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5th Krajina (Kozara) Brigade

(Peta krajiška kozaračka brigada)

History

Fifth brigade was formed on 22 September 1943 at Palež on Kozara from 2nd partisan detachment 'Mladen Stojanović'. On the day of the forming brigade had around 1100 soldiers armed with 940 rifles and 45 light machine-guns.

During actions September and October brigade killed 76 enemy soldiers and one officers, taking as prisoners further 22 soldiers and one officers and 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.

Organization

Brigade organization when formed
Brigade staff Commander: Josip Mažer Šoša Deputy commander: Miloš Šiljegović Political Commissar: Boško Šiljegović Chief of Staff: Ratko Vujović Čoče dr. Alfred Ržeak Stevo Trtica
	1st Battalion Commander: Žarko Zgonjanin Veljko Stojaković Political Commissar: Dragan Marin	1st Company Commander: Dragan Pilipović Political Commissar: Gojko Bjelajac
		2nd Company Commander: Lazo Banjac Political Commissar: Stojan Bajalica
		3rd Company Commander: Stevan Janjetović Political Commissar: Dragan Knežević
		4th Company Commander: Mirko Mačak Political Commissar: Milan Kalinić
		5th Company Commander: Ostoja Miljaković Political Commissar: Pavao Marin
	2nd Battalion Commander: Mirko Pekić Dragutin Čurguz Crni Political Commissar: Pero Čurguz Dušan Utješanović	1st Company Commander: Sreto Đenadija Political Commissar: Milan Budimir
		2nd Company Commander: Mirko Šiljak Political Commissar: Dušan Rajilić
		3rd Company Commander: Đorđe Vučenović Political Commissar: Vaso Petrović
	3rd Battalion Commander: Petar Mećava Rade Čekić Political Commissar: Joco Marjanović Milan Egić	1st Company Commander: Đuro Milinović Political Commissar: Rade Ranilović
		2nd Company Commander: Tomica Španović Political Commissar: Brane Kovačević
		3rd Company Commander: Branko Vignjević Political Commissar: Kosta Semiz
	4th Battalion Commander: Rade Kondić Mihajlo Gačić Political Commissar: Duško Bojanić	1st Company Commander: Milan Đukanović Political Commissar: Vid Đukanović
		2nd Company Commander: Mlado Stanić Political Commissar: Gojko Šiljegović

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Part of 11th division and later 51st Vojvodina division.

Battles & Campaigns

• Operation PFINGSTEN

Reference

• Vojni leksikon
• Peta kozaračka brigada

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