known black irregular military force operated german occupied territory serbia leadership war lord loyal german backed serbian puppet government eventually denounced traitor yugoslav government exile germans concluded detachments inefficient unreliable little military aid germans puppet government disbanded organisation september march interned time killed forces loyal rival background named commander fighter later distinguished fighting ottoman_empire macedonia balkan war fought october served sergeant second balkan war fought june august saw combat world war led bands serbian fighting bulgarian austro hungarian lines prominent figure movement interwar period leading role notorious organisation region modern day macedonia served commander member parliament present leader deputies killed politician june prior shooting accused deputy responsible massacre muslims president opening membership organisation younger members served world war grew organisation 1930s nationalist veterans association focused protecting veterans rights aggressively partisan political organisation members period formed close ties far right government milan known hostility popular conservatives formation shortly axis invasion yugoslavia april navy requested prepare guerrilla operations guard southern area serbia macedonia pro pro region given arms money managed arm men valley southern serbia force remained intact german occupation serbia supplemented strength refugees fleeing macedonia early summer detachments fought bands time considerable period detachments identified term formation communist led yugoslav partisans gave interest resistance late august came agreements serbian puppet government german authorities carry attacks partisans kept structure detachments simple commanders selected personally consisted officers peasants orthodox priests teachers merchants known black collaboration occupation forces august concluding arrangements germans received letter rival leader proposing arrangement control south control areas declined request suggested offer position chief staff recommended detachments join organisation meantime arranged transfer thousand serbian act german august issued open proclamation dear people portrayed defender protector serbs referring units called detachments formed approval come command demanded individuals hiding forests return homes immediately acts sabotage directed occupation authorities cease suffer punishment death september subordinates broke ranks join partisans fighting germans serbian mountainous region previously loyal subordinate began attacking local stations armed bands muslims end october germans decided stop unreliable elements attached remainder serbian auxiliary forces october sent request head serbian puppet government trained officers supplies arms salary funds time requests fulfilled german liaison officer appointed headquarters help coordinate actions january according german data officers men paid supplied fell short maximum authorised strength men included thousand november month sought permission italians forces eastern montenegro refused italian concerns april serbia general der issued orders giving unit numbers detachments placed command local german division area command post orders required deployment german liaison officer detachments engaged operations limited movement outside assigned area supplies arms ammunition controlled germans july arranged yugoslav government exile traitor continuing collaboration ruined remained reputation developed balkan wars world war dissolution germans found units inefficient unreliable little military aid regularly clashed rivalries german germans puppet government commenced disbanding september dissolved end year detachment disbanded march followers dispersed german auxiliary forces german labour units interned prisoner war camps deserted join recorded activities months followed interned time serbian puppet government accounts capture death vary according account leaders followers captured forces loyal february killed days remained custody write war memoirs executed source states assassinated june loyal books websites
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