16th Muslim Brigade

16th Muslim Brigade File:Godišnjica 16. muslimanske brigade.jpg 220 Propaganda poster for the 16th Muslim Brigade, showing a Muslim partisan carrying an MG 42 1943–1945 Yugoslav Partisan Army Infantry 4 battalions 17th East Bosnia Division (1943-1944), 27th East Bosnia Division (1944-1945) World War II in Yugoslavia Operation Kugelblitz (1943) Tuzla Offensive (1944) Sarajevo Operation (1945) Battle of Odžak (1945) Salim ĆerićĆerić Salim Muslimani srpskohrvatskog jezika 1968 Svjetlost 220 https://books.google.com/books?id=-yMPAQAAIAAJ hrOlbina Dane Ratni dani: Dnevnik. 25. februara 1943 - 15. maja 1945 1972 Svjetlost 310 https://books.google.com/books?id=AjkyAQAAIAAJ bs The 16th Muslim Brigade (sh XVI Muslimanska Udarna Brigada), also called the 16th Muslim Assault Brigade, was a Yugoslav Partisan infantry formation composed of Bosnian Muslims that fought in World War II in Yugoslavia. The origin of the unit was in a previous Muslim battalion, created from separating out Muslims serving in several other partisan divisions. The 16th Muslim Brigade was officially created on 21 September 1943, originally named the 3rd Muslim Brigade,Hoare Marko Attila The History of Bosnia: From the Middle Ages to the Present Day 2007 Saqi 978-0-86356-953-1 280 https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_History_of_Bosnia/OWQtAQAAIAAJ?hl=en en as part of the 17th East Bosnia Division. The brigade was established in large part to propagandize Muslims to join the partisan resistance movement of Tito.Hoare Marko Attila The Bosnian Muslims in the Second World War 1 February 2014 Oxford University Press 978-0-19-936543-2 118-119 https://books.google.com/books?id=M4poAgAAQBAJ en The brigade was soon put into action, helping capture the town of Tuzla from the occupying forces in autumn 1943, although this soon reversed when on 11 November the German 1. Gebirgs-Division recaptured Tuzla. It conducted harassing attacks during this time, such as ambushing and eliminating a German motor column. thumb|left|Soldiers of the 16th Muslim Brigade cross the Drinjača river during the Kugelblitz / Schneesturm operations, December 1943 The Brigade would be significantly engaged in December 1943 by the German counter-insurgent operation ‘Kugelblitz’ and its follow-up operation ‘Schneesturm’ designed to encircle and destroy large partisan forces in eastern Bosnia, during the course of which it would counter-attack and capture the town of Kladanj, and escape the encirclement along with the rest of its division. In January 1944 it would participate in the failed partisan offensive to re-capture Tuzla. Throughout the rest of 1944, from 15 March 1944 onward as part of the 27th East Bosnia Division, it was engaged at various times, sometimes by the Handschar Division of the Waffen SS, and also engaged the SS Prinz Eugen Division and various Ustaše and Chetnik forces. In September 1944 some Bosnians of the Handschar division even defected to the ranks of the 16th Muslim Brigade.16. muslimanska udarna brigada Biblioteka Znaci https://znaci.org/odrednica.php?slug=16-muslimanska-udarna-brigada znaci.org In March and April 1945, it participated in the Sarajevo Operation, with the brigade being the one to capture Sarajevo itself from retreating German and collaborationist forces.Hoare Marko Attila The Bosnian Muslims in the Second World War 1 February 2014 Oxford University Press 978-0-19-936543-2 120 https://books.google.com/books?id=M4poAgAAQBAJ enPRIJE 72 GODINE Partizansku zastavu u oslobođenom Sarajevu prvi su postavili borci 16. muslimanske udarne brigade https://avaz.ba/vijesti/bih/196116/prije-72-godine-partizansku-zastavu-u-oslobodenom-sarajevu-prvi-su-postavili-borci-16-muslimanske-udarne-brigade Dnevni avaz 10 December 2025 ba 20 September 2015 In April and May 1945 it fought in the Battle of Odžak against Ustaše forces;Članci i grada za kulturnu istoriju istočne Bosne 1973 49 https://books.google.com/books?id=1J1nAAAAMAAJ hr Odžak was the final battle of the European theatre of World War II. Gallery References Category:Military units and formations of Yugoslavia in World War II Category:Military units and formations established in 1943 Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina in World War II