His forces soon also turned against the rival guerrilla organization, the Chetniks. |
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In the face of the German attacks, Mihailovic's Chetniks either melted away back to their villages or fled with their leader to eastern Bosnia. |
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The Chetniks presented themselves as a Yugoslav movement, but were primarily a Serb movement. |
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Initially the Partisans were in rivalry with the Chetniks over control of the resistance movement. |
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It was used in this manner again by the Chetniks in the Second World War. |
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Since most Chetniks only wanted to fight close to their homes, a mobile army that could carry out sustained campaigns under central command never developed. |
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The Chetniks, the short name given to the movement titled the Yugoslav Army of the Fatherland, were initially a major Allied Yugoslav resistance movement. |
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