stˈɑːɹɾɪŋ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn, jˈuːɡəslˌæv kˈɑːmjuːnˌɪsts ˌʌndɚ ðə lˈiːdɚʃˌɪp ʌv dʒˈɑːsɪp bɹˈɑːz tˈiːɾoʊ ˈɔːɹɡənˌaɪzd ðɛɹ ˈoʊn mˈʌltaɪˈɛθnɪk ɹᵻsˈɪstəns ɡɹˈuːp, ðə pˈɑːɹɾɪsənz, hˌuː fˈɔːt ɐɡˈɛnst bˈoʊθ ˈæksɪs ænd tʃˈɛtnɪk fˈoːɹsᵻz.
Starting in 1941, Yugoslav communists under the leadership of Josip Broz Tito organized their own multi-ethnic resistance group, the partisans, who fought against both Axis and Chetnik forces.