Kosta Mušicki

Kosta Mušicki (born April 7, 1897 in Slavonski Brod - died July 17, 1946 in Belgrade) was a general of the Serbian Volunteer Corps during World War II.

Mušicki finished gymnasium in Zagreb and served Austria-Hungary in the First World War. He participated in the campaign against Serbia and after being taken prisoner by Serbian forces, he joined their army. After the war he remained a soldier in the Royal Yugoslav Army.

During the establishment of the Independent State of Croatia, Mušicki remained with the Yugoslavian army and was taken prisoner by Croatian forces. However, he was soon released and sent to Belgrade where he came into contact with ZBOR leader Dimitrije Ljotić. He was later made commander of the newly-formed Serbian Volunteer Corps set up by Milan Nedić's fascist quisling government. He served in this post for much of the war. His final act as commander of the corps was to make his troops part of the Yugoslav Army in the Fatherland (more commonly known as Chetniks).

On January 8, 1945 he was caught by the British Army and was later handed over to officials from communist Yugoslavia. Mušicki was accused along with Draža Mihailović. He was sentenced for several crimes, including responsibility for the Kragujevac massacre and Axis-collaboration. He was executed in Belgrade in 1946.

See also

*Serbs of Croatia