19th Dalmatia Division | |
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Flag of the Federal State of Croatia, used by Croatian Partisans | |
Active | 1943–1945 |
Country | Democratic Federal Yugoslavia |
Branch | Yugoslav Partisan Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | 3,559 (upon formation) |
Part of | 8th Corps |
Engagements | World War II in Yugoslavia |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Milan Kuprešanin |
The 19th North Dalmatia Division (Serbo-Croatian Latin: Devetnaesta severnodalmatinska divizija) was a Yugoslav Partisan division formed in Biovičino Selo on 4 October 1943. Upon formation it had 3,559 soldiers in three brigades, those being: the 5th, 6th and 7th Dalmatia Brigades. During all of its existence it was a part of the 8th Corps. Commander of the division was Milan Kuprešanin while its political commissar was Petar Babić. The division mostly operated in Dalmatia, Lika and Bosnia.
References
- ^ Vojna Enciklopedija tom II. Belgrade. 1971. p. 422.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Vojni leksikon. Belgrade: Vojnoizdavački zavod. 1981. p. 835.
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