13th Division (Yugoslav Partisans)

13th Primorsko-Goranska Division Flag of Yugoslavia (1943–1946).svg 220 Flag of Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (used by the Partisans) 1943–1945 Democratic Federal Yugoslavia Yugoslav Partisan Army Infantry 1,986 (upon formation) 11th Corps World War II in Yugoslavia Veljko Kovačević The 13th Primorsko-Goranska"Primorsko" part of the name refers to Croatian Littoral, while "Goranska" part refers to Gorski Kotar lower-alpha Assault Division (Serbo-Croatian Latin: sr Trinaesta primorsko-goranska udarna divizija) was a Yugoslav Partisan division formed in Brinje on 19 April 1943. On the day of its formation it consisted of 1,986 soldiers in two brigades: the 6th and 14th Primorsko-Goranska Brigades.Vojni leksikon Vojnoizdavački zavod 1981 Belgrade 1100 Commander of the brigade was Veljko Kovačević while its political commissar was Josip Skočilić. The division mostly operated in the regions of Croatian Littoral and Gorski Kotar. In January 1944, the division became part of the 11th Corps. By the end of the war the division grew in size to around 5,600 soldiers.Vojna Enciklopedija tom X 1975 Belgrade 130–131 Notes lower-alpha References Category:Divisions of the Yugoslav Partisans Category:Military units and formations established in 1943 Category:Gorski Kotar Category:Croatia in World War II