Serb Leader Momcilo Djujic Dies; Led Chetniks During World War II From: The Washington Post | Date: September 14, 1999 | Copyright 1999 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Momcilo Djujic, 92, one of the top leaders of World War II anti- Nazi, anti-communist Serbian troops known as Chetniks, died Sept. 11 in Los Angeles. The cause of death was not disclosed.

He became a wartime Serb leader when Nazis invaded the former Yugoslavia in 1941. He led his units in what is today central and southern Croatia, where he fought against the Germans, pro-Nazi Croats and the communist-led guerrillas supported by the Soviets.

In 1945, Mr. Djujic was wanted by the ...

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