ORDER OF BATTLE: THE 5 ARMY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R013500390007-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 6, 2002
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: August 21, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 25X1
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INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO.
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COUNTRY Yugoslavia
SUBJECT
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE
ACQUIRED
Order of Battles
The 5 Army
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THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 793
AND 794, OF THE U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE-
LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS
PROHIBITED BY LAW. THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
1o The headquarters of 5 Army is in Skopljeo Political commissar of this army
is Colonel Franjo Knabelo Units placed directly under the Army Command are
located in Skopije and nearby a reaso
20 An artillery regiment is in Skopljeo This regiment has a unit which has
~` 12 Zia guns on caterpillars, caliber 127 mm, and a second unit which has Zia
guns on caterpillars, caliber 220 mmo
The divisions which are placed under the 5 Army area 2 Proletarian Division
in Bitolj o The commanding officer is Major General Sredoje Milosevic who
replaced Major General Sofijanica T #v political commissar of the 4 vision
is Ljubisa Nestorovo Units under this division are: 2 Serbian Proletarian
Regiment in Prilepp; 3 Proletarian, Regiment in Djevdjelijas 1 Proletarian
Regiment in Ohrid, and an artillery regiment in Bitoljo
It. The 3 Montenegrin Division in Pristinao The commanding officer is Colonel
Stanislav Brasico The units of this division are: one infantry regiment
in Pecs one infantry regiment in Pristinaa one infantry regiment in Prizreea
and one artillery regiment in Kosovska Mitrovicao
5o The 15 Infantry Division in Kicevoo The commanding officer is Colonel
Mico Brajovico The units of this division area one infantry regiment in
Gostivara one infantry regiment in Debug and one infantry regiment in
Kicevoa
6e The 41 Infantry Division in Stipo The commanding officer is Colonel Dragutin
Vasico The units of this division area one infantry regiment in Kocani;
one infantry regiment in Sveti Nikola; one infantry regiment in Carsko Selo
and one artillery'regiment in Stipo
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7o. The 48 Assault Division in Str zmicao The unite under this division
ares one infantry regiment in Strrnica9 one infantry regiment in
'Redoviste~ one infantry regiment in Pehcevo9 and one artillery regiment
in Strumi?a,?
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