WI: Mihailović dies

What if Draža Mihailović died during the Axis Invasion of Yugoslavia? How would this effect the Chetniks or other resistance movements in Axis-occupied Yugoslavia during the Second World War?
 
The monarchy itself would survive. Chetniks were loyal iotl, but here the monarch himself might take charge of the resistance directly. King peter himself would probably led troops into battle. The Yugoslavian monarchy would be viewed as is the Dutch, or Norwegian.
 
There were plenty of other people who could have taken Mihailovic's place, the real question is which one of them comes to power as the head of the movement. I highly doubt that the movement is significantly altered though given the extremely decentralized nature of the Chetniks.

Then again if one of the more extreme leaders came to power the Allies might balk at supporting them as much as OTL.
 
The monarchy itself would survive. Chetniks were loyal iotl, but here the monarch himself might take charge of the resistance directly. King peter himself would probably led troops into battle. The Yugoslavian monarchy would be viewed as is the Dutch, or Norwegian.
What about Prince Paul leading the Chetniks? He seems more like a Yugoslav-oriented figure that groups other than the Serbs can rally around but I'm not sure about King Peter II.
 
There were plenty of other people who could have taken Mihailovic's place, the real question is which one of them comes to power as the head of the movement. I highly doubt that the movement is significantly altered though given the extremely decentralized nature of the Chetniks.
Who's the most likely to take control of the Chetniks after Mihailovic?
 
The monarchy itself would survive. Chetniks were loyal iotl, but here the monarch himself might take charge of the resistance directly. King peter himself would probably led troops into battle. The Yugoslavian monarchy would be viewed as is the Dutch, or Norwegian.
If King Peter II or Prince Paul took control of the Chetniks instead of fleeing into exile, would they be able to prevent the atrocities or collaboration that the Chetniks did IOTL?
 
That's true but does that mean that Prince Paul doesn't take control of any resistance movement? How Yugoslav-oriented was King Peter II?

If Mihailović died during the April War, his role would be taken over by a different officer. Peter II was relatively Yugoslav-oriented...but he was a teenager. Prince Paul, at least, was an adult; and one could hypothetically see him leading the resistance in a no Pact scenario. Or a scenario where the Axis attack on Yugoslavia comes earlier. But neither was a military person, so I can't really see either of them leading the resistance. And as King and Prince-Regent (respectively), they were too important. They'd get evacuated to London ASAP.
 
If Mihailović died during the April War, his role would be taken over by a different officer. Peter II was relatively Yugoslav-oriented...but he was a teenager. Prince Paul, at least, was an adult; and one could hypothetically see him leading the resistance in a no Pact scenario. Or a scenario where the Axis attack on Yugoslavia comes earlier. But neither was a military person, so I can't really see either of them leading the resistance. And as King and Prince-Regent (respectively), they were too important. They'd get evacuated to London ASAP.
Are there any other figures in the Yugoslav government who could become Chetnik leaders?
 
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