Chetniks in World War I

Chetniks in World War I were members of auxiliary units used by the Royal Serbian Army for guerrilla warfare against invading Austro-Hungarian, Bulgarian and German forces. Their primary task was to operate as special forces behind enemy lines, disrupting operations, and conducting diversionary tactics.

This article is about First World War Chetniks. For other period Chetniks, see Chetniks (disambiguation).

On 1 January 1916, the Kingdom of Serbia was occupied by Austria-Hungary and the Kingdom of Bulgaria. The Army Staff sent Chetnik veteran Kosta Pećanac into the Toplica District to organize a guerrilla uprising. Several Chetnik (guerrilla) detachments were established throughout the occupied territory.

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