Pećanac Chetniks
| Pećanac Chetniks | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1941–43 |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| Type | Irregular forces |
| Role | Anti-partisan operations |
| Size | 3,000–6,000 |
| Nickname(s) | Black Chetniks |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Kosta Pećanac |
During World War II, the Pećanac Chetniks, also known as the Black Chetniks, were a Nazi collaborationist Chetnik irregular military force which operated in the German-occupied territory of Serbia under the leadership of vojvoda Kosta Pećanac. They were loyal to the Government of National Salvation, the German-backed Serbian puppet government, and actively collaborated with Nazi Germany and its military.
The Pećanac Chetniks worked alongside German forces to suppress Yugoslav Partisans and other resistance movements. Their actions included intelligence sharing, participation in anti-Partisan operations, and supporting Nazi policies in the occupied territory.
The Yugoslav government-in-exile eventually denounced Pećanac as a traitor, and the Germans concluded that his detachments were inefficient, unreliable, and of little military value to them. The Germans and the puppet government disbanded the organisation between September 1942 and March 1943. The Serbian puppet regime interned Pećanac for some time afterwards; forces loyal to his Chetnik rival Draža Mihailović killed him in mid-1944.