Vučko Ignjatović ( sr-Cyrl, Вучко Игњатовић; 1909 – 26 June 1942) was a Serbian officer of the

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who was commander of the Požega

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detachment during the

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. During the initial phases of the uprising in Serbia in 1941, Chetniks and

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led joint operations against the

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occupying forces but Ignjatović doubted the intentions of the Partisans. He believed them to be a paramilitary that wanted to take power through a Communist revolution. Establishing links with

Milan Kalabić Milan Kalabić ( sr-Cyrl, Милан Калабић; 18 October 1886 – 3 October 1942) was a Serbian military officer who fought in the Balkan Wars and the First World War and was involved with the Chetniks during the Second World War. He ...

, Ignjatović was one of the first Chetnik officers to be

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by allying with

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led by

Milan Nedić Milan Nedić ( sr-Cyrl, Милан Недић; 2 September 1878 – 4 February 1946) was a Yugoslav and Serbian army general and politician who served as the Chief of the General Staff of the Royal Yugoslav Army and minister of war in the ...

. As a legalized Chetnik commander, he led Požega Detachment in capture of

Nova Varoš Nova Varoš ( sr-cyr, Нова Варош, ) is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of southwestern Serbia. The municipality of Nova Varoš has a population of 13,507, while the town of Nova Varoš itself has a population of ...

from

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in early February 1942, alongside members of Serbian Volunteer Corps. After takeover of the town on February 6, Chetniks freed Italian soldiers captured by Partisans. After Ignjatović's commanding officer

Miloš Glišić Miloš Glišić ( sr-Cyrl, Милош Глишић; 27 February 1910 – 17 July 1946) was Yugoslav military officer. Glišić graduated at Military Academy in Belgrade in 1933 and since 1940 worked in General Staff. On 27 March 1941 he was one o ...

was appointed by Nedić as commander of Sandžak Military Chetnik detachment, some members of Požega Chetnik Detachment stayed in Nova Varoš and Ignjatović had an office in the town, remaining under Glišić's command. Ignjatović's troops were mostly garrisoned inside the city, whereas Sandžak detachment was located in the countryside. Ignjatović and Glišić complained to Nedić in a letter on May 1 how Italians and Germans are constantly spying on them, as well as their dissatisfaction with return of Nova Varoš to Italians, as they saw it as first step towards unification of Serbia, Montenegro and Sandžak. Ignjatović was killed by pro- Ljotić members of the Sandžak Military Chetnik detachment in Nova Varoš in the early hours of June 26, 1942.

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