 Collaboration between Đurišić 's forces and the Germans continued into late 1944 . On 13 July 1944 , Radio Belgrade praised Đurišić " for his services to the Axis cause " . The 8th Regiment of the CDK was nearly destroyed in August by the 7th Montenegro Youth Brigade " Budo <unk> " during Operation Rübezahl . The CDK suffered heavy losses in fighting , and the Germans ordered its re @-@ formation on 21 September 1944 . Đurišić and his forces conducted reprisals against the population in Pljevlja , Prijepolje , Priboj , and Nova Varoš . The Chetniks also raided villages to intimidate and eradicate Partisan sympathisers , notably at Bjelopavlići , where 48 communists were executed . Đurišić remained in Montenegro until the end of Operation Rübezahl in late August 1944 , after which he returned to the Sandžak . Following Operation Rübezahl , the presence of Partisan and German forces in northern Montenegro and the Sandžak was reduced and the focus of operations shifted to Serbia . Remaining Partisan units quickly re @-@ established domination over temporarily lost territories and the German 181st Infantry Division ordered its three battalions that remained isolated in the Pljevlja area to break through Partisan @-@ held territory and reunite with the rest of the division at <unk> . This plan , codenamed <unk> , relied on the substantial participation of Đurišić 's units . It fitted well with Đurišić 's general orientation to move towards the coast , where an Allied landing was expected . <unk> began on 31 August . Đurišić and the Germans made progress at first , capturing Kolašin and Berane , but the towns were quickly retaken by the Partisans , who went on the counterattack and proceeded to capture a string of towns in northern and western Montenegro and eastern Herzegovina . 
