Sulejman Pačariz (original) (raw)
Hafiz Sulejman Pačariz (1900 — 1945) was an Islamic cleric of Albanian origin and commander of the detachment of Muslim militia from the village of Hisardžik (Prijepolje, modern-day Serbia) during the Second World War. When Germans took over control over Sandžak in 1943 Pačariz was appointed as commander of SS Polizei-Selbstschutz-Regiment Sandschak. Forces under his command were referred to as Pačarizovci (meaning "those belonging to Pačariz"). He allegedly led his forces while riding a black horse. In 1945, Pačariz was captured, put on trial, found guilty for massacres of civilians and executed as war criminal.