Jakup Kardović


Jakup Kardović

Jakup Kardović with his family
Born(1869-03-10)10 March 1869
Died11 February 1945(1945-02-11) (aged 75)
Rožaje, Yugoslavia (modern-day Montenegro)
Allegiance Germany
Kingdom of Italy
Service years1941–1945
Unitdetachment of Sandžak Muslim militia from Rožaje
ConflictsWorld War II in Yugoslavia

Mullah Jakup Kardović (or Kardo; Albanian: Jakup Kombi; nom de guerre: Kombi) (10 March 1869 – 11 February 1945) was an Albanian Muslim cleric and during WWII a commander of a detachment of the Muslim militia in Rožaje, his native region. In November 1941, Kardović distinguished himself during the Battle for Novi Pazar, when he defended the city against the attacking Chetniks.