 Pavle Đurišić ( Serbian Cyrillic : Павле Ђуришић , pronounced [ pâːvle d ͡ ʑǔriʃit ͡ ɕ ] ; 9 July 1909 – April 1945 ) was a Montenegrin Serb regular officer of the Royal Yugoslav Army who became a Chetnik commander ( vojvoda ) and led a significant proportion of the Chetniks in Montenegro during World War II . He distinguished himself and became one of the main commanders during the popular uprising against the Italians in Montenegro in July 1941 , and later collaborated with the Italians in actions against the Yugoslav Partisans . In 1943 , his troops carried out several massacres against the Muslim population of Bosnia , Herzegovina and the Sandžak , and participated in the anti @-@ Partisan Case White offensive alongside Italian forces . Đurišić was captured by the Germans in May 1943 , escaped and was recaptured . 
