The Lovćen Brigade () was an armed force in
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
Montenegro
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led by
Krsto Zrnov Popović Krsto (Cyrillic script: Крсто), also Krste or Krǎstyo is a South Slavic masculine given name.
* Krsto Papić, Croatian film director
* Krsto Ungnad, Ban of Croatia
* Krsto Zrnov Popović, Montenegrin soldier
* Fran Krsto Frankopan, Croatian ...
and the
Greens. The unit was formed in September, 1942 with the approval of the
Italian governorate of Montenegro
The Italian governorate of Montenegro () existed from October 1941 to September 1943 as an occupied territory under military government of Fascist Italy during World War II. Although the Italians had intended to establish a quasi-independent Mon ...
.
The army was made up of:
*I battalion, (based in
Čevo
Čevo ( cnr-Cyrl, Чево), historically also known as Kčevo (Кчево), is a village in the municipality of Cetinje, Montenegro.
History
The village was held by the Ozrinići tribe of the Katunska nahija. Five families of the Ozrinići foun ...
, commanded by Dušan Vuković)
*II battalion (based in
Rijeka Crnojevića
Rijeka Crnojevića ( cnr-Cyrl, Ријека Црнојевића, lit=River of Crnojević noble family, Crnojević) is a town in Montenegro on the eponymous Rijeka Crnojevića (river), Rijeka Crnojevića River, near the shore of Lake Skadar lake, ...
, commanded by Đoko Drecun)
*III battalion (based in , commanded by Petar Vuleković)
*IV battalion (based in
Velimlje, commanded by Risto Radović)
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Military units and formations of Yugoslavia in World War II
1940s in Montenegro
Military units and formations established in 1942
Collaboration with Fascist Italy