Горска гарда њ. в. краља Петра Другог у Орашачком срезу. формација, борбе, злочини
The Mountain Guard of H. M. King Peter Ii in Orašac Municipality. Formation, Combats, Crimes

Summary/Abstract: The first units of the Mountain Guard of H. M. King Peter II, commonly known as Mountain Guard or Mountain Royal Guard, were established on 1 November 1941 at Ravna Gora. The original idea was that the Guard was extraterritorial, and an elite task force, composed of the best soldiers and officers recruited primarily from Kragujevac, Užice, Belgrade, and Valjevo district. On 12 June 1943, the unit was elevated to the status of a corps and sent to the area of Oplenac and Orašac municipality, where it became known for brutal confrontations with the members and sympathizers of partisan movement. In January 1944, the Guard was expanded to Kosmaj and Mladenovac municipality with an increase to the corps group structure. Most of the force remained in this area until the liberate of Arandjelovac on 20 September 1944, when broken by the NOVJ, began preparations for the withdrawal to Bosnia. Smaller elements that remained on the ground to fight against the forces of the new established communist government were finally liquidated during and at the end of 1945.

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