Husein Miljković

Colonel

Husein Miljković
Colonel; Husein Miljković
	Husein Miljković, c. 1943.
Nickname(s)	Huska
Born	1905; Trnovi, Velika Kladuša Condominium of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Austria-Hungary)
Died	27 May 1944; Mala Kladuša, Velika Kladuša, Independent State of Croatia
Place of burial	Velika Kladuša mosque
Allegiance	Yugoslav Partisans (April–August 1941, December 1941–February 1943, January–May 1944); Independent State of Croatia (August–December 1941, February–September 1943);
Years of service	1941–1944
Rank	Colonel
Commands	Yugoslav Partisans in Velika Kladuša and Cazin; Krajina Muslim militia
Battles / wars	World War II

Husein "Huska" Miljković (1905 – 27 May 1944) was a Bosnian Muslim military commander who fought with various military formations in Yugoslavia during World War II. A communist politician during the interwar period, he joined the Yugoslav Partisans following the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia but defected to the Ustaše in mid-1941. He defected back to the Partisans in December 1941 and was made leader of communist forces in northwestern Bosnia during 1942. Following a political disagreement, he defected to the Ustaše yet again in February 1943 and was given command of 100 soldiers. He formed his own 3,000-strong Bosnian Muslim militia with the help of the Germans and Croats in late 1943. He agreed to align himself with the Partisans once again in early 1944, prompting Bosnian Muslim anti-communists within his militia to assassinate him in May 1944.