41st Division (Yugoslav Partisans)

41st Macedonia Division
Flag of Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (used by the Partisans)
Active1944–1945
CountryDemocratic Federal Yugoslavia
AllegianceYugoslav Partisans
BranchYugoslav Partisan Army
TypeInfantry
Size~2,700 (upon formation)
EngagementsWorld War II in Yugoslavia
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Tihomir Miloševski(August 1944 - September 1944)
Naum Veslievski (September 1944 - December 1944)
Metodija Popovski (December 1944 - May 1945)[1]

The 41st Macedonia Division (Macedonian: Четириесет и прва македонска дивизија)[1] was formed on 25 August 1944 in the village of Šeškovo near Kavadarci. It was formed from the 2nd, 4th and 10th Macedonia Brigades which had a total strength of 2,700 soldiers. It mostly fought in Yugoslav Macedonia and Kosovo.[2] During its existence the division had 3 different commanders and 4 different political commissars.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Marjan, Dimitrijevski (1999). Makedonskata vojska 1944-1945: pregled na Glavniot štab, brigadite, diviziite, korpusite i V jugoslovenska armija (in Macedonian). Skopje: Институт за национална историја. pp. 171–173. ISBN 9989-624-42-9.
  2. ^ Vojna Enciklopedija tom II. Belgrade. 1971. pp. 265–268.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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