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To: Diocletian
Thanks for the info.:-)

So, Draza was a "poor leader"...Ouch, I'm biting my tongue.

"Destiny was merciless towards me when it thew me into the most difficult whirlwids. I wanted much, I began much, but the whirlwind, the world whirlwind, carried me and my work away."

Draza Mihailovic

16 posted on 07/19/2008 2:48:13 PM PDT by LjubivojeRadosavljevic
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To: LjubivojeRadosavljevic
Draza certainly was a poor overall leader of the Royalist Chetniks. His direct control was limited to only those who were in his immediate presence. As the war continued, his control and influence over Chetnik groupings outside of Serbia and the Sandzak waned as the local leaders gained more and more autonomy and began directing events with more assuredness. Several times Draza had attempted to send officials to Hercegovina, West Montenegro, and to Dalmatia to enforce discipline and a common line, but they more often than not failed. Djujic ran his units with pretty much complete independence, and Jevdjevic, although not a military leader, was the most powerful Chetnik in Hercegovina. The latter was involved in events without Draza even being able to influence him whatsoever as they moved quickly.

The extent of Draza's failed leadership was best exemplified by when Montengrin Chetnik Pavle Djurisic openly broke with Draza and headed westwards. Djurisic was Draza's favourite and this split led to many of those closest to Draza to side with Djurisic (men like Vasic and Moljevic) and to perish after being defeated by the Ustashe in the battle of Lijevic Polje near Banja Luka.

17 posted on 07/20/2008 2:20:58 PM PDT by Diocletian
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