Past and Present of Warfare
Tag: World War 2 in Yugoslavia
Introduction In mid-1944., Yugoslav Partisans received a number American light tanks M3A3 Stuart from the British. These were used to equip the First Tank Brigade of NOVJ ("People's Liberation Army of Yugoslavia"), which was raised in Bari in summer of 1944. by the British. Unit was given 56 Stuart Vs, and landed on Croatian coast … Continue reading Yugoslav Stuart-Pak Self-Propelled Gun
As was usual with Second World War in Yugoslavia, there was everything at all sides. Even the alliances were a mess. Italians protected Tito's Partisans from the Ustashi, Italians protected Chetniks from the Ustashi, Chetniks cooperated with the Partisans, Ustashi cooperated with Italian Fascists, Partisans assisted Italians, Chetniks assisted Italians and the Germans, Western Allies … Continue reading Chetnik Units in Service of Independent State of Croatia
Background On 27th of July 1941., a rebellion began against the government of Independent State of Croatia. For a long time, this day was celebrated as the day of Antifascist uprising in Croatia. Uprising caught the area of Srb, Lapac, Drvar and Bosansko Grahovo, that is the area of Lika and Western Bosnia. Since the … Continue reading Chetnik Uprising in Srb, 27 July 1941
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