On 27 March, the regime of Prince Paul was overthrown by a military coup d'état with British support. The 17-year-old Peter II of Yugoslavia was declared to be of age and placed in power. General Dušan Simović became his Prime Minister. The Kingdom of Yugoslavia withdrew its support for the Axis "de facto" without formally renouncing the Pact. On 6 April 1941 the German armed forces ("Wehrmacht") launched the invasion of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and quickly conquered it. When Germans entered Yugoslav Macedonia the people greeted them with high enthusiasm. Crowds in Skopje flew banners that greeted the unification of Macedonia and Bulgaria.