 Of the 893 men who were sent, 543 were killed in action fighting the Partisans.On 6 September, Mihailović took control of several Serbian collaborationist formations, including the SDK.Ljotić sent Ratko Parežanin, a Zbor member and editor of "Naša Borba", and a detachment of 30 men to Montenegro to persuade Đurišić to withdraw his Chetniks towards German-held Slovenia, where Ljotić had a plan to mass Serbian forces and launch an attack against the NDH.