14th Division (Yugoslav Partisans)

14th Slovenia Division
Flag of Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (used by the Partisans)
Active1943–1945
CountryDemocratic Federal Yugoslavia
BranchYugoslav Partisan Army
TypeInfantry
Size~2,400 (9 August 1943)
Part of7th Corps
EngagementsWorld War II in Yugoslavia
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Mirko Bračič

The 14th Slovenia Assault Division (Slovene: Štirinajsta slovenska udarna divizija, Serbo-Croatian: Četrnaesta slovenačka udarna divizija / Четрнаеста словеначка ударна дивизија) was а Yugoslav Partisan division formed in Lower Carniola on 13 July 1943. It was formed from the 1st and the 2nd Slovenia Brigades, and on 9 August the 3rd and the 7th Slovenia Brigades also became part of this division.[1] The Commander of the division was Mirko Bračič and its political commissar was Stane Dobovičnik Krt. In October 1943, it became a part of the 7th Corps. The division mostly operated in Slovenia.[2]

References

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