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Yugoslav Partisan military division formed in 1944
39th Krajina Division
Flag of Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (used by the Partisans)
Active1944–1945
CountryDemocratic Federal Yugoslavia
AllegianceYugoslav Partisans
BranchYugoslav Partisan Army
TypeInfantry
Size~3,400 (upon formation)
EngagementsWorld War II in Yugoslavia
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Vojo Todorović Lerer
Military unit

The 39th Krajina Division (Serbo-Croatian: Tridesetdeveta krajiška divizija / Тридесетдевета крајишка дивизија) was a Yugoslav Partisan division formed on 20 March 1944. It was formed from the 13th and 15th Krajina Brigades which in total had around 3,400 fighters. In October 1944, the 20th Krajina Brigade became part of the division. It was part of the 5th Corps and it operated in Bosnia, mostly the region of Bosanska Krajina.

References

  1. Vojni leksikon. Belgrade: Vojnoizdavački zavod. 1981. p. 1099.
  2. Vojna Enciklopedija tom X. Belgrade. 1975. pp. 116–127.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
World War II in Yugoslavia
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
Croatia
Macedonia
Serbia
Slovenia
Strategic bombing
see also
Factions in the Yugoslav Front
People of the Yugoslav Front
Yugoslav Partisans military units
Armies
Army Corps
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