39th Division (Yugoslav Partisans)

39th Krajina Division
39th Krajina 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	~3,400 (upon formation)
Engagements	World War II in Yugoslavia
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Vojo Todorović Lerer

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

References edit

^ Vojni leksikon. Belgrade: Vojnoizdavački zavod. 1981. p. 1099.
^ Vojna Enciklopedija tom X. Belgrade. 1975. pp. 116–127.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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[:0-1] Vojni leksikon. Belgrade: Vojnoizdavački zavod. 1981. p. 1099.

[:62-2] Vojna Enciklopedija tom X. Belgrade. 1975. pp. 116–127.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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