10th Division (Yugoslav Partisans)

January 2022 10th Krajina Assault 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 ~700 (upon formation)7,973 (May 1945) 3rd Corps (until 14 May 1943)4th Corps World War II in Yugoslavia Milorad Mijatović The 10th Krajina Assault Division (Serbo-Croatian Latin: sr Deseta krajiška udarna divizija) was a Yugoslav Partisan division formed on 13 February 1943. It was formed from the 10th Krajina Assault Brigade, Ribnik Detachment and a few smaller detachments.Vojni leksikon Vojnoizdavački zavod 1981 Belgrade 834 The division numbered around 700 soldiers when it was formed and it grew to 7,973 by May 1945. It was a part of the 3rd Corps until 14 May 1943 when it became a part of the 5th Corps. The division participated in all of the defensives and offensives of the 5th Corps. Milorad Mijatović commanded the division and its political commissar was Nikola Kotle.Vojna Enciklopedija tom II 1971 Belgrade 408 References Category:Divisions of the Yugoslav Partisans Category:Military units and formations established in 1943 Category:History of Bosanska Krajina Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina in World War II