The Limsko-Sanjak Chetnitsky detachment [1] ( Serbhoron . Limsko-Sanџachi etetnicki odred / Limsko-Sanđački četnicki odred ) is a detachment of Yugoslav troops in their homeland , formed in northern Montenegro and in Sandzak at the end of June 1942 during the People’s Liberation War of Yugoslavia [ 2] . Since August 1942, Pavel Dzhurishich was the commander of the detachment. The Limo-Sandzak detachment was considered one of the best units of the Yugoslav troops in the homeland, reporting to General Drazh Mikhailovich [3] .
| Limo-Sanjak Detachment | |
|---|---|
| Years of existence | June 1942 - after 1943 |
| A country |  Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| Subordination | Dragolyub Mikhailovich |
| Included in |  Yugoslav troops at home |
| Type of | guerrilla troops |
| Includes | 4 battalions |
| Number | 1500 people (by agreement) 15549 people (including 200 officers - according to the official statements of the Chetniks) |
| Equipment | Italian weapons and uniforms |
| Participation in | The Second World War |
| Commanders | |
| Famous commanders | Pavle Dzhurishich , Voislav Lukachevich |
Content
- 1 Education and structure
- 2 Extension
- 3 Participation in battles
- 4 notes
- 5 Literature
Education and structure
The detachment was formed by Pavel Giurišić on the basis of an agreement concluded by the Chetniks' representative George Lashić and the Italian Royal Army General Alessandro Pirzio Bioli July 24, 1942 after two months of negotiations. By agreement, the detachment could act legally with the permission of the Italian occupation forces, but much more importance was attached to the numerous units of the Yugoslav Chetniks, which were not officially recognized by the Italians and were considered only “national peasant militias”. The Limo-Sandzak Chetnik unit was a mobile combat unit consisting of four battalions for each city and its environs: Bielo-Pole , Berane , Andrievitsa and Kolasin . The detachment consisted of no more than 1,500 people who received salaries, food, uniforms and weapons from Italians [4] .
Extension
On July 12, 1942, at the headquarters of the Chetniks in the village of Zimonich-Kul, officers discussed the responsibility zones of the Chetniks and divided Montenegro into western and eastern sectors. Bayo Stanisic was appointed responsible for the western sector, Pavle Djurisic - for the eastern sector, which corresponded to the territories controlled by his detachment [5] . A month later, the cities of Priepole , Priboy , Nova Varos and Senica entered the zone of responsibility of Djurisic [3] . After that, the Limsko-Sandzak Chetnik detachment was divided into four corps [3] :
- Komi corps
- Lima Corps
- Durmitor Corps
- Mileshevsky building
It was planned to include the Decan corps of three brigades ( Pecsk , Istok and Drenitskaya ), but this plan was not implemented. According to the documents of the Yugoslav troops in the homeland, the detachment numbered 200 officers and 15349 soldiers, they were armed with 13116 rifles, 51 submachine guns and light machine guns, 15 machine guns and 5 mortars [3] . The Italians also allowed Djurisic to recruit people into the gendarmerie of the sector, which was mainly involved in the arrest of all people who sympathized with the communist partisans [6] .
Battle Participation
The detachment participated in the so-called “Third Anti-Partisan Offensive” of the Wehrmacht forces and its satellites in the partisan position, known as Operation Trio [7] [8] . In the middle of May 1943, before the start of Operation Schwartz, 2,000 soldiers of the detachment, led by Dzhurishich, were immediately arrested by the Germans [9] , and Voislav Lukachevich took command of the detachment [10] .
Notes
- ↑ Istorijski zapisi . - 1971. - P. 415. - "... the staff of the Lim-Sandzak Cetnik Detachment was located."
- ↑ Redžić, Vučeta. Građanski rat u Crnoj Gori: Dešavanja od sredine 1942. godine do sredine 1945. godine . - Stupovi, 2002 .-- P. 39.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Pajović, 1977 , p. 42.
- ↑ Pajović, 1977 , p. 41. "
- ↑ Pajović, 1977 , pp. 41–42.
- ↑ Pajović, 1977 , pp. 42–43.
- ↑ Jovanović, Batrić. Crna Gora u narodnooslobodilačkom ratu i socijalističkoj revoluciji . - Vojno delo, 1960. - P. 641. - “At Třeј unfriendly ofanzivi, on the territory of Tsrn Gora, I took a clear view of the snare: Limsko-sannachki chetnichki odredi Pavel Ђurishi (a (chetnitsy from Beranskog, Kolinogelogevich, ... .
- ↑ Bojović, Jovan R. Durmitorska partizanska republika: materijali sa naučnog skupa održanog u Žabljaku 24, 25 i 26, avgusta 1977. godine / Jovan R. Bojović, Mijuško Šibalić. - Istorijski in-t SR Crne Gore, 1979.- P. 418.
- ↑ Istorijski zapisi . - 1971. - P. 415.
- ↑ Redžić, Vučeta. Građanski rat u Crnoj Gori: Dešavanja od sredine 1942. godine do sredine 1945. godine . - Stupovi, 2002. - P. 300. - “After zarobанаavaуриa captain уриurishiћa, for glad in the territory of the LSCO, appropriately with a white cut, it was condemned by her major Voјislav Lukachevi. He’s not yet occupied by Sangak and Doshao by Berane 14. јula sa ... [After captain Đurišić was captured, major Lukačević was appointed to work on the territory of Lim Sandzak Chetnik Detachment, including Bijelo Polje district. "He gathered Chetniks dispersed over Sandžak and came to Berane on July 14]."
Literature
- Radoje Pajović. Kontrarevolucija u Crnoj Gori: Četnički i federalistički pokret 1941–1945. - Cetinje: Obod, 1977.