Bosnian Muslim paramilitary units

Bosnian Muslim paramilitary units, that is, militias or paramilitary units made up of Bosnian Muslims (Bosniaks) in war.

For the provincial army unit of the Ottoman Empire, see Bosnian militia (Ottoman).

World War II
See also: World War II in Yugoslavia

During World War II, Bosnian Muslims established numerous self-defense units. Organizers of individual groups were Muhamed Hadžiefendić, Avdaga Hasić, Hasan Gondžić, Nešad Topčić, Džemal Tanović, Omer Čengić, Avdo Ferizbegović, Ismet Bektašević, Edhem Efendić, Zulfo Dumanjić and Ibrahim Pjanić.[1] These units are commonly known as Muslim militias,[2] Bosnian: muslimanske milicije.[3] Hoare describes them as "Muslim quisling armed formations".[4] Most militias supported the Independent State of Croatia (NDH), a fascist puppet state of Nazi Germany governed by the Ustaše. These were mostly put under the command of the Croatian Home Guard (HD).

  • Green cadres, independent units based in Sarajevo, Foča, Tuzla, Bihać, active December 1941–1943, 8,000 members, led by Nešad Topčić.
  • Hadžiefendić Legion, HD unit based in Tuzla, active December 1941–May 1943, 5,000–6,000 members, led by Muhamed Hadžiefendić
  • Huska's militia, independent unit based in Bosanska Krajina, active October 1943–May 1944, 3,000 members, led by Husein Miljković
  • Rogatica Muslim militia, led by Zulfo Dumanjić.[5][6]
  • Sokolac Muslim militia, led by Ibrahim Pjanić.[6] After Tuzla's fall in 1943, Pjanić established a "Green cadre".
  • Srebrenica[6] or Bratunac[5] Muslim militia, led by Edhem Efendić.[6][5]
  • Zvornik Muslim militia, led by Ismet Bektašević.[6]

Bosnian War
See also: Bosnian War

During the Bosnian War, Bosniak paramilitary forces supported an independent Bosnia and Herzegovina.

See also

References
  1. IZ u BiH 2006, p. 1121.
  2. Hoare 2014, p. 188.
  3. Papadopolos 1974, pp. 53, 57, 58, 60, 125.
  4. Hoare 2014, p. 257.
  5. IZ u BiH 2007, p. 58.
  6. Tepić 1998, p. 356.

Sources
Books
  • Hoare, Marko Attila (2014). Bosnian Muslims in the Second World War: A History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-932785-0.
  • Papadopolos, Dušan (1974). AVNOJ i narodnooslobodilačka borba u Bosni i Hercegovini: 1942-1943 : materijali sa naučnog skupa održanog u Sarajevu 22. i 23. novembra 1973. godine. Rad.
  • Schindler, John R. (2007). Unholy Terror: Bosnia, Al-Qa'ida, and the Rise of Global Jihad. New York City: Zenith Press. ISBN 9780760330036.
  • Tepić, Ibrahim (1998). Bosna i Hercegovina od najstarijih vremena do kraja Drugog svjetskog rata. Bosanski kulturni centar. p. 356. ISBN 9789958700002.
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