In the early hours of 27 March 1941, a group of Serbian officers, led by Air Force General Dušan Simović, overthrew the regency government that had just signed the Tripartite Pact, aligning Yugoslavia with Nazi Germany. The coup was a spontaneous eruption of popular fury, with crowds flooding Belgrade's streets chanting 'Bolje rat nego pakt' — 'Better war than the pact.' But the triumph was short-lived. Hitler, enraged, ordered a swift invasion. On 6 April, the Luftwaffe bombed Belgrade without warning, killing thousands. The episode explores the coup's dramatic lead-up, the street protests, the bombing, and the lasting legacy of defiance that shaped Serbia's wartime and postwar identity. It also touches on the role of the RAF and the Soviet reaction, and the tragic fate of the officers who dared to say no.
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