Husein Rovčanin

Husein Rovčanin (1907 – 26 April 1944) was a commander of a detachment of Sandžak Muslim militia from Komaran (Brodarevo in Sandžak) during the Second World War.

Rovčanin was killed in the battle against Partisans on 26 April 1944 in the Biokovac village. Other source claims that Rovčanin died in December 1944. His militiamen wore German uniforms.

After the Capitulation of Italy in September 1943, communists tried to negotiate surrender of Rovčanin and his troops. Since Rovčanin insisted that Komaran and Brodarevo should remain under the control of his detachment of Muslim militia, negotiations failed. At the end of October 1943 Partisans captured Komaran and Rovčanin and his militia had to retreat toward Sjenica. Germans promoted him to the rank of captain. On 7 November 1943 Rovčanin led his forces of 300 — 400 militiamen from Sjenica toward Bijelo Polje. On 8 November Partisans defeated them.

When Axis forces occupied Yugoslavia in April 1941, Ustaše forces of the Independent State of Croatia occupied Sandžak and established detachments of Muslim militia. Rovčanin was a commander of a detachment of Sandžak Muslim militia from Komaran (Brodarevo in Sandžak). After Ustaše were forced to retreat from Sandžak, Rovčanin and his unit started working with Italian occupier. His unit had about 300 men, half of which weren't reported to Italians. Apart from his large salary that came from Italians, Rovčanin used his position committed acts of fraud to enrich himself. Rovčanin, along with Junković, out of Muslim Militia leaders had the best contacts with Partisans, however relations depended on Rovčanin's personal interests. Partisans were always forbidden from entering his territory, Rovčanin's troops killed Partisans and burnt down their family houses, however they would be occasionally supplied from his area of control and there were attempts to convice Rovčanin to join Partisans. Together with other commanders of Muslim militia (including Sulejman Pačariz and Osman Rastoder) he participated on the conference in village Godijevo and agreed to attack Serb villages near Sjenica and other parts of Sandžak.