Đorđije Lašić

Đorđije Lašić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђорђије Лашић; 5 May 1906 – 5 May 1944) was a Montenegrin Serb military officer of the Royal Yugoslav Army.

During the Second World War he participated in the 1941 Uprising in Montenegro, but has soon turned to collaboration with Axis occupation forces until 1944, when he was killed during the bombing of Podgorica.

[1] At the beginning of June 1941 he met with the other officers of Royal Yugoslav Army to discuss potential actions against the occupying Axis forces in Montenegro.

[3] During preparation for uprising in Montenegro, the Communist Party of Yugoslavia came in touch with active and reserve officers of the former Royal Yugoslav Army, because there were many young people in the ranks of the insurgents who did not know how to handle a firearm.

[9] On September 5, 1941, Lašić organized a gathering of the locals, where he expressed his loyalty to Italians, and threatened insurgent still "in the woods" with force if they don't give in.

[17] On January 7, 1942, Lašić made a proclamation to people of Montenegro to fight against the occupier and to take revenge against Muslims, openly calling for the "Extermination of the Turkicized" (so-called Istraga poturica).

Chetnik commander Đorđije Lašić (first from right) with German officer and Chetniks in Podgorica 1944