Husein Rovčanin

Husein Rovčanin was a commander of Moslem Militia from Komaran (Brodarevo in Sandžak, modern-day Serbia) during the Second World War. Rovčanin was promoted to the rank of Captain by Germans. He was killed in the battle against Partisans on 26 April 1944 in village Biokovac.

Controversies
There are controversial interpretations of Rovčanin's role during the Second World War. According to some of them he cooperated with Chetniks and died protecting the retreat of Pavle Đurišić. According to this predominantly Chetnik view, Rovčanin belonged to small group of commanders of Moslim Militia who refrained from attacks on Christian population and who pursued the policy of cooperation with Chetniks and correct attitude toward Serbs. According to this view, this policy saved lives of many civilians (both Christian and Muslim) in Brodarevo, Prijepolje and Bijelo Polje. Some Chetnik sources say that Captain Rovčanin and his detachment from Komaran joined Chetniks without any conditions, and protected their region from communists.

There are also views that he was a war criminal who personally participated in numerous massacres of Serb population.