created overwhelming difficulties for the Nedić puppet government that was responsible to the chief of military administration, who himself had little control or influence with the chiefs of the other staff branches. The officers serving as military commander of the territory were as follows: Administrative divisions The Germans created four military area commands () within the occupied territory, with each area command further divided into one or more district commands (), and about one hundred towns and localities had town or post commands () that were under the control of the district commands. Each area or district command had its own military, administrative, economic, police and other staff depending on local requirements, which allowed the chief of the Military Administration to implement German decrees and policies throughout the occupied territory. In December 1941, the military administration areas were adjusted to conform to corresponding civil areas. In the Banat, an area command (No. 610) was initially established at Pančevo, with a district command (No. 823) at Veliki Bečkerek. The Pančevo area command was subsequently moved to Kraljevo, but the district command at Veliki Bečkerek remained in place, becoming an independent district command reporting directly to the Military Commander. From December 1941 until the German withdrawal, the German area commands were located in Belgrade, Niš, Šabac and Kraljevo, with district commands as follows: Area Command No. 599 Belgrade: District Command No. 378 in Požarevac. Area Command No. 809 Niš: District Commands No. 857 in Zaječar and No. 867 in Leskovac. Area Command No. 816 Šabac: District Command No. 861 in Valjevo. Area Command No. 610 Kraljevo: District Commands No. 832 in Kragujevac, No. 833 in Kruševac, No. 834 in Ćuprija, No. 838 in Kosovska Mitrovica, and No. 847 in Užice. The German area and district commanders directed and supervised the corresponding representative of the Serbian puppet government. The puppet government established okruzi and srezovi with the former having identical boundaries with the military districts. Administration of the Banat Administration of northern Kosovo Military Axis occupation forces Due to the serious nature of the uprising that started in July 1941, the Germans began sending combat troops back to the territory, starting in September with the 125th Infantry Regiment supported by additional artillery deployed from Greece, and by the end of the month the 342nd Infantry Division began arriving from occupied France. A detachment of the 100th Tank Brigade was also sent to the