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Dilj partisan detachment

(Diljski narodnooslobodilački partizanski odred)

History

On 29 September 1943, Dilj detachment was reformed as 25th Brod Brigade with 550 soldiers joining brigade and remaining 150 forming new Dilj detachment.

During night of 6/7 November 1943 Dilj together with parts of Osijek detachment launched surprise attack on Engineer battalion of 1st Cossack Calvary Division located in Potnjani completely smashing it. In total 60 Cossacks, mostly Russians and Ukrainians joined Partisans allowing formations of Russian partisan company as part of the Dilj detachment.

On 30 January 1944 detachment had 568 soldiers out of which by social structure:

  • 146 workers
  • 334 peasants
  • 55 craftsman
  • 10 clerks
  • 4 workers
  • 19 intellectuals

and by nationality:

  • 288 Croats
  • 215 Serbs
  • 2 Slovenes
  • 23 Ukrainians
  • 1 Jew
  • 12 Muslims
  • 27 Russians

On 28 September 1944, detachment was once again used to form new brigade 4th Brod Brigade from its 1st and 3rd Battalion, leaving detachment with 400 soldiers.

Staff

  • Detachment Commander
    • Ivan Jergović PriÅ¡a
    • Zlato UgljeÅ¡ić
    • Stevo Carević
    • Luka Å krinjar
    • Stevo Dujanović Lav
    • Nikola Dolinić Pitomi
    • Savo Radanović
    • Savo Martinović
    • Jovo Ognjevnoić
    • ÄŒedo Borozan
  • Political Commissar
    • Stjepan DomankuÅ¡ić Omega
    • Slavko Medunić
    • Aleksandar Jovanović AljoÅ¡a
    • Mladen Zvonarević Zvir
    • Branko MiÅ¡ković
    • Mirko Lakić
  • Deputy Commander
    • Zlatko UgljeÅ¡ić
    • Luka Å krinjar
    • DuÅ¡an Ojdanić
  • Deputy Political Commissar
    • Pero Olhovi
    • Martin Lalić
  • Chief of Staff
  • Operational officer

Battles & Campaigns

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