Alexander I of Yugoslavia

Vucevic: Assassination of King Alexander I was first shot of WWII

OPLENAC - The terrorist assassination of King Alexander I Karadjordjevic of Yugoslavia (1888-1934) was an event that made history as his death was essentially the first shot of WWII, Serbian PM Milos Vucevic said at the main state ceremony at Oplenac, central Serbia, that commemorated the 90th anniversary of the assassination.