11th Division (Yugoslav Partisans)

11th Krajina Division
Flag of Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (used by the Partisans)
Active	1944–1945
Country	Democratic Federal Yugoslavia
Branch	Yugoslav Partisan Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Part of	3rd Corps (Yugoslav Partisans) 12th Corps (Yugoslav Partisans) 1st Army (Socialist Yugoslavia)
Engagements	World War II in Yugoslavia * Operation Hackfleisch * Belgrade Offensive * Syrmian Front

11th Krajina Division (June 1943)

Components	5th Krajina Brigade 12th Krajina Brigade

The 11th Krajina Division (Serbo-Croatian: Jedanaesta krajiška divizija) was a Yugoslav Partisan division that fought against the Germans, Independent State of Croatia (NDH) and Chetniks in occupied Democratic Federal Yugoslavia during World War II. The term krajiška in its name refers to Bosanska Krajina.

The division was formed on 1 May 1943,^[1] with 5th and 12th Krajina Brigade in its composition. It was subordinated to the 2nd Bosnia Corps, and on 19 July 1943 it was re-subordinated to 2nd Bosnia (later: Third) Corps.^[2]

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

Notes

↑ Samardžija 1987, p. 16.
↑ Samardžija 1987, p. 35.

References

Borojević, Ljubomir; Samardžija, Dušan; Bašić, Rade (1973). Peta kozaračka brigada [Fifth Kozara Brigade]. Beograd: Narodna knjiga. OCLC 78900192.
Hoare, Marko Attila (2006). Genocide and Resistance in Hitler's Bosnia: The Partisans and the Chetniks 1941–1943. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-726380-8.
Lepre, George (1997). Himmler's Bosnian Division: The Waffen-SS Handschar Division 1943–1945. Atglen, Philadelphia: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 0-7643-0134-9.
Marjanović, Joco; Kukolj, Mile; Vujović, Milutin; Gaćeša, Boro; Ranilović, Rade (1986). Dvanaesta krajiška NOU brigada [Twelfth Krajina NOU Brigade]. Beograd: Vojnoizdavački i novinski centar. OCLC 17804353.
Samardžija, Dušan D. (1987). Jedanaesta krajiška NOU divizija [Eleventh Krajina NOU Division]. Beograd: Vojnoizdavački i novinski centar. OCLC 28008293.
Vuksic, Velimir (2003). Tito's Partisans 1941-45. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-841766-75-1.

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 Uprising in Serbia Battle of Loznica Battle of Banja Koviljača Operation Uzice (First Enemy Offensive) Operation Mihailovic Novi Pazar Sjenica Uprising in Montenegro Battle of Pljevlja

1942	Operations Southeast Croatia and Ozren (Second Enemy Offensive) Operation Trio (Third Enemy Offensive) Kozara Offensive Operation Alfa

1943	Case White (Fourth Enemy Offensive) Case Black (Fifth Enemy Offensive)

1944	Operations Kugelblitz and Schneesturm (Sixth Enemy Offensive) Operation Rösselsprung (Seventh Enemy Offensive) Belgrade Offensive Kosovo Operation

1945	Syrmian Front Battle of Lijevče Field Bar massacre Battle of Poljana

Macedonia	World War II in Yugoslav Macedonia

Slovenia	Slovene Lands in World War II

Strategic bombing	Belgrade Podgorica Zadar Zagreb

see also Factions in the Yugoslav Front People of the Yugoslav Front Sandžak Muslim militia

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