From 1943 to 1945 he served as a soldier in an anti-aircraft unit.
At one point, whilst he was on leave, his anti-aircraft unit actually saw action when they shot down a German bomber.
It was formed from both flying and anti-aircraft units.
It served primarily as an aerial target for anti-aircraft units.
Within the Yugoslavian army, he became second-in-command of the anti-aircraft unit.
Several hundred thousand women served in combat roles, especially in anti-aircraft units.
All corps were trained at the camp including engineers, transport, signals and anti-aircraft units.
It was created on January 14, 1945 from existing anti-aircraft units that were no longer needed to defend against enemy aircraft.
"Or get the anti-aircraft units destroyed," the Bolo remarked but it turned to carry out the order.
An anti-aircraft unit received a direct hit, killing one soldier and injuring four.