5th Krajina (Kozara) Assault Brigade
- 5th Krajina (Kozara) Assault Brigade
The 5th Krajina (Kozara) Assault Brigade was a World War 2 military unit of the Yugoslav Partisans. It was formed on September 22 1943 at Palež on the Kozara mountain out of the 2nd 'Mladen Stojanović' Partisan Detachment. On the day of the brigade was formed it had around 1,100 soldiers armed with 940 rifles and 45 light machine-guns.
During actions in September and October of 1943, the brigade killed 76 enemy soldiers and one officer, taking as prisoners a further 22 soldiers and one officers, while capturing 25 rifles, 1 light machine-guns, 2 submachine-guns, and 2 pistols, also destroying 5 trucks. These actions raised attention of German 714th Infantry division since it was thought that Kozara was pacified during Spring offensive forcing brigade to leave Kozara to before another offensive was launched. [ [http://www.vojska.net/eng/world-war-2/yugoslavia/brigade/bosnia-and-herzegovina/krajina/5/ 5th Krajina Brigade ] ]
The unit later participated in many operations, among others the Belgrade Offensive.
References
ee also
* 18th (Croatian) Eastern Bosnian Brigade
* Yugoslav Partisans
* Yugoslav People's Liberation War
* Seven anti-Partisan offensives
* List of anti-Partisan operations in Yugoslavia
* Resistance during World War II
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
5th Brigade — In military terms, 5th Brigade may refer to:Australia*5th Light Horse BrigadeCanada*5th Canadian Infantry Brigade *5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade GroupGermany*5th Guard Infantry BrigadeUkraine*5th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)United Kingdom*5th… … Wikipedia
18th (Croatian) Eastern Bosnian Brigade — The 18th (Croatian) Eastern Bosnian Brigade was a World War II military unit of the Yugoslav Partisans. It was formed in October 1943 in the Husino village (in today s Bosnia and Herzegovina) after the capitulation of Italy forced the Germans to… … Wikipedia
Yugoslav Front of World War II — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Yugoslav Front of WWII caption=Partisan troops of the 5th Krajina (Kozara) Assault Brigade crossing the Kolubara river in their advance to Belgrade, during the Belgrade Offensive, October 1944. partof=World War… … Wikipedia
1st Sisak Partisan Detachment — The 1st Sisak Partisan Detachment (Croatian: Prvi sisački partizanski odred ) was the first armed anti fascist military unit in Europe.This first Yugoslav Partisan unit was established in Brezovica forest, near Sisak, Croatia on June 22 1941, the … Wikipedia
Invasion of Yugoslavia — April War redirects here. For other uses, see April War (disambiguation). Invasion of Yugoslavia (Unternehmen 25) Part of the Balkans Campaign of World War II … Wikipedia
