Lovćen Brigade

Lovćen Brigade
Ловћенска Бригада
CountryAxis-occupied Yugoslavia
Allegiance Italian governorate of Montenegro
Commanders
Current
commander
Krsto Zrnov Popović
Military unit

The Lovćen Brigade (Serbian: Ловћенска бригада, romanized: Lovćenska brigada) was an armed force in World War II Montenegro led by Krsto Zrnov Popović and the Greens. The unit was formed in September, 1942 with the approval of the Italian governorate of Montenegro.

The army was made up of:

  • I battalion, (based in Čevo, commanded by Dušan Vuković)
  • II battalion (based in Rijeka Crnojevića, commanded by Đoko Drecun)
  • III battalion (based in Gornji Brčeli [sh], commanded by Petar Vuleković)
  • IV battalion (based in Velimlje, commanded by Risto Radović)
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Puppet regimesPolitical
organizations
  • Greens
  • Slovene Covenant
  • Ustaše
  • Yugoslav National Movement
People
Croatian &
Bosniak
Serbian
Slovene
Montenegrin
Albanian
Bulgarian
Military
organizations
Chetnik movement (broad term)
Croatian Armed Forces
Government of National Salvation
Slovene military organizations
Italian governorate of Montenegro /
German occupied territory of Montenegro
Italian protectorate of Albania (1939–1943) and
German occupation of Albania
Bulgarian occupation /
Independent State of Macedonia
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Allies
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Partisans
Others
  • Soviet Union (1944–1945)
  • Bulgaria (1944-1945)
  • National Liberation Movement (limited involvement, 1944–45)
Chetniks
Axis
Croatia
Serbia
Montenegro
Slovenia
Others
See also: World War II in Yugoslavia and People of the Yugoslav Front