The Lovćen Brigade () was an armed force in
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
Montenegro
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led by
Krsto Zrnov Popović and the
Greens. The unit was formed in September, 1942 with the approval of the
Italian governorate of Montenegro
The Italian governorate of Montenegro ( it, Governatorato del 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 ...
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The army was made up of:
*I battalion, (based in
Čevo
Čevo ( sr-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 fou ...
, commanded by Dušan Vuković)
*II battalion (based in
Rijeka Crnojevića
Rijeka Crnojevića (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Ријека Црнојевића, lit. "River of Crnojević") is a town in Montenegro on the eponymous Rijeka Crnojevića river, near the coast of Skadar lake.
History
The Ottomans captured Žablja ...
, 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