13th (Primorsko-goranska) Division

13th (Primorsko-goranska) Assault Division

(Trinaesta primorsko-goranska udarna divizija)

History

Yugoslav Partisan Thirteen Division was formed in April 1943 from 6th and 14th Brigades. Operated in Gorski Kotar, Lika and Croatian Littoral.

On 31 May 1943 division had 1883 men and 62 women in ranks out of which 1461 and 50 were present in units armed with:

1053 Mauser rifles

163 Italian rifles

23 other rifles

10 submachine-guns

149 pistols

65 light machine-guns

17 machine-guns

7 light mortars

2 heavy mortars

1 mountain gun 65mm

1 anti-tank guns 37mm

1 raiding horses

64 draught horses

39 horses for field kitchen

On 12 October 1943 division had 5668 soldiers out of which 5251 present in units armed with:

3314 rifles

233 pistols

43 light machine-guns

22 machine-guns

8 anti-tank guns

15 mortars

8 guns

18 raiding horses

67 draught horses

210 pack horses

Staff

Commander

Veljko KovaÄeviÄ‡

Vinko AntiÄ‡

DuÅ¡an VlaisavljeviÄ‡

Dimitrije VojvodiÄ‡ - Zeko

Nikola Grubor

Political Commissar

Artur Turkulin

Vinko Å vob

Äuro MatiÄ‡

Josip SkoÄiliÄ‡

Chief of Staff

Martin DasoviÄ‡

Sava VukeliÄ‡

Dimitrije VojvodiÄ‡ - Zeko

Petar Tomac

Jovo LonÄariÄ‡

Äuro Pokrajac

Milan PoÄuÄa

Battles & Campaigns

Operation ISTRIEN - Rommel's offensive (Romelova ofanziva)

Operation WOLKENBRUCH - Rommel's offensive (Romelova ofanziva)

Operation ADLER II

Operation DREÅ½NICA

Operation WALDLAUF - in Lika, to capture Gacka valley, late March

Operation KEULENSCHLAG

Operation MORGENSTERN

Operation SONNENWENDE

Operation FLORETT

Lika-Primorje operation

Reference

Svetozar Tintor: Trinaesta primorsko-goranska udarna divizija

Petar Kleut: Jedanaesti korpus NOVJ

Antun Giron: Zapadna Hrvatska u Drugom svjetskom ratu

Franz Schraml: Hrvatsko ratiÅ¡te : njemaÄko-hrvatske legijske divizije -369., 373., 392. pjeÅ¡. div. (hrv.)

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