Rasina Corps

The Rasina Corps was a corps of the Yugoslav Army in the Homeland (JVuO) that operated in the region of Kruševac county of Axis occupied Kingdom of Yugoslavia (modern-day Serbia) under command of Dragutin Keserović. On 11 May 1944 the Rasina Corps was merged with Toplica Corps to establish Rasina-Toplica Corps Group which was one of elite Chetnik units which would receive the biggest burdain of defence from advancing Tito's communist forces and together with Red Army liberated Kruševac from Axis occupation.

Rasina Corps
The Rasina Corps evolved from Rasina Detachment. According to postwar Communist published sources the Rasina Corps had 3,000 soldiers and its zone of activity was teritory of former Kruševac county. The following brigades were components of this Corps:
 * 1st Trstenik Brigade
 * 2nd Trstenik Brigade
 * Studenica Brigade
 * Kruševac Brigade
 * Župa Brigade

Initially, the headquarters of Keserović forces was in village Kupci, between Kruševac and Brus, and later in village Kriva Reka, Brus on Kopaonik. The Rasina Corps had a military court and published its journals including Freedom or Death (Слобода или смрт) and Youth (Омладинац).

There was a British mission at Keserovićs HQ of Rasina Corps. One of its members was Captain Robert Wade. Wade emphasized in his later testimonies that Chetniks he contacted were convinced that the British would help them to win the war without slightest indication that the British support to Chetniks would be canceled.

On 24 December 1943 Mihailović ordered destruction of one railway bridge on Južna Morava river to be executed in the first half of January 1944 by Rasina and Deligrad Corps.

Rasina-Toplica Corps Group
One of elite Chetnik military untis which would receive the biggest burdain of defence from advancing Titos communist forces was Rasina-Toplica Corps Group commanded by Lt. Colonel Keserović. This unit was established on 11 May 1944 by Chetnik Supreme Command. Together with Red Army, Rasina-Toplica Corps Group liberated Kruševac on 14 October 1944.