Rebirth of a Nation

Tall, temperate General Dusan Simovich saw that his nation had reached a decisive hour. In March 1941 he had led Yugoslavia in the historic, hopeless revolt against Nazi domination. Now, from exile in London, he broke a long silence, urged his factious countrymen to unite under the Liberation banner of fighting Marshal Tito. Exhorted Dusan Simovich:

"It is incredible that apart from a few traitors there could be someone who would interfere in this magnificent liberation struggle of our people . . . which . . . will be closely linked with the operations of our Allies in the Balkans, in Italy, on the Carpathian battlefields and in the Danubian valley."

Pointedly referring to those who still oppose Tito and cry up Serb General Mihailovich, General Simovich said: "The slogans of the defense of the threatened Serbdom and of the struggle against Communism are only masks to conceal the personal ambitions of individuals . . . the interests of profiteers and grafters whose aims are opposite to the sentiments of the great part of the Serbs and to the common interests of the Serbs and of Yugoslavia."

This pronouncement indicated that Tito had definitely won Yugoslavia's long ballot of blood and was now on top in the struggle for authority among Yugoslavs. Die-hard royalist Serbs in Cairo, including young King Peter II, knew that Simovich was talking straight at them.

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