Serbia

From Turtledove

Serbia is a landlocked country in Central and Southeastern Europe.

[edit] Serbia in In the Presence of Mine Enemies

Serbia was a particularly troublesome and rebellious territory for the Greater German Empire. In 2010, the Wehrmacht discovered three families of Jews being hidden by a Serbian village. The families and their Serbian protectors were put to death.

[edit] Serbia in Southern Victory

Serbia unwittingly provided the spark that set the world ablaze. In 1914, a Serb assassinated Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. In response, Austria-Hungary issued a series of ultimata against the Serbian government. Russia, a traditional ally of Serbia, promised to support the Serb nation in a war against Austria-Hungary, and Serbia was emboldened to reject some of the ultimata. Germany and the United States supported Austria-Hungary against Serbia, Russia, and the rest of the Entente, and the Great War began with Serbia as a minor ally of the Entente.

Unfortunately for Serbia, it was on the losing side, and under the peace terms it became an unwilling satellite of Austria-Hungary. Nonetheless, Serbia remained a restless hotbed of anti-Hapsburg activity, and during the Second Great War Serbian guerillas proved a thorn in the Dual Monarchy's side.