ORDER OF BATTLE AS OF 15 MARCH

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February 12, 1999
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March 15, 1949
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REPORT
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2 X1 A9a CLi'ISSIFICATION ^'-^ AT *, 25X1 A2 Approved For R 1198MIRRMEO k41WP82-00 RIDO 0 F MTIO REPORT CD NO. GROW COUNTRY Yugoslavia DATE DISTR. 4 ~,7A f 1949 a at TM I UL-11 SUBJECT Order of Battle as of 15 Liarch PLACE 25X1A6a ACQUIRED DATE OF IN NO. OF PAGES 14 25X1 A2g NO. OF ENCLS. OUSTED BELOW) SUPPLEMENT TO 25X1X6 REPORT NO. The Yugoslav order of battle as of 15 March 1949 is indicated as follrsa 1. Axmy Command Minister of Natioml Defense Supreme Caunander of the Armed Forces Deputy to Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces First Minister for National Defence Chief of General Staff Assistant Chief of General Staff Chief of Cabinet Inspector General for the Armed Forces Vice Inspector General for the Armed Forces Chief of Staff of the Army Chief of Staff of the Navy Chief of Staff of the Airforce Armored Unit Command Artillery Card Engineers' Cad Cavalry Command Quartermaster Corm Communications Command Military Administrations Section Military Transportation Section Military Justice Corps Military Sanitation Corps Physical Culture and Sports Section Assistance Combat Section Military Academies and Schools Police Directorate Military UDB 2 . Sup4me C omna .ds a. No. 2 Military District Headquarters Commander STATE NAVY ARMY AIR This document is hereby aded to CONFIDENTIAL in acc - nee with the letter of 16 Oct 1978 from the Director of C I Intelligence to the Archivist a United States. CLASSIFICATION at Inv-'I NSRB t ~- ,IWWBUTION 9/09/09: CIA-RDP82-0 _ _ Marshal Josip Broz Tito Marshal Josip Broz Tito Cola Gen. Alexandar Rankovic Cold Gen. Ivan Goan jak Col. Gene Kooa Popovio Lt o Gen. Ra4anir Babic Maj. Gen. Ljubodrag Djuric 0 O O O . O . O Vice .Admiral,, Sreoko Manola v' Major General Bozo Lazarevic Lt. Gen. Veljko Kovacevic Lto Gen* Pavle Jaksic Majo Gen. Djordje Mirasavic Lt. Gen. Jakov Avoic Lt. Gen. Ljubisa Iiadzi-Popovic Lt. Gene Dusan Vinijovic Co?. Drago Strugar Lt. Gen. Vuko Lepetio Maj. Genet Mirko Kr'xic Lt. Gen. Dr. Doze Bozoric Lt. Gen. Vlade Ambrozic Ma j . Gen. filo je r,Iilojevio Lt. Gen. Savo Orovic Lt -p Gene Sava Drl jevic Lt-. Gen. Vojo Ristic E sri Sad Lt. Gan.-Milan Kupreaanin I S S C Approved For Release 1999/09/09 : CIA-RDP82-00457R002700130001-1 Comprises ba No. 3 Military District Headquarters Camneader Carnprisee ca O. 5 Military District Headquarters Commander Comprises do Woo 1 Pilitary District Headquarters Commander Comprises 3. " "Division of the Guards" lbadquarter6 Commander or aniZational set?aap I Fusileers Battalion 2 Fusileers Battalion 3 Fusileers Battalion Motorized Battalion Cavalry Squadron Artillery Regiment Anti-Air Artillery Regiment 4a First (Seventh) Army Headquarters Commander Vice Commander Chief of Staff Assistant Chief of Staff Political Commissar Additional Officers Sector under its-jurisdiction 25X1A2 Zones garrisoned by Third and Fifth Armies (Novi Sad ) His C0~. Gen. Peko Dapoevic Zone garrisoned by First and Seventh Armies (His) Zagreb Ltv'Gen. Danilo Lekic Zone garrisoned by second and Higath Army (Zagreb) Sarajevo Lt. Gen. Mdiha jle Apostolski Zone arrisoned by Sixth Army (Sarajevo) Belgrade I a j 0 Gen. Zezel j Milann, Belgrade Belgrade, Zemun Belgrade Zeman Belgrade Belgrade Nis Lt. Gen* Velitnir Terzic a o . a rzaj. Gen. Miter Vujovic . . . . Maj. Gene Vojo Toaorovic Maj. Gen. Djordjo Mirasevic raj. Gera. Gajo Vojvodic Col. Ante Zigolio Col. Milan Uzelac Republic of Croatia (excluding Vranje) - Northern zone of the autonamoxas regican Kosovo- T?etohi jai. Camwmd H.Q. Ccm mander 4 Division "Pdont~grin" Proletarian Valjeve 1 Regiment "Xra jinski" 2 Regiment "Krajinski" 3 Regiment "Krajinski" Artillery Regiment Krupani Val jevo obronovac Val juvo Major Iasi o Stevie Major Sine Grbcric Major Milan Mikic Approved For Release 1999/09/09 : CIA-RDP82-00457R002700130001-1 Approved For Release 1999/09/09 : CIA-RDP82-00457R002700130001-1 25X1A2 10 Division Udarna "Iirali,sk?a" 7 Regiment "Krajiokin 9 Regiment "Krajiaki" 17 Regiment "LIcalem" Artillery Regiment 11 "Crno ora]-sa" Proletarian Division 5 Regiment "Kozerski" 8 Regiment "Crnogorski" 12 Regiment "Kosovaki" Artillery Regiment Kragujov Icragu jevao Jagodira Itrus;evac Kragu jevao Za, jeoar Za, jocar Kn jazevac Negotin Za., jaos r Major S1lirko Kujic Major D ford je Dcsetic Major Sreten Zarkovic Major Melenko Iakd7ic Major Spiro Sp dija Major Dimitri Kasanin Major Dasiilo Brenkaio 21 "Srpska" Division 3 Regiment 4 Regiment 5 Regiment Artillery Regiment 37 Division Udarna "Maaka 2 (1) Regiment 5 (3) Regiment 6 (4) Regiment Artillery Regiment Army heavy motorized artillery regiment Army engineers regiment Army engineers oamminioatia s ? regiment 10 Cavalry Regiment Army dlwLplinary battalion military hospital 6 a Second (E:ighth) Army Headquarters Commander Vice Commander Chief of Staff Assistant Chief of Staff Political Commissar Additional Officers Sector under its jurisdiction Division Udarxia "Krsajissw 1 Regiment 3 Regiment 5 Regiment Artillery regiment Prokuplje Ilia Alelaxo Big' Caoalc Kral jevo Novi Pazar Uzice His His Nis His Ilia Nis m . 0 0 a 0 0 0 Maj. Maszlc Szabo Ma j. Jovo Moltika Ma j o Karel Gromic 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q 0 Maj. Stmnio Zagreb Lt? Gen. Ante Banina a 0 . . Maj. Gen. Vo jo Nikolic Colo Ivan Subotic Maj. Gen. Ivan Sibl Col. Rado Bulat.-Teso Cola Z&rije. Stojovic Col. Milisav Koi jenic Colo Blaze La mpar Cola Ales Graviliceriso Colo Nuljan Republic of Croatia (excluding eastern Slavonia and Dalmatia) - Istria, central and southern, Maribor mono m Mursjka Sobota zoned CommarA H.Q. Commander Sisak Cola Janko Blatie Sink Maj. Branko Rojna Pakrac Maj. Drazigotrio Sinn ja Ism. j . Vu jack Approved For Release 1999/09/09 : CIA-RDP82-00457R002700130001-1 Approved For Release 1999/09/09 : CIA-RDP82-00457R002700130001-1 25X1A2g