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13th Division (Yugoslav Partisans)

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13th Primorsko-Goranska Division
Flag of Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (used by the Partisans)
Active1943–1945
CountryDemocratic Federal Yugoslavia
BranchYugoslav Partisan Army
TypeInfantry
Size1,986 (upon formation)
Part of11th Corps
EngagementsWorld War II in Yugoslavia
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Veljko Kovačević
Military unit

The 13th Primorsko-Goranska Assault Division (Serbo-Croatian Latin: Trinaesta primorsko-goranska udarna divizija) was a Yugoslav Partisan division formed in Brinje on 19 April 1943. On the day of its formation it consisted of 1,986 soldiers in two brigades: the 6th and 14th Primorsko-Goranska Brigades. Commander of the brigade was Veljko Kovačević while its political commissar was Josip Skočilić. The division mostly operated in the regions of Croatian Littoral and Gorski Kotar. In January 1944, the division became part of the 11th Corps. By the end of the war the division grew in size to around 5,600 soldiers.

Notes

  1. "Primorsko" part of the name refers to Croatian Littoral, while "Goranska" part refers to Gorski Kotar

References

  1. Vojni leksikon. Belgrade: Vojnoizdavački zavod. 1981. p. 1100.
  2. Vojna Enciklopedija tom X. Belgrade. 1975. pp. 130–131.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
World War II in Yugoslavia
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see also
Factions in the Yugoslav Front
People of the Yugoslav Front
Yugoslav Partisans military units
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