40th Division (Yugoslav Partisans)

Yugoslav Partisan military division formed in 1944

40th Slavonia Division
Flag of Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (used by the Partisans)
Active	1944–1945
Country	Democratic Federal Yugoslavia
Allegiance	Yugoslav Partisans
Branch	Yugoslav Partisan Army
Type	Infantry
Size	~4,700 (24 August 1944)
Engagements	World War II in Yugoslavia
Commanders
Notable commanders	Veljko Kovačević(July 1944 - December 1944) Savo Miljanović (December 1944 - May 1945)

Military unit

The 40th Slavonia Division (Serbo-Croatian Latin: Četrdeseta slavonska divizija) was a Yugoslav Partisan division formed on 15 July 1944. It was formed from the 16th Youth Brigade and 18th Slavonia Brigade. The division was part of the 6th Corps and it mostly fought in Slavonia region. Commander of the division until December 1944 was Veljko Kovačević, after him Savo Miljanović served as the commander.

References

^ Vojna Enciklopedija tom II. Belgrade. 1971. pp. 265–268.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Vojni leksikon. Belgrade: Vojnoizdavački zavod. 1981. p. 826.

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

v t e Yugoslav Partisans military units
Armies	1 2 3 4
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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