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12th Division (Yugoslav Partisans)
The 12th Slavonia Assault Division (Serbo-Croatian Latin script, Latin: ') was a Yugoslav Partisan Division (military), division formed on 30 December 1942. Upon formation it consisted of the 12th Slavonia Brigade, the 16th Youth Brigade and the 17th Slavonia Brigade with total of around 2700 soldiers. On 17 May 1943 it became a part of the 6th Corps. It operated mostly in the Slavonia region. During the war the division lost two if its commanders: Nikola Demonja and Milan Stanivuković. Notes References Divisions of the Yugoslav Partisans Military units and formations established in 1942 {{WWII-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Socialist Federal Republic Of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yugoslavia occurring as a consequence of the Yugoslav Wars. Spanning an area of in the Balkans, Yugoslavia was bordered by the Adriatic Sea and Italy to the west, by Austria and Hungary to the north, by Bulgaria and Romania to the east, and by Albania and Greece to the south. It was a one-party socialist state and federation governed by the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, and had six constituent republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia. Within Serbia was the Yugoslav capital city of Belgrade as well as two autonomous Yugoslav provinces: Kosovo and Vojvodina. The SFR Yugoslavia traces its origins to 26 November 1942, when the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |