Montenegrin National Army

Montenegrin National Army
The Montenegrin alaj-barjak was the army's flag
CountryMontenegro
AllegianceIndependent State of Croatia
EngagementsBattle of Lijevče Field
Commanders
Supreme CommanderSekula Drljević
Operational CommanderPavle Đurišić

Montenegrin National Army[1] (Serbian: Црногорска народна војска / Crnogorska narodna vojska)[2] was an army whose supreme commander was Montenegrin collaborationist politician and separatist Sekula Drljević.[3] When Pavle Đurišić retreated with his forces from Montenegro toward Slovenia in 1945, he made a safe-conduct agreement with Drljević. According to this contract Đurišićs forces were aligned with Drljević as the "Montenegrin National Army" with Đurišić retaining operational command, based on instructions of Drljević.[4]

  1. ^ Tomasevich, Jozo (1 January 1975). The Chetniks. Stanford University Press. p. 447. ISBN 978-0-8047-0857-9. There they would align themselves with Drljevic under the name "Montenegrin National Army," with DjuriSic retaining operational command, and would be moved west by rail transport.
  2. ^ Minić, Miloš (1993). Oslobodilački ili građanski rat u Jugoslaviji 1941-1945. Agencija "Mir". p. 231. ISBN 978-86-82295-01-3.
  3. ^ Tomašević, Jozo (1979). Četnici u Drugom svjetskom ratu: 1941-1945. Sveučilišna naklada Liber. p. 395.
  4. ^ Basta, Milan (1986). Rat je završen 7 dana kasnije. OOUR. p. 471.