German-occupied territory of Montenegro
German–occupied territory of Montenegro | |
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 Occupation and partition of Yugoslavia after the Italian surrender in September 1943. The German occupation of the former Italian governorate of Montenegro is shown in grey in the southern coastal region. | |
| Country |  Yugoslavia |
| Occupied by Germany | 12 September 1943 |
| German withdrawal | 15 December 1944 |
During
Immediately after the Italian surrender, German forces occupied most of the former governorate, excepting some areas controlled by the
The Germans enlisted the assistance of the local gendarmerie, militia and some Chetniks attempt to control the occupied territory, but they proved inadequate to the challenge posed by the Partisans. Keiper then reluctantly co-opted the Montenegrin Chetnik leader Pavle Đurišić, who had been captured by the Germans in May 1943 and interned, but then escaped to Belgrade and was accepted as an ally by the Germans and Nedić. With German approval, Nedić appointed Đurišić to command the Montenegrin Volunteer Corps and sent him and the corps to assist Keiper. The German reticence was due to Đurišić's split allegiances; he relied on the Germans for logistical support but also owed allegiance to Nedić and Mihailović.[3]
The Germans evacuated their troops from the occupied territory as part of their general withdrawal from the
After the Germans withdrew from the occupied territory and evacuated towards Austria, the fascist leader Sekula Drljević attempted to create a government-in-exile in the neighbouring Independent State of Croatia (NDH), which was a German quasi-protectorate. Drljević also created the Montenegrin National Army, a military force set up by him and the Croatian fascist leader Ante Pavelić. However, his government-in-exile, known as the "Montenegrin State Council", was dissolved after the fall of the NDH government.
The territory was taken over by the Yugoslav Partisans of Josip Broz Tito, and became part of Democratic Federal Yugoslavia.
Footnotes
- ^ Tomasevich 2001, pp. 138–148.
- ^ a b Tomasevich 2001, p. 147.
- ^ Tomasevich 2001, pp. 147–148.
- ^ Tomasevich 2001, p. 148.
References
- Roberts, Walter R. (1987). Tito, Mihailović and the Allies: 1941–1945. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Duke University Press. ISBN 978-0-8223-0773-0.
- ISBN 978-0-8047-0857-9.
- Tomasevich, Jozo (2001). War and Revolution in Yugoslavia, 1941–1945: Occupation and Collaboration. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-3615-2.