41st Macedonia Division | |
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Flag of Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (used by the Partisans) | |
Active | 1944–1945 |
Country | Democratic Federal Yugoslavia |
Allegiance | Yugoslav Partisans |
Branch | Yugoslav Partisan Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | ~2,700 (upon formation) |
Engagements | World 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) |
The 41st Macedonia Division (Macedonian: Четириесет и прва македонска дивизија) 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. During its existence the division had 3 different commanders and 4 different political commissars.
References
- ^ 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.
- Vojna Enciklopedija tom II. Belgrade. 1971. pp. 265–268.
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