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27th East Bosnia Division
Flag of Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (used by the Partisans)
Active1944–1945
Country Democratic Federal Yugoslavia
Branch Yugoslav Partisan Army
Type Infantry
Size Division
Part of Partisan 3rd Corps
Partisan 2nd Army
Engagements World War II in Yugoslavia
* Operation Maiglöckchen
* Operation Fliegenfänger
* Operation Hackfleisch
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Pero Kosorić
Miloš Zekić

The 27th East Bosnia Division ( Serbo-Croatian Latin: Dvadesetsedma istočno-bosanska divizija) was a Yugoslav Partisan division that fought against the Germans, Independent State of Croatia (NDH) and Chetniks in occupied Yugoslavia during World War II.

As part of the Partisan 3rd Corps it spent most of 1944 engaged in hard fighting against the 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian) in eastern Bosnia.

Notes

References

  • Lepre, George (1997). Himmler's Bosnian Division: The Waffen-SS Handschar Division 1943–1945. Atglen, Philadelphia: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN  0-7643-0134-9.
  • Vuksic, Velimir (2003). Tito's Partisans 1941-45. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN  1-841766-75-5.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from 27th East Bosnia Division)
27th East Bosnia Division
Flag of Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (used by the Partisans)
Active1944–1945
Country Democratic Federal Yugoslavia
Branch Yugoslav Partisan Army
Type Infantry
Size Division
Part of Partisan 3rd Corps
Partisan 2nd Army
Engagements World War II in Yugoslavia
* Operation Maiglöckchen
* Operation Fliegenfänger
* Operation Hackfleisch
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Pero Kosorić
Miloš Zekić

The 27th East Bosnia Division ( Serbo-Croatian Latin: Dvadesetsedma istočno-bosanska divizija) was a Yugoslav Partisan division that fought against the Germans, Independent State of Croatia (NDH) and Chetniks in occupied Yugoslavia during World War II.

As part of the Partisan 3rd Corps it spent most of 1944 engaged in hard fighting against the 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian) in eastern Bosnia.

Notes

References

  • Lepre, George (1997). Himmler's Bosnian Division: The Waffen-SS Handschar Division 1943–1945. Atglen, Philadelphia: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN  0-7643-0134-9.
  • Vuksic, Velimir (2003). Tito's Partisans 1941-45. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN  1-841766-75-5.

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