YUGOSLAV ORDER OF BATTLE

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002100700002-3
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• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 17, 1998
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: December 20, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Yugoslavia
SUBJECT Yugoslav Order of Bat
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1. Many modifications in the organization of the Yugoslav Armor were effected
in July 1948. Until that date, a Yugoslav division was composed of three
infantry brigades and one artillery brigade. Since July, the infantry
and artillery brigades have become infantry and artillery regiments.
2. Since July the denomination of Yugoslav divisions has been changed so
that the divisions are now denominated only by Roman numerals. Regiments
which were formerly brigades are now denominated by Arabic numerals and
battalions by Roman numerals (for example IV Battalion 56th Regiment
XVI Division was formerly denoted 4 Battalion of 56 Regiment of 16 Division).
3. There are three army groups which are officially denominated as Armor Zone
Cornaands (Arcaijske Oblasne Komande). These would appear to be?territori l
units, but they are, in fact, the operative corps. There is a good
possibility that these are the future "front commandoes"; the most prominent
generals of Tito's Argr are the commanders of the new commandor?4
Allegedly, a new Ninth Army has been formed. Details are lacking.
5. The staff of Fourth Army has been transferred to Kragu':7 e
6. The former independent artillery "division" within a division has now been
replaced by artillery regiments.
Locati~ (as of 1 September 1948):
7. Commands of the Military Zone (either denoted as the "let" or "Northern Front"):
Headquarters =
Commander =
Assistant Commander s
Commander of Military Police V
Commander of Military UDB s
Staff '1ember
Zagreb
Lt. General Danilo Lekic "Spanac" (Spaniard)
Lt. General Bosko Siljegovic
Colonel Viado Mutak
Major Aleksandar Jovanovic
Major General Nikolp. Karanovic
Units and institutions under the Sta t Unknown
Second and Fourth Armies
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Territorial jurisdiction
8. Second Arz
fieadquartera
Corraander
Assistant Ca:uryander
Chief of Staff
Assistant Chief of Staff
Political Cormaissar
sanitation Chief
Staff members
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: The territory of second and Fourth
Armies (mostly Croatia, Slovenia,
newly annexed parts of Istria dnd
Slovensko Primorje and a part of
Dalmatia).
Zagreb
Lt.' General Ante Banjina
: 'iajor General Nikola Karanovic
_ ;iajor General Vojo Hikolic
: Colonel Ivan Subotio
: Colonel Djuro Kladarin
: Dr. l3osko Korbajt
i.3ujor General Ljubo Vuckovic
Colonel Blas Lontbar
Lieutenant Colonel Vlado :utak
Dartlo Knezevic
alisav Koljencic
?zarija Stojovic
units directly under the Staff:
Cavalry Brigade : Cakovec
Liaison Brigade Zagreb (?)
F,ngineer Brigade : Jastrebarsko
Co?x:,a.ndcr: ;1ajor Poropat Kavio
.1otorizo4 Artillery : Dugoselo
Co:uaanders Lt. Col. No Koljencic
Tank Brigade : 7Agreb
cocrnander: Lt. Col. Voja Avramovic
"Discipline Battalion" s 7.agreb
9. Divisionsaof the Second _ :
ao 5 Kralina Shock Diva ors
: elovar
Conuaonderers : Colonel Janko Blatic
Political Co ini asar : Lt. Colonel (?) Bade,, 3asic
1 Brigade : Sisak
Col.u ea re r: :Major Branko Rojina
3 Brigade : Pakrac
Co~nnnan r: '.ajor Drazigovic
5 ]Brigade : Bjelovar
Coi:uaander: Aa jor vu jacic
Artillery i,rigade : Novska
b. 4 Lika Proletarian Division "Nikola Testa"
Headquarters : Otocae
Cornriander : ILlija Radakovic
Bri lade ":4arko Oreskovic" : Karlovac
to:iuiandor: ;ajor Lju i.sa ~tilotic
2 Brigade : Ogulin
o:,Aan r: :aajor Dane Uganovic
3 Ett i ;ade "Kapelaa : Gospic
