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14th Slovenia Division
Flag of Yugoslavia (1943–1946)
Flag of Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (used by the Partisans)
Active 1943–1945
Country Democratic Federal Yugoslavia
Branch Yugoslav Partisan Army
Type Infantry
Size ~2,400 (9 August 1943)
Part of 7th Corps
Engagements World War II in Yugoslavia
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Mirko Bračič

The 14th Slovenia Assault Division (Slovene: Štirinajsta slovenska udarna divizija, Serbo-Croatian: Četrnaesta slovenačka udarna divizija / Четрнаеста словеначка ударна дивизија) was а Yugoslav Partisan division formed in Dolenjska on 13 July 1943. It was formed from the 1st and the 2nd Slovenia Brigades, and on 9 August the 3rd and the 7th Slovenia Brigades also became part of this division.[1] Commander of the division was Mirko Bračič and its political commissar was Stane Dobovičnik Krt. In October 1943, it became a part of the 7th Corps. The division mostly operated in Slovenia.[2]

References[]

  1. Vojni leksikon. Belgrade: Vojnoizdavački zavod. 1981. pp. 826. 
  2. Vojna Enciklopedija tom II. Belgrade. 1971. pp. 265–268. 
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