, ▁he ▁commanded ▁the ▁Kom itas ▁det achment ▁in ▁the ▁J avor ▁region . ▁He ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁B alk an ▁War , ▁Second ▁B alk an ▁War ▁and ▁the ▁Great ▁War , ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁During ▁the ▁B alk an ▁Wars ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁Kom itas ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁volunte ers ▁from ▁old ▁Ra š ka ▁( region ) ▁and ▁Pol im l je ▁ob last . ▁With ▁the ▁Kom itas ▁det achment ▁he ▁fre ed ▁Pri bo j ▁in ▁the ▁Z lat ib or ▁District ▁of ▁Ser bia . ▁He ▁participated ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁he ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁being ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Hand , ▁he ▁was ▁acqu itted ▁at ▁a ▁trial ▁in ▁Th ess al on iki . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁during ▁W W II ▁V uk os av l jev ic ▁joined ▁the ▁People ▁liber ation ▁movement ▁and ▁in ▁November ▁of ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁became ▁president ▁of ▁State ▁anti - f asc ist ▁council ▁for ▁the ▁people ▁liber ation ▁of ▁San jak . ▁He ▁was ▁particip ant ▁of ▁Second ▁con gress ▁of ▁AV NO J , ▁held ▁in ▁J aj ce ▁on ▁ 2 9 th ▁and ▁ 3 0 ▁November ▁on ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁member ▁of ▁presiden cy . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁on ▁proposal ▁of ▁president ▁of ▁National ▁committee ▁of ▁liber ation ▁of ▁Y ug oslav