CEIITRAL IISTELLIGEIICE AGENCY 6 Divisions Proletarian Lika "Nikola Tesla" Colo Rilija Rad&cavic 1 Regiment "Marko Crreska'ric" Vojnic Major Ljubisa Milotlo 2 Regiment "Licks" Otocac Major Dane Ugarovic 3 Regiment "Lapels," Zagreb Major Svetko Moraha Artillery Regiinexrt icarlorac 14 Division Udarrna "Slavonnka" Cal. Rade Bulat 1 Regiment "Bade Tonsic" Varazdin Maj. Frao Vrlic 2 (6) Regiment "Ljubo Server" Ivanic Grad Maj. Alexandea Glebov 13 Regiment "I:tirko Bracic" toprivnica lt4a. j . Dusan Hasanovic Artillery Regiment Varezdin Maj a Kostic Staging Area Center Varazdin 56 (43) Division "Istraska" Lt. Col. Branko Dude, 1 (80 Regiment "Vlad. Gortan" St. Ili Maj. Spasoje Micic 2 (84) Regiment Ormoz LMaj. Pahor 3 (76) Regiment Sloe. Gradec Maj. Vekoslav Dapic Artillery Regiment Slov.Bistrica Q ?I.i. and Trenoporta. Unit Division Hospital Army heavy motorized artillery regiment Army engineers,, communications regiment 11 Cavalry Regiment Maribor Maribor . a . a Dugoselo Lt. Col. No Koljencie: Zagreb . a Cakovec Army da,rciplinary battalion Army military hospital Array engineers regiment Zagreb a @ . 0 Zagreb dcarstrebarsko iTa3. rjo Poropat 7o. Third (Fifth) Army Uoadquartors Novi Sad Ca mnaander . . . Vice Commaiader LIaj J. Gon. I:2ihum Sakic Chief of Staff Assistant Chief of Staff Cola Vitum.Kulunzdio Political Catmnissar Major Dusan Korac Additional Officers I Ia j a Gan. Viado Baijac Col. Vukasin Subotio Col. Mirko Kazelic Sector under its jurisdiction Autonomous region of Vojvodina Eastern Slavonia Command H.Q a C oranander 9 Division "Dalmatinska." Osijek Col. Ljubo Truth. 2 Regiment "Dabnatinski" Ilasioe I.Iaj. Stanko Serpic 3 Regiment "Dabn tinski" Sla Brol Ida j. Marije Li jersi ja. 4 Rogiment "Dalmatinski" Slav. Pozega Maj. Sevje Gospodnetic Artillery regiment 12 Division "Slavonska" S r emaka. Mitre ica Col. Mule Micumamric 93 Regiment 95 Regiment Runs, 116 Regiment wiza Artillery Regiment Sr. Mitrovica 36 Division "Pajvcdinska" Zrenjanin Col. Ivenjo Zurkotiv 3 Regiment "VoJvodinski" Vel. Kikinda Maj. Antun Verkin 5 Regiment "Vcjvodinski" Vrsac Maj. Aron Jurasic Approved For Release 1999/09/09 : CIA-RDP82-00457R002700130001-1 Approved For Release 1999/09/09 : CIA-RDP82-00457 9Q 000130001-1 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 6 I gima nt ` Vo jvodinski" Artillery regiment 45 Division Valwdonska" 20 Regiment Vakedonaki" 23 Regiment " kedonski" 24 Regiment "F,Iakedonaki" Artillery regiment Zranjanin Maj. Zarko Zegariovic Bela Crkva . . . Subotioa Col. Mijat Valetic Subotica Maj. iztolj Serpiev Sambor Maj. Ilorija Kalabos Topola Maj, Urmik Karealloaa Topola . G . . Army heavy motorized artillery regiment Army engineers regiment 9 Cavalry Regiment Army anti-Tank artillery regiment Army anti.air artillery regiment Army disciplinary battalion Army military hospital Zrenjanin . . a Norri Sad Vrsac IaiIi ja . 0 a Osijek . . . Petrovaaradin . . . Novi Sad . 8. Fourth (Tenth) Army Command Command of Advanced Tactics Commander Vice Commander Chief of Staff Assistant Chief of Staff Political Caamnissar Chief of the Mobilization Bureau Chief of the Information Bureau Chief of Bureau of Operations Artillery Commander Additional Officers Sector under its jurisdiction Ljubljana Aidusaina N . . 6 Lt. Gen. Dusan Kvedor Maj. Gen. Petar Stanta Maj. Gen. Bozidar Kraut Maj. Gen. Bosko Djuriskovio Lt, Gen. Rade LIrve Maj. Bilidar Zlodre Col. Dusan Subotic Maj. Gen, Ivan Macok Col, Vojo Popavric Col. Bogdan Vojoeovio Col. Milan Lab Cola G'riss Maj. Milan Despot Republic of Slavonia (excluding zonea of Maribor and Aurska Sobota) 1 Armored Division 1 Tank regiment 2 Tank regiment 3 Motorized regiment Its units are located at Motorized artillery regiment 1 Proletarian Regiment "Srpski" 2 Proletarian Regiment "Srpmki" Its units are located at 13 Regiment "Rade Ko-acar" Its units are located at Artillery Regiment Command ILA. Cinder Kra3Ln j Col. Jonran Zalmla Capt. Nikolaa Bozic, (Chief S.M. ) Skrf ja Leka Skxf ja Leka Skof ja Lek & Ziri Trata Me .k Postumia Senosecchia Divaocia Sesana Vipacco S. Vito Comeno S. Giacomo Tem8nizza Postumia Maj. Misa Kavraoevic L1aj. Ljubodrag Zaric r.a j . Sreten Undnik Col. Djure Kov cevic Maj. Branko Maiisinovic (Chief S@M. ) Lt, Col. MMilenko Jakopovic Maj. Milija Radulovic Its k' p over For Release 1999/09/09: CIA-RDP `, Wv7R002700130001-1 Approved For Release 1999/09/0:9 : CIA-RDP82-00457R002700130001-1 CENTRAL rELLIGfl TCE AGE2 CY 25X1A2 3.1, Armored Unit Command Headquarters Commander Vice Coimna .der Chief of Staff Political Com~.ssar Belgrade Lt 0 Gen., Ve :i jko Ko aoevic m @ P a o m O ? v' Tank school "Potar Da.i?FsIfe First Army Autonomous tank regiment Bela Crkwa Lte Colo Dusan Corkc Nis Lt,, Colo "t'etar Voi3 6vio Second AME Au::> am.ous task ro-pimeUb Third 3 snored Division Tank Regirnent; Zagreb Lto Co"1o Voja Ahramovic Osijek Osijek Novi Sad I A,rrntred Division 1 T ?1eg`ize t 2 Teak Regiment 3 ilotori red artillery regiment Motorizes! artillery regiment Firth 2 .ored Di; JJ a. 3 Tank Regiz xt 5 Tank Regiment 11 Motorized Regent Motorized. artillery regiment W 0. GY 6 Q p ? O W 9 0 IKrai.j Col. Jo van Z&aila ,s, j o Him Ko? ?vic 0 d a a Skci ja Loka Magi. IJubodrag ?Uric Skot ja Loka Y a j ? Sreteu Hod Pik Kadm'&ik H b . a Skoplva Col. Bogdan Stupar? Skeplj ? ? . Skcjpl jo w a a 9 Skaaplje b b Urosevac o ~ Autonomous tank regiment Ilidza Lt. Col. Stephan Bruzic 12. Military Aircorpa Supreme C ommand Headquarters Carandcar Vice Caum ndor Chief of Staff Assistant Chief of Staff Political Commissar Units 1 Air Division 111 Pursuit Squadron Zeman Maj o Gen.. Zdenko Ulopic Maj. Ger. V]. a Matetic Maj. Gc+n. Bozo Lazarevic Col, Llirko Lozic !IAJ, Gen. Leko, S isaori c Ocri m 3 II.Q, Cc;ctaaander? Fo'koplje Lt o Colo Mirka C cm's:.and LQ m C amrmai for `c'kopl je Stefano sic Capt. Nikolic Approved For Release 1999/09/09 : CIA-RDP82-00457R002700130001-1 Approved F 57ROO2700130001-1 C1i NTRAL I LLIGENCE AGENCY 25X1A2 421 Fighter Squadron 554 Fighter Squadron His Colo Duna Bojovic Skopije ? 0 . 6 2 Air Division 113 Pursuit Squadron 442 Fighter Squadron 423 Fighter' Squadron 3 Air Division 112 Pursuit Squadron 128 Pursuit Squadron 254 Pursuit Squadron 4 Air Division 41 Bomber Squadron 42 Bomber Squadron 110 Pursuit Squadron 5 Air Division 508 Bomber Squadron 524 Bomber Squadron 528 Pursuit Squadron 6 Air Division Zagreb Lt. Col..Viotor Bubanj Ljubljana Lt. Colo Milic Zagreb e 0 0 Zagreb Capto Trtioa Ljubljana Cole Albin Pablo L jubljasaa o o a o . 0 p Ljubljana . . . . Scmbor Colo Sava Pl jFanec Sanbor Ma, j. Caa)ko Sanbor .. a o Novi Sad Ravna Gore. Col. Marijan Rupaka Crnane l j . . . Ravna. Gore . o . There has been no exact infor- mation on the composition and displacement of its unite, It was set up in Russiag and it is reported to have been repatriated in 1948. The disposition will probably be as folly Cad Skopije one regiment Skcpijo one regiment Bitol j-Ummstir one regiment . Q o 1 Transport Squadron Zeman Colo Viado Misic 1 Squadrille Zozrnn Lt. Sime Fabi janovic 2 Squadrille Zemurt Capt. Pepol j 3 Squadrille Zeman .... Reconnaissance Squadron Mostar Maj rianovic . I Squadrille Mostar Lt. Okanevio 2 Squadrille Mostar Lt o Kne-l Devenioa 3 Squadrille Mostar i . o e 13m Naval Force (military,' Supreme Cwaamd &adquarters C . , err Vice Commander Chief of Staff Ass intent Chief of 5taf f Political Cries" Split Vice Admiral Josip Cer j Vice Admiral Djuro L ie Vies Admiral Brooke manola Captain Zlatan Cazunio Approved For Release 1999/09/09 : CIA-RDP82-00457R002700130001-1 Approved Fos 0457R002700130001-1 25X1A2g Lt order Ccatand of River Fleet Seat Nam Commands Faso y Dement "Uppe? driatio" Sew; Comnander Sector of Jurisdiction !3M Deg gent "Central Adriatic" (SREJA) Seat Camrder- Sector, of jurisdiction Naval, bases Nwg Degartmo aer Adriatic" (JUJA) 'goat Commander Sector of jurisdiction Naval bases Obaorvation Stations 14? Marine Corp Seat C ca sander Vice Commander Chief of Staff Assistant Chief of Staff Political Commissar Units i Re inert a urn. a`^? located at k2 He itmnt 1 are located at SEJA) Sibenik Captain Vescello Tomnic Pole? Captain Ziatan Sazunic Coast of Istria and the Quar wr bay up to Zadar - Pa &, Dakar Fianna, Rab - Loain j Poles. Sricni. . Senj - Baba Karlobag.. Sibenik Captain Jags Tomaio From Zadar to Stoat Landalina lay -'Split - Zadar - port Sv. Juraj on Vied Dui Otok - Sibenik - mortar Zlarin w Velik DrvenIk - Lagosta. Tivat Capt o Gliko Ijarbare v is From Ston to Sojana Lapad (Dubrovnik) - Dubrovnik Caveat - Prevlaka - Kl.inci - Plats n ma (?) between Bar and Ulo in j. Cetinje Maj. Gen. Gliko Mandic Lt. Col. Tune Aria V . Q . Q Lt. Colt Jakoa Pijrio Commarad 110Q. Came ol.er Poles Laj. Petar Milic Poles Bricni Login j Cr-ea Via Maj. Bracko Radelic Sibenik Zirje Brae Koroula Lashes Split Luosta Approved For Release 1999/09/09 : CIA-RDP82-00457R002700130001-1 Approved Fo 457R002700130001-1 25X1A2g CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 3 Ro ianent Irv--u--n aero located at thrine School Maritime (military) arsenals Mine deposits Naval Academy School for Uidshi en School for radio telegraphy School naval target practice Merchant Marine Institute School for navy signals Tivat Ma j a Ratko Borovic Tivat Teodo Zelenilm Kumbor Dubrovnik Sipan Lagosta $xIcar Kotor Sibonik Bakar Dubrovnik Divulje Magdalena Teodo bs-tor Sibenik Trogir Kotor 15 U-0-J- (Korpus Narodne Odbreno iugoslavie) General Ccmmand Seat Commander Vice Commander Officers School School for Cadets 2 Division 1 Re iment on 5 Battalion 4 Battalion 15 Regiment Fro en regiment egiment Y"Ba to on canpany 2 company 3 c anpany 2 Battalion c cnpaxzy 5 company 6 c aupany 3 Battalion c 8 company 9 oaapany Belgrade Lto Gene dove Vukotic Lta Gen. Bosko Silijogevic Ejelovar Krragujevac S nbor Mortar Zagreb Zrenjanin Commander Zagreb Colo Frank Rukcav Zagreb a 0 m 0 Bjelovnr Zagreb Ljubl ja * a 0 a fA Osijek a a m a Ljubljana a a a a Erpelle Trieste F.T. Began. Erpelle Montespino Salcano Sv, Petar Caneno Tolmino Casale Caporetto Volaana Approved For Release 1999/09/09: CIA-RDP82-00457R002700130001-1 Approved For Release 1999/09/09 : CIA-RDP82-00457R002700130001-1 25X1A2g 4 Bttalion 10-company 11 company 12 company Ziro ica Trzic Joaersko Donrjo 5 Battalion 6 Battalion 3 Division 'deg .moment 74 Regiment .. Regiment Frontier regiment 27 Division 2 Regiment 4 Regiment 7 Regiment Frontier regiment 5 Regiment 20 Regiment 0 0 Regiment Frontier regiment 6 Regiment 8 Regiment 16 Regiment Frontier Regiment Soloeva Dravograd Sarajevo Mortar Sarajevo Bihar Boigrade Pancevo Belgrade Novi Saul. Sa ubor Casa Zajecar Kragu jorao Pirot Skopije Kosovo Prile o Valandovo Djevdjelijo 17. Xugaslav Ccmtingent Staff Headquarters Ccaxxder Political Commissar Reams Echelon Cctnmand Portorose Lt. Gen. Milos Sumonni ja Lt. Gen, Djordje Bonarcic Isola d' Istria Military Administration Canmander Serb Proletari iMCat C R.Q. Commander one battalion one battalion one battalion Heavy motor unit Capodistr? Col. Tlirko Lenac Capodictria Lt o Col. Tillenko Jakopavio Capodistria Isola de Istria, Villa Decaxai Moe di Capodistria 4 Motor Regiment Command H Q Commander Motor battalion (28 cars "Gen. Stuart" 120 men including mechanics) Igo-toriaed infantry battalion (45~, men . automatic weapons only) Isola dl Istria Major Lon1 r (2) Isola dIIstrie. Isola d" Istria Approved For Release 1999/09/09 : CIA-RDP82-00457R002700130001-1 Approved For Release 1999/0 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Transportation battalion (36 three-ton trucks) 1 Arti]]ery Regiment Command H .Q. Ceder 76 ma Group one ttery two batteries Horse-Drs n Group 76 mm. OY1e ry two battery Anti-Air Auto-Transorted Group one battery one battery Reconnaissance cavalry squadron (about 300 men) Motorcycle company Automobile company Engineers Ccmmznications Co. Quartermaster Field military hospital Radio station 25X1A2 Ta.go Major Nedelkovic Buje daIstria. Cittanovu Thnago Capodistria Villa Decani Capodistria. Pirano Pirano-Portorose Capodistria Capodistria Monte di Capodistria Portorose Portorose DaJe Da Istria, Portorose Portoroso Approved For Release 1999/09/09 : CIA-RDP82-00457R002700130001-1