The aim of this article is to reconstruct the relationship between the actions of collaborationists
forces in Montenegro and the Italian system of occupation during the Second World War. The
Fascist State worked on practical measures that ensured an Mediterranean order above all else.
Chetniks fought guerrilla actions in which entire villages were involved, their commitment were
vital for a successful Italian occupation. In Montenegro the Chetniks forces were composed of three
military units (1.500 men each). The forces were represented by separatist general Krsto Popović,
Chetnik colonel vojvoda Bajo Stanišić and Chetnik captain vojvoda Pavle Djurišić. This alliance is
a central theme of the Italian occupation, given that it refers to the strategies adopted by the Royal
Italian Army for the control of the territory. The occupier counted on nationalist committees formed
in the district capitals and also in some Italian garrisons. Fascism as an occupying power is a topic
which underlies the great issue of Italian self-representation of losers/winners of the world war: this
research aims to investigate this historiographic node as well.