Co1iugdnder: '::a jor Cvetko L~ioraca
Artillery brigade Kurlovac
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c. 3-4 Slovenian Shock Division
Headquarters : Varasdin
Commander : Colonel Raft Bulat
1 Brigade "Rade Tomsic" : Zagreb
Commmander- Major Franjo Vrlio
2 Brigade "Ljubo Server" : Kapela
commanders fdajor Dusan Hasahovic
l3 Brigade "Marko Beracic" : Koprivnica
Co dander: Major Aleksandar Glebov
Artillery Brigade : Varazdin
d. 19 Dalmatian Shock Division
Headquarters : Knit
Commander : Colonel Fordo Pandakovic
5 Brigade : Knin
amnaander: Major Penile Petrovar
6 Karlovac bra de - : Zadar
Comm: t or Nile Klincic
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Artillery Brigade
10. Fourth Armor
headquarters
Commander
Assistant Commander
Chief of Staff
Political Coczaissar
Commander of Artillery
Staff Members
: Sinj
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s Ljubljana
: Lt. General Milos Sumonja
Lt. General Dusan Kveder
Lt. General Stanko Percin (or Pernec)
: Major General Bosko Djuraskovic
: major General Karel Levicnik
: Major General Blazo Bofovic
Colonel Perisa Grmic
Vukasin !licunovic
3Rirko Lenac
Oajo Vojvodic
Dusan Subotic
Major Bozidar Zlodre
'tilan Despot
Lt. Colonel Rade 'drvos
11. Units directly under the staff of the Arne' are as follows:
Cavalry Brigade
Details lacking but there is
reportedly one mountain-cavalry
"division", location unknown.
Liaison Brigade : Ljubljana
1',,ngineer Brigade : Ljubljana (Litija)
Commander: :.major :dirko Brecelj
lotorized Artillery Brigade
Commander: Major tiro Zelenkovic
:anti Aircraft Brigade
anti-Tank Brigade
Commander: : ajor Vuk
"Discipline Battalion"
12. Divisions making up the Fourth Arqr are:
: Celje
: Ptuj
: Ilirska Bistrica
: Kocevje
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1 Proletarian Division
headquarters
Commander
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1 Serbian Proletarian Brigade
2 Serbian Proletarian Brigade
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3 Proletarian Brigade "Bade Koncar"
Commander
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Colonel Vojo Popovlc
Postojna
Kopar (Capodistria)
D.vaca '.(near Trieste)
oJor 21i3a RadalOVia
Senozece (near Trieste)
Major 'Tiro Brezak
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7..nAMIJaShock Headquarters
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Idrija
Cojmnander
1 "Gavka" Brigade
Lt. Colonel Nikola Grubor (?)
Tolmin
tom n ec~r: `Qor Janko I'etrovic
2 "Bari ja-~? e
Cloers irSajor ,iirko Boban
3 "Banda" bridade
Vipava
Ajdovscina
ArtillerY Br Dada
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Idriski Crnt Vrh
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Co 3or Dusan lulic
17 14aievica Shock Division
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2 Krajina Brigade
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Bohinjska Bela
Com;aander: ;Major Jurkovic
6 Bosnian Brigade
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3Aoj strana
ire. Major Rudolf Kamic
l :AaJ yica__ Brigade s. Trzic or Krizi.
Corianders Jajo-I Plocev (or Vicko Trpkovic) .
1 Battalion
c"~,o m-anJers CBI tain Nikola Valas
Political Commissar: 'ASilorad Sukovic
2 Battalion
C Ban` ers Captain Coke
Brigade Batten
Canrnan s "Zastavnik" Golubovic
political Coin m-issar s Lt. Markovic
Four 122 mm guns
80 men
:Aortar Coot
Commander: Lt. Ili ja :Aagovec
Nine 82 mm, mortars
3.10 men
Artillery Brigade s. i+Akdovljica
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Gorr?nander s Colonel 'Ai lan Nemesic
Chief of Staff $ Major Kosavcic
1Croatian Bri. : Klema
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Artillery Bri de 53~+ak
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Subordinate units in Fiume, Susak,-Pola,Kia a
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