Radoitsa Perišić ( Serbochor. Radojica Perišić ; 1906 , Kazanci - April 4, 1945 , Robbery-Levchanski ) - Serbian Orthodox priest, voivode of the Yugoslav troops at home and commander of the Chetnitsky detachment from the Montenegrin city of Golia . One of the first Chetnik governors who began to provide armed resistance to German troops after the Yugoslav royal family fled the country [1] .
| Radoitsa Perisic | |
|---|---|
| serbohorv. Radojica Perišić | |
| Date of Birth | 1906 |
| Place of Birth | Kazanzi , Bosnia and Herzegovina Condominium , Austria-Hungary |
| Date of death | April 4, 1945 |
| Place of death | Robbery-Levčanski , Independent State of Croatia |
| Affiliation |  Yugoslav troops at home |
| Type of army | ground troops |
| Years of service | 1941-1945 |
| Rank | governor |
| Commanded |
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| Battles / Wars | People's Liberation War of Yugoslavia ( Battle of Lievche Pole ) |
Biography
Born in the village of Kazanzi. Before the war he was a priest, his parishioners were residents of Montenegro and Herzegovina. On April 6, 1941, after the persecution by the Croatian authorities of the Serbian Orthodox population of Herzegovina began, he left his parish, hiding between Golia and Kazan, and then left for Stara Herzegovina. Since June 1941 he joined the resistance movement, was in the Chetnitsky detachment of Milorad M. Popovich. During the war, he commanded the Mostar and Golian Chetnik teams from the Nevesinsky corps .
During the war, for some time Perišić collaborated with Italian troops. Several times, soldiers subordinate to him organized massacres in the Muslim villages of Sandzak, Herzegovina and Montenegro. On June 4, 1945, during the battle of Lievche-Pole , retreating with its Montenegrin troops, got into a battle against the Ustashi attacking the forces of Pavel Dzhurishich , and was one of the first to die together with the entire command of the Gatack Chetnitsky brigade [2] [3] .
At the post-war court, Dragolyub Mikhailovich said that he had not heard anything special about Perishich [4] .
Notes
- ↑ Krvavi kamen kheretsegovachki: Ustanak for opstanak (Serb.)
- ↑ "Nikola Milovanovic - DRAZA MIHAILOVIC" (Serbochor.)
- ↑ Tko je bio general Drinjanin? (unavailable link) (Croatian)
- ↑ Svi smo sarađivali sa Nemcima, osim mene (Serbian)