germany said it had captured thousands of soldiers and more than 20 generals. It was clear that Hitler wanted General Slav to dismember and divide, and Croatia had declared independence. But the Communist Josip Brotz Tito had vowed to fight Hitler to the end.