12th Division (Yugoslav Partisans)

12th Slavonia Assault Division Flag of Yugoslavia (1943–1946).svg 220 Flag of Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (used by the Partisans) 1942–1945 Democratic Federal Yugoslavia Yugoslav Partisan Army Infantry ~2,700 (upon formation) 6th Corps World War II in Yugoslavia Nikola Demonja Milan Stanivuković Petar Drapšin The 12th Slavonia Assault DivisionAt the time of formation, it was known as "4th Division of Main Staff of the National Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Croatia" lower-alpha (Serbo-Croatian Latin: sr Dvanaesta slavonska udarna divizija) was a Yugoslav Partisan division formed on 30 December 1942. Upon formation it consisted of the 12th Slavonia Brigade, the 16th Youth Brigade and the 17th Slavonia Brigade with total of around 2700 soldiers.Vojni leksikon Vojnoizdavački zavod 1981 Belgrade 847 On 17 May 1943 it became a part of the 6th Corps. It operated mostly in the Slavonia region. During the war the division lost two if its commanders: Nikola Demonja and Milan Stanivuković.Vojna Enciklopedija tom II 1971 587–593 Notes lower-alpha References Category:Divisions of the Yugoslav Partisans Category:Military units and formations established in 1942 Category:History of Slavonia Category:Croatia in World War II