12th Corps (Yugoslav Partisans)

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12th Corps
Flag of Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (used by the Partisans)
Active	1944–1945
Disbanded	28 March 1945
Country	Yugoslavia
Branch	Yugoslav Partisan Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Corps
Part of	3rd Army
Engagements	World War II in Yugoslavia * Operation Heiderose * Operation Hackfleisch * Battle of Batina * Belgrade Offensive
Commanders
Notable commanders	Danilo Lekić

Military unit

12th Corps (January 1945)
Parent unit	3rd Army
Components	16th Vojvodina Division 36th Vojvodina Division

The 12th Corps (Serbo-Croatian Latin: 12. Korpus) was a corps of the Yugoslav Partisans that fought against the Germans, Independent State of Croatia (NDH) and Chetniks in occupied Democratic Federal Yugoslavia during World War II.

It was formed on 1 July 1944 with the 16th Vojvodina Division and 36th Vojvodina Division and subsequently took the 51st Vojvodina Division under command. It was subordinated to the Partisan 3rd Army on 1 January 1945. The 12th Corps spent the latter half of 1944 engaged in hard fighting against the 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian) in eastern Bosnia.

The Corps also participated in the Belgrade Offensive (October 1944) and Battle of Batina (November 1944).

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.

v t e 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 Olovo Uprising in Serbia Battle of Loznica Battle of Banja Koviljača Attack on Šabac Mačva operation Battle of Trešnjica Kruševac Kraljevo Operation Uzice Operation Mihailovic Novi Pazar Sjenica Uprising in Montenegro Battle of Pljevlja Uprising in Croatia Croatian Partisans Srb uprising Karadak-Gollak Uprising (1941–1951)
1942	Operations Southeast Croatia and Ozren Operation Trio Chetnik sabotage of Axis communication lines Kozara Offensive Operation Alfa Operation Kopaonik
1943	Case White Case Black Siege of Turjak Operation Kugelblitz Battle of Višegrad
1944	Operations Kugelblitz and Schneesturm Operation Rösselsprung Operation Rübezahl Belgrade offensive Operation Draufgänger Battle of Jelova Gora Kosovo Operation Battle of Knin Battle of Tuzla Battle of Batina
1945	Syrmian Front Mostar operation Sarajevo Operation Battle of Lijevče Field Battle of Zelengora Battle of Poljana Battle of Odžak
Croatia	Zagreb in World War II
Macedonia	World War II in Yugoslav Macedonia
Serbia	Kosovo during World War II
Slovenia	World War II in the Slovene Lands
Strategic bombing	Belgrade 1941 1944 Podgorica Sarajevo Zadar Zagreb
see also Factions in the Yugoslav Front People of the Yugoslav Front

v t e Yugoslav Partisans military units
Armies	1 2 3 4
Army Corps	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 People's Defence Corps of Yugoslavia
Divisions	1 (Proletarian) 2 (Proletarian) 3 (Assault) 4 (Krajina) 5 (Krajina) 6 (Lika) 7 (Banija) 8 (Kordun) 9 (Dalmatian) 10 (Krajina) 11 (Krajina) 12 (Slavonian) 13 (Primorje-Gorski Kotar) 14 (Slovenian) 15 (Slovenian) 16 (Vojvodina) 17 (East Bosnian) 18 (Slovenian) 19 (Dalmatian) 20 (Dalmatian) 21 (Serbian) 22 (Serbian) 23 (Serbian) 24 (Serbian) 25 (Serbian) 26 (Dalmatian) 27 (East Bosnian) 28 (Slavonian) 29 (Herzegovina) 30 (Slovenian) 31 (Slovenian) 32 (Zagorje) 33 (Croatian) 34 (Croatian) 35 (Lika) 36 (Vojvodina) 37 (Sandžak) 38 (East Bosnian) 39 (Krajina) 40 (Slavonian) 41 (Macedonian) 42 (Macedonian) 43 (Istrian) 45 (Serbian) 46 (Serbian) 47 (Serbian) 48 (Macedonian) 49 (Macedonian) 50 (Macedonian) 51 (Vojvodina) 52 (Kosovo-Metohija) 53 (Central Bosnian)
Detachments	1st Sisak 1st Split
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