serbian august commander world war born town imprisoned world war membership revolutionary movement subsequently completed law degree officer beginning appointed lead detachment stationed yugoslav royal palace axis invasion yugoslavia commanded unit escorted king country august year general appointed commander forces eastern bosnia men launched attacks forces croatia august captured town largely inactive fighting germans choosing instead avoid confrontation december command hundreds muslims town december captured took later committed suicide avoid raped january ordered forces resist german troops anti partisan offensive known invited belgrade negotiate terms proposed collaboration germans general der lieutenant general deal struck vetoed commander general der lieutenant general remained suspicious despite collaborated german forces eastern bosnia period months beginning december april arrested travelled serbia despite promising operate territory bosnia sent prisoner war camp german occupied poland escaped camp following year participated captured yugoslavia stood accused committing war crimes tried convicted sentenced death executed yugoslavia new communist authorities early life interwar period born town children father serbian orthodox priest mother housewife attended high school communist youngest members revolutionary organisation known following assassination austria june arrested austro hungarian police membership tried alongside thirty september imprisoned years participating revolutionary activities parents arrested father charged treason sentenced death sentence later reduced years imprisonment mother tried suffered mental breakdown spending months solitary confinement trial postponed indefinitely released prison end world war november following year organized series communist demonstrations belgrade arrested imprisoned following release prison member party protected interests precursor movement world war obtained law degree spent time district officer belgrade achieved rank cavalry sub lieutenant joined january worked way rank major career served appointed lead detachment stationed yugoslav royal palace married daughters born published articles newspaper published novel titled imprisonment book praised academics received literary award serbian published novel called received serbian poet praised book excellent depiction prison life world war invasion occupation yugoslavia april axis forces invaded yugoslavia poorly equipped poorly trained quickly defeated time assigned command unit escorted king airport left country invasion yugoslavia serbia reduced borders placed government german military occupation pre war politician known pro axis selected germans lead territory military commander serbia extreme nationalist fascist exile italy appointed leader led croatian state croatia called croatian combined modern day croatia modern day parts modern day serbia italian german quasi authorities led militia subsequently implemented policies jewish population living borders new state result resistance movements emerged royalist led colonel multi ethnic communist yugoslav partisans led command east bosnia background time yugoslav surrender belgrade summons head serbian puppet government serve serbian state mid august news reached serbs bosnia sought permission travel escort family relatives safety summer request approved travelled headquarters early designated men succeed leaders movement happen months occupation yugoslavia germans threatened murder civilians german soldier killed german soldier wounded result increasingly sought avoid attacks bring german population despite serbs killed german killings october early august urged avoid clashes germans long possible likewise sought avoid conflict germans began pursue policy self defence revenge muslims august sent eastern bosnia command detachments region bring control collected group serbs crossed accompanied appointed commander east bosnia appointed commander direct responsibility east bosnia including senior local commanders according historian influence decision making despite formal responsible negotiating italians germans time arrived east bosnia detachments operating partisans region beginning uprising east bosnia strong han based detachment accepted command larger company independent events force grew early august refused participate joint attack partisan detachment presence turks term muslims partisan force consequently town captured partisans assistance august moved headquarters established town administration completely independent partisans time powerful local leader region self styled initial activities liaison partisans arrived east bosnia august beginning operations directed primarily muslim population area exercised considerable influence population august strong force led captured town confiscated weapons hands local inhabitants began recruiting local serbs join september signed agreement district staff led form joint command time staff considered troops semi undermined position partisans local muslims intercepted carrying message germans message offered work germans assured interested fighting early september established leader groups eastern bosnia including led september response failed joint partisan attack burnt number muslim homes engaged beating muslim civilians point occasional killings muslims occurred describes behaviour month direct orders burnt looted muslim village killing muslims carrying crimes process end september german military intelligence reported supported contact administration reported good relations germans order avoid collision troops germans october east commanders met partisan general staff village south partisans known tempo meeting agreed creation joint command military consist members partisans meeting agreed joint administration imposed liberated areas partisan model people liberation committees resulting declaration compromise called patriotism serbs opposed inclusion unity muslims serbs stated muslims responsible crimes serbs according agreement represented pinnacle operation partisans east bosnia effectively sidelined october meeting held near composition joint staff decided representatives represented partisans appointed chief staff war agreement subject heated debate blaming negative medium term consequences agreement partisan movement east bosnia according consequences included virtual disappearance independent partisan general staff domination joint staff including appointment officers hostile partisans commanders partisan units diversion weapons partisan controlled arms factory troops muslim population region raised concerns communists forced insist joint staff contact units operations axis forces joint operations permitted muslim areas relations partisans placed pressure continued targeting muslims units period october joint operation captured town capture elements force burned looted muslim homes partisan units refused obey orders stop stating defend turks time men partisans accordance policy time partisan cooperation areas command continued extent groups began said held fierce hatred muslims allegedly saying wished kill absolute willingness collaborate germans fall village kilometres east group muslims local muslim religious school set killing eighty people persecution muslims worsened break partisans largest took place eastern bosnia preceded significant campaigns began spring according expression policy ideology movement original objective solely protect population quickly important factor conflict groups eastern bosnia germans sought win collaboration order strengthen anti partisan operations region reportedly numbered men time commanders arrangement germans november ordered attack partisan forces serbian town retain necessary units bosnia order claimed partisans led pursuing war serbs prevent taking revenge failed carry attack likely considered strengthening eastern bosnia greater priority partisans previously provided arms munitions local weapons factory factory later blew november partisans withdrew november forced german conference break forces territory military commander serbia reached eastern bosnia early november response joint partisan conference held november convened consulting serbian partisans situated time ready launch offensive forces held request conference tried maintain alliance raised attack headquarters failure fight axis forces questioned background told return montenegro partisan representatives sought policy brotherhood unity serbs muslims stated fighting purely serbian war serbian people envoys told intended turks pretty turkish ladies screw hard wouldn dare thousand years look conference sides failed come agreement day separate conference held article resolution adopted support views partisan general staff appealed rank file partisan cooperation broken officers serbia bosnia wanting turn war serbs muslims opposed partisan belief peaceful muslim people blame crimes committed protect persecution killing staff charged wished serbs gather war revenge instead partisans summon flag honorable people serbs muslims claimed attempted collaborate germans italians atrocities sources vary extent respect massacre muslims town according november italians handed immediately prisoners officials expanded systematic killing muslim civilian population corpses left hanging town tossed civilians killed time reached agreement lieutenant colonel commander italian garrison italian evacuation hand according town occupied december arrival gave speech group serbs muslims contained references ended proclaiming serbs muslims longer live following speech bands spread town began killing homes significant number victims killed bridge bodies dropped river forces bosnia including set pursuing anti muslim campaign persecution experienced ethnic serbs december entered pale looted burnt local convent captured austrian took december committed suicide avoid raped operation southeast croatia december january command operated germans eastern bosnia december april engaged direct negotiations germans half december met representatives numerous times effort reach agreement january leaders met commander time cooperation germans came seen valuable arrival eastern bosnia germans launched operation january advised commanders operation targeted partisans need involved following units withdrew positions line let germans pass areas went home withdrew river territory military commander serbia avoid engaged january ordered troops permit germans pass bosnia saying advancing peacefully business disturbing unfortunate long suffering people urged serbs communists days germans succeeded pushing partisans eastern bosnia southward italian occupied zone actions response operation severely weakened partisan defences result suffered significant casualties lost great deal territory result remaining cooperative links remained partisans eastern bosnia month staff declared partisans led real knows emphasis original announced shared goal partisans break destroy emphasis original february officers entered eastern bosnia territory military commander serbia withdrawn avoid operation southeast croatia started form units eastern bosnia began partisans conservative nationalist anti muslim basis meeting belgrade order enlist aid intensify partisan split invited belgrade late january general der lieutenant general meetings held january february present professor colonel germans serbian puppet government eventually involved parties reached agreement terms agreement stipulated detachments bordered rivers east italian german line south place immediately command commander holder executive power area remain aligned germans event general uprising town assigned seat command help northern bosnia ensuring muslim live peace murder death presence authorities maintained spread news agreement fight yugoslav partisans protect german industrial mining enterprises eastern bosnia according instructions ammunition provided prisoners held forces released parties agreed seventeen districts east bosnia military control shifted control control german military serbia attaining authority having ability supply certain forces longer considered illegal germans germans demanded area remain formally implied serbian frontier river incorporated occupied serbia accepted formally informed east bosnia occupied serbia include following districts territory understood agreement meaning serbian annexation districts despite parties agreement signed negotiations cleared advance general der commander believed informed major remain offer order use troop training ground overcome winter months preparations gain serbia vetoed conclusion agreement february agreement opposed representatives german envoy german foreign minister general opposed agreement arguing harm position expand suffering muslims east bosnia outnumbered serbs damage german muslim world relations opposition led change mind sign despite collaborated german forces eastern bosnia period weeks understanding forces operate inside bosnia reported following talks occasion declared men conditions general uprising balkans arrival english fight german declared occasion belief german victory guarantee serbia position balkans victory mean destruction nation including nation plan protected germans continued pursued authorities concerned negotiations german italian commanders particularly worried germans permit italians use base march reported distributing weapons ammunition receive germans struggle communists constantly sent serbia bosnia claiming conquer march commander militia infantry unit consisting largely muslim refugees fled eastern bosnia launched pre offensive primarily captured meeting limited resistance partisans scattered numerous inflicting significant losses committing atrocities segments population senior official asked visit turks bosnia expelled enter bosnia establish government early april mistake travelling serbia met representatives leaders attended public rally shortly ordered arrest seized taken prisoner war camp german occupied poland replaced commander eastern bosnia escaped prison following year participated anti german rebellion resulted deaths members polish civilians death soviets drove germans poland captured yugoslavia new communist authorities accused committing war crimes immediately arrested charged tried found guilty court sentenced death executed firing squad august according indictment awarded order star yugoslav government exile recommendation
Jezdimir Dangić