serbian november military commander region croatia world war following german led axis invasion yugoslavia april joined yugoslav partisans distinguished initial uprising authorities capturing august subsequently led partisan 3rd detachment eventually sided royalist commander april defeated partisans fled concluded alliance fight partisans continued oppose partisans death allied bombing raid early life born near finished teachers college area prior outbreak war reserve officer world war uprising matter months german led invasion yugoslavia april uprisings began occur newly created axis puppet state croatia july decided launch general uprising occupying forces yugoslavia rebellion broke bosnia july included local uprisings southwest bosnia spread organisation initially swept leading rebellion august distinguished planning leading capture rebels town recaptured forces days later blamed troops citing poor discipline anti muslim september battalions fighters formed region 3rd battalion commanded unlike battalion commanders region allow appoint political companies area largely free activity sway elite arrested muslim communists area confronting senior members partisan staff september german occupied serbia partisan leadership decided military organisation occupied yugoslavia result october november detachments formed existing units 3rd battalion appointed deputy commander responsible territory central bosnia region strong pro currents companies detachment organisations commanders members political activists region muslims easily accepted mass rank file peasants leading ideology despised muslims according historian diplomatic feelings check necessary october staff 3rd detachment attempted win muslim village gaining agreement contribute armed men detachment deal bulk detachment attacked village rest detachment prevent battalion burning looting november meeting staff 3rd detachment advocated collaboration italian occupation forces basis italians protecting serbs rejected senior members staff position force abandon idea meeting refused commit 3rd battalion fight italians pressure agreed advise neighbouring battalions italians moved territory return staff 3rd detachment agreed refer force military detachment december senior members concluded percent command staff support leading role uprising partisan staff later observed staff 3rd detachment effort remove elements ranks stop early february took leading role conference intended bring 7th declared partisan structure argued expelled meeting supporters battalion returned fold february meeting leaders 1st 2nd 4th battalions 3rd detachment met decided bring partisan movement organising attack italian garrison pressure rank file formally participated attack able prevent success allowing italians past battalion attack partisan rear according partisan sources italians forces partisan plan alliance response highly effective pro partisan units defected second half april partisans responded aggressive military action unit led offensive shock anti battalion formed earlier month wholly loyal reliable troops offensive end detachment took refuge april defeated commanders signed agreement agreement points requiring hostilities come end forces protect villages partisans units assist fighting partisans agreement required restore religious civil rights serbs turn issued declaration recognized sovereignty argues agreement reached military political necessity writes driven confluence serbian croatian national interests mutual desire acceptance respect needed partisan advances long time foes sought help time facing national political disgrace losing support serbs authorities considered alliance mean continue partisan units april authorities recognised rights troops remain armed order fight partisans agreement soon public entire press public opinion remained divided force mid month signed agreement croatian general staff officer agreeing cooperate fighting partisans soon emerged important leaders western bosnia summer order established significant parts italian occupation zone detachment leaders principal political headquarters recognized italians early summer italian commander allowed delivery arms munitions supplies leaders bosnia concluded alliances june included historian observes operation seen function mutual fear partisans emphasizes uncertainty distrust accompanied june numbered men awarded order star king peter based recommendation leader following italian capitulation agreed actions performed close cooperation local german units informed end year units stationed inhabited areas october team 1st battalion 4th division began working alongside northwest bosnia operating forward reconnaissance groups developing contact anti communist farmers eye partisan troop movements serving year positioned command following year band trusted fully war according considered death killed allied bombing raid organise ceremony year commemorate actions ceremony attended officials entity 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