Lim-Sandžak Chetnik Detachment
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| Lim-Sandžak Chetnik Detachment | |
|---|---|
| Active | June 1942 — |
| Size | 15,349 men under military obligation
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| Engagements | World War II in Yugoslavia |
| Commanders | |
| June 1942 — May 1943: | Pavle Đurišić |
| May 1943 — : | Vojislav Lukačević |
The Lim-Sandžak Chetnik Detachment[1] (Serbian: Лимско—Санџачки Четнички Одред) was a military unit of Chetniks established in the northern Montenegro and Sandžak in the end of June 1942[2] during the Second World War. This military unit commanded by Đurišić was the largest and the most elite military unit of Draža Mihailović.[3]
Establishment and initial structure
The Lim-Sandžak Chetnik Detachment was established by Pavle Đurišić, based on the agreement beteween Đorđe Lašić and Italian General Alessandro Pirzio Biroli which was signed on 24 July 1942 after about 2 months of negotiations. This detachment had a status of Chetniks who had a legal status with occupying forces. Illegal Chetniks were much more numerous and important. Italians tolerated illegal Chetniks and gave them status of "national peasants' militia". The Lim-Sandžak Chetnik Detachment was mobile military unit of four battalions, one for each region. The first for the region of Bijelo Polje, the second for Berane, the third for Andrijevica and fourth for Kolašin. According to the agreement the detachment had 1,500 men who received a salary, food, clothes and arms from Italians.[4]
Expansion
On 12 July 1942 the Chetnik headquarter met in Zimonjića Kula to decide about the organization of Chetnik commands. They divided Montenegro to western and eastern sector. Bajo Stanišić was appointed as commander for the western sector while Pavle Đurišić was appointed as commander for eastern sector that corresponded with the territory within responsibility of the Lim-Sandžak Chetnik Detachment.[5] At conference held in August 1942 the region under Đurišić command was expanded with Prijepolje, Priboj, Nova Varoš and Sjenica.
After this expansion the Lim-Sandžak Chetnik Detachment was reorganized into four corps:
It was planned to include Dečane corp consisting of three brigades (Peć, Istok and Drenica) into this detachment, but this plan remained on the paper. According to Chetnik documents the Lim-Sandžak Chetnik Detachment had 15,349 men under military obligation and 200 officers. They were armed with 13,116 rifle-guns, 51 light machine guns, 15 machine guns and 5 mortars.[3]
Battles
This detachment participated in the Italian-led Herzegovina offensive.[6][7][verification needed]
In the middle of May 1943, prior to the formal commencement of Case Black, around 2,000 men from this detachment, including their commander Pavle Đurišić, were captured by German forces.[8][verification needed] Vojislav Lukačević succeeded Đurišić on the position of the commander of the remaining forces from this detachment.[9]
References
- ^ Istorijski zapisi. 1971. p. 415.
...the staff of the Lim-Sandzak Cetnik Detachment was located.
- ^ Redžić, Vučeta (2002). Građanski rat u Crnoj Gori: Dešavanja od sredine 1942. godine do sredine 1945. godine. Stupovi. p. 39.
- ^ a b Pajović 1977, p. 42.
- ^ Pajović 1977, p. 41".
- ^ Pajović 1977, pp. 41, 42"Na sastanku u Zimanjića Kuli kod Avtovca 12 srpnja 1941... Crna Gora je podeljena na dva sektora....a komandantom istočnog sektora, t.j. za područje Limsko-Sandžačkih četničkih odreda imenovan je Pavle Đurišić."
- ^ Jovanović, Batrić (1960). Crna Gora u narodnooslobodilačkom ratu i socijalističkoj revoluciji. Vojno delo. p. 641.
У Трећој непријатељској офанзиви, на територији Црне Горе учествовале су сљедеће квислиншке снаге: Лимско-санџачки четнички одреди Павла Ђуришића (четници из Беранског, Андријевичког, Колашинског, Бјелопољског, ...
- ^ Bojović, Jovan R.; Šibalić, Mijuško (1979). Durmitorska partizanska republika: materijali sa naučnog skupa održanog u Žabljaku 24, 25 i 26, avgusta 1977. godine. Istorijski in-t SR Crne Gore. p. 418.
- ^ Istorijski zapisi. 1971. p. 415.
- ^ Redžić, Vučeta (2002). Građanski rat u Crnoj Gori: Dešavanja od sredine 1942. godine do sredine 1945. godine. Stupovi. p. 300.
После заробљавања капетана Ђуришића, за рад на територији ЛСЧО, закључно са бјелопољским срезом, задужен је мајор Војислав Лукачевић. Он је окупио четнике растурене по Санџаку и дошао у Беране 14. јула са ...[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 14 July]