Career
After the Capitulation of Italy in September 1943, communists tried to negotiate surrender of Rovčanin and his troops. At the end of October 1943 Partisans captured Komaran and Rovčanin and his militia had to retreat toward Sjenica. Germans promoted him to the rank of Captain.
On 7 November 1943 Rovčanin led his forces of 300 — 400 militiamen from Sjenica toward Bijelo Polje.
On 8 November Partisans defeated them. Rovčanin was killed in the battle against Partisans on 26 April 1944 in village Biokovac.
His militiamen wore German uniforms. There are controversial interpretations of Rovčanin"s role during the Second World War.
According to some of them he cooperated with Chetniks and died protecting the retreat of Pavle Đurišić.
Some Chetnik sources say that Captain Rovčanin and his detachment from Komaran joined Chetniks without any conditions, and protected their region from communists.