The 27th East Bosnia Division (Serbo-Croatian Latin: Dvadesetsedma istočno-bosanska divizija) was a Yugoslav Partisan division that fought against the Germans, Independent State of Croatia (NDH) and Chetniks in occupied Yugoslavia during World War II.
| 27th East Bosnia Division | |
|---|---|
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| Active | 1944–1945 |
| Country | Democratic Federal Yugoslavia |
| Branch | Yugoslav Partisan Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Part of | Partisan 3rd Corps Partisan 2nd Army |
| Engagements | World War II in Yugoslavia * Operation Maiglöckchen * Operation Fliegenfänger * Operation Hackfleisch |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Pero Kosorić Miloš Zekić |
As part of the Partisan 3rd Corps it spent most of 1944 engaged in hard fighting against the 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian) in eastern Bosnia.
References
edit- 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.