33rd Division (Yugoslav Partisans)

33rd Croatia Division
Flag of Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (used by the Partisans)
Active	1944–1945
Country	Democratic Federal Yugoslavia
Branch	Yugoslav Partisan Army
Type	Infantry
Size	1,165 (upon formation)
Engagements	World War II in Yugoslavia
Commanders
Notable commanders	Josip Antolović

The 33rd Croatia Division (Serbo-Croatian Latin: Tridesettreća hrvatska divizija) was a Yugoslav Partisan division formed on 19 January 1944 in Koprivnica. It was formed from the 1st and 2nd Moslavina Brigades^[1] which had a total of 1,165 fighters. The division was a part of the 9th Corps and it operated in Zagorje, Kalnik and Moslavina regions.^[2]

References[]

↑ Vojni leksikon. Belgrade: Vojnoizdavački zavod. 1981. pp. 1100.
↑ Vojna Enciklopedija tom X. Belgrