Poorly equipped and poorly trained, the Royal Yugoslav Army was quickly defeated. The country was then occupied and dismembered, with the Wehrmacht establishing the Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia under a government of military occupation. The territory included most of Serbia proper, with the addition of the northern part of Kosovo (centred on Kosovska Mitrovica), and the Banat.
Weakly equipped and inadequately trained, the Royal Yugoslav Army was swiftly defeated. The country was subsequently occupied and partitioned, with the Wehrmacht establishing the Military Commander's Territory in Serbia under a military occupation government. This territory encompassed most of Serbia proper, along with the northern part of Kosovo (centered on Kosovska Mitrovica), and the Banat.