mˈɛni sˈɜːbz ðɛmsˈɛlvz tˈʊk ˌʌp ˈɑːɹmz ænd dʒˈɔɪnd ðə tʃˈɛtnɪks, ɐ sˈɜːb nˈæʃənəlˌɪst ænd ɹˈɔɪəlˌɪst ɹᵻsˈɪstəns mˈuːvmənt ðæt kəndˈʌktᵻd ɪnɪfˈɛktɪv ɡɛɹˈɪlə wˈɔːɹfɛɹ ɐɡˈɛnst ðɪ ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪɪŋ nˈɑːtsi fˈoːɹsᵻz.
Many Serbs themselves took up arms and joined the Chetniks, a Serb nationalist and royalist resistance movement that conducted ineffective guerrilla warfare against the occupying Nazi forces.