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19th Dalmatia Division
Flag of the Federal State of Croatia, used by Croatian Partisans
Active1943–1945
CountryDemocratic Federal Yugoslavia
BranchYugoslav Partisan Army
TypeInfantry
Size3,559 (upon formation)
Part of8th Corps
EngagementsWorld War II in Yugoslavia
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Milan Kuprešanin
Military unit

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

  1. ^ Vojna Enciklopedija tom II. Belgrade. 1971. p. 422.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. Vojni leksikon. Belgrade: Vojnoizdavački zavod. 1981. p. 835.
World War II in Yugoslavia
1941
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Croatia
Macedonia
Serbia
Slovenia
Strategic bombing
see also
Factions in the Yugoslav Front
People of the Yugoslav Front
Yugoslav Partisans military units
Armies
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