11th Division (Yugoslav Partisans)

Division

11th Krajina Division
Flag of Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (used by the Partisans)
Active	1944–1945
Country	Democratic Federal Yugoslavia
Branch	Yugoslav Partisan Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Part of	3rd Corps (Yugoslav Partisans) 12th Corps (Yugoslav Partisans) 1st Army (Yugoslav Partisans)
Engagements	World War II in Yugoslavia * Operation Hackfleisch * Belgrade Offensive * Syrmian Front

Military unit

11th Krajina Division (June 1943)
Components	5th Krajina Brigade 12th Krajina Brigade

The 11th Krajina Division (Serbo-Croatian Latin: Jedanaesta krajiška divizija) was a Yugoslav Partisan division that fought against the Germans, Independent State of Croatia (NDH) and Chetniks in occupied Democratic Federal Yugoslavia during World War II. The term krajiška in its name refers to Bosanska Krajina.

The division was formed on 1 May 1943, with 5th and 12th Krajina Brigade in its composition. It was subordinated to the 2nd Bosnia Corps, and on 19 July 1943 it was re-subordinated to 2nd Bosnia (later: Third) Corps.

As part of the 3rd Corps it spent August 1944 engaged in hard fighting against the 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian) in eastern Bosnia.

Notes

Samardžija 1987, p. 16.
Samardžija 1987, p. 35.

References

Borojević, Ljubomir; Samardžija, Dušan; Bašić, Rade (1973). Peta kozaračka brigada [Fifth Kozara Brigade]. Beograd: Narodna knjiga. OCLC 78900192.
Hoare, Marko Attila (2006). Genocide and Resistance in Hitler's Bosnia: The Partisans and the Chetniks 1941–1943. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-726380-8.
Lepre, George (1997). Himmler's Bosnian Division: The Waffen-SS Handschar Division 1943–1945. Atglen, Philadelphia: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 0-7643-0134-9.
Marjanović, Joco; Kukolj, Mile; Vujović, Milutin; Gaćeša, Boro; Ranilović, Rade (1986). Dvanaesta krajiška NOU brigada [Twelfth Krajina NOU Brigade]. Beograd: Vojnoizdavački i novinski centar. OCLC 17804353.
Samardžija, Dušan D. (1987). Jedanaesta krajiška NOU divizija [Eleventh Krajina NOU Division]. Beograd: Vojnoizdavački i novinski centar. OCLC 28008293.
Vuksic, Velimir (2003). Tito's Partisans 1941-45. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-841766-75-1.

v t e World War II in Yugoslavia
1941	Invasion of Yugoslavia Uprising in Bosnia and Herzegovina May 1941 Sanski Most revolt June uprising in eastern Herzegovina Siege of Rogatica Olovo Uprising in Serbia Battle of Loznica Battle of Banja Koviljača Attack on Šabac Mačva operation Battle of Trešnjica Kruševac Kraljevo Operation Uzice Operation Mihailovic Novi Pazar Sjenica Uprising in Montenegro Battle of Pljevlja Uprising in Croatia Croatian Partisans Srb uprising Karadak-Gollak Uprising (1941–1951)
1942	Operations Southeast Croatia and Ozren Operation Trio Chetnik sabotage of Axis communication lines Kozara Offensive Operation Alfa Operation Kopaonik
1943	Case White Case Black Siege of Turjak Operation Kugelblitz Battle of Višegrad
1944	Operations Kugelblitz and Schneesturm Operation Rösselsprung Operation Rübezahl Belgrade offensive Operation Draufgänger Battle of Jelova Gora Kosovo Operation Battle of Knin Battle of Tuzla Battle of Batina
1945	Syrmian Front Mostar operation Sarajevo Operation Battle of Lijevče Field Battle of Zelengora Battle of Poljana Battle of Odžak
Croatia	Zagreb in World War II
Macedonia	World War II in Yugoslav Macedonia
Serbia	Kosovo during World War II
Slovenia	World War II in the Slovene Lands
Strategic bombing	Belgrade 1941 1944 Podgorica Sarajevo Zadar Zagreb
see also Factions in the Yugoslav Front People of the Yugoslav Front

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Army Corps	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 People's Defence Corps of Yugoslavia
Divisions	1 (Proletarian) 2 (Proletarian) 3 (Assault) 4 (Krajina) 5 (Krajina) 6 (Lika) 7 (Banija) 8 (Kordun) 9 (Dalmatian) 10 (Krajina) 11 (Krajina) 12 (Slavonian) 13 (Primorje-Gorski Kotar) 14 (Slovenian) 15 (Slovenian) 16 (Vojvodina) 17 (East Bosnian) 18 (Slovenian) 19 (Dalmatian) 20 (Dalmatian) 21 (Serbian) 22 (Serbian) 23 (Serbian) 24 (Serbian) 25 (Serbian) 26 (Dalmatian) 27 (East Bosnian) 28 (Slavonian) 29 (Herzegovina) 30 (Slovenian) 31 (Slovenian) 32 (Zagorje) 33 (Croatian) 34 (Croatian) 35 (Lika) 36 (Vojvodina) 37 (Sandžak) 38 (East Bosnian) 39 (Krajina) 40 (Slavonian) 41 (Macedonian) 42 (Macedonian) 43 (Istrian) 45 (Serbian) 46 (Serbian) 47 (Serbian) 48 (Macedonian) 49 (Macedonian) 50 (Macedonian) 51 (Vojvodina) 52 (Kosovo-Metohija) 53 (Central Bosnian)
Detachments	1st Sisak 1st Split
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