Bosnian Muslim paramilitary units

Bosnian Muslim paramilitary units, that is, militias or paramilitary units made up of Bosnian Muslims (Bosniaks) in war.

World War II
See also: World War II in Yugoslavia

During World War II, Bosnian Muslims established numerous self-defense units. Organizers of individual groups were Muhamed Hadžiefendić, Avdaga Hasić, Hasan Gondžić, Nešad Topčić, Džemal Tanović, Omer Čengić, Avdo Ferizbegović, Ismet Bektašević, Edhem Efendić, Zulfo Dumanjić and Ibrahim Pjanić.[1] These units are commonly known as Muslim militias,[2] Bosnian: muslimanske milicije.[3] Hoare describes them as "Muslim quisling armed formations".[4] Most militias supported the Independent State of Croatia (NDH), a fascist puppet state of Nazi Germany governed by the Ustaše. These were mostly put under the command of the Croatian Home Guard (HD).

  • Hadžiefendić Legion, HD unit based in Tuzla, active December 1941–May 1943, 5,000–6,000 members, led by Muhamed Hadžiefendić
  • Green cadres, independent units based in Sarajevo, Foča, Tuzla, Bihać, active December 1941–1943, 8,000 members, led by Nešad Topčić
  • Huska's militia, independent unit based in Bosanska Krajina, active October 1943–May 1944, 3,000 members, led by Husein Miljković
  • Zvornik Muslim militia, led by Ismet Bektašević.[5]
  • Srebrenica[5] or Bratunac[6] Muslim militia, led by Edhem Efendić.[5][6]
  • Rogatica Muslim militia, led by Zulfo Dumanjić.[6][5]
  • Sokolac Muslim militia, led by Ibrahim Pjanić.[5] After Tuzla's fall in 1943, Pjanić established a "Green cadre".

Bosnian War
See also: Bosnian War

During the Bosnian War, Bosniak paramilitary forces supported an independent Bosnia and Herzegovina.

See also

References
  1. IZ u BiH 2006, p. 1121.
  2. Hoare 2014, p. 188.
  3. Papadopolos 1974, pp. 53, 57, 58, 60, 125.
  4. Hoare 2014, p. 257.
  5. Tepić 1998, p. 356.
  6. IZ u BiH 2007, p. 58.

Sources
Books
  • Hoare, Marko Attila (2014). Bosnian Muslims in the Second World War: A History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-932785-0.
  • Papadopolos, Dušan (1974). AVNOJ i narodnooslobodilačka borba u Bosni i Hercegovini: 1942-1943 : materijali sa naučnog skupa održanog u Sarajevu 22. i 23. novembra 1973. godine. Rad.
  • Schindler, John R. (2007). Unholy Terror: Bosnia, Al-Qa'ida, and the Rise of Global Jihad. New York City: Zenith Press. ISBN 9780760330036.
  • Tepić, Ibrahim (1998). Bosna i Hercegovina od najstarijih vremena do kraja Drugog svjetskog rata. Bosanski kulturni centar. p. 356.
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