Soon after the formation of the militia on 23 September 1943, Rupnik nominated himself its commander-in-chief, but was dismissed by Rainer on 4 November 1943.
Ubrzo nakon ustrojavanja milicije 23. rujna 1943. godine, Rupnik sebe imenuje njenim vrhovnim zapovjednikom, ali biva otpušten od strane Rainera 4. studenoga 1943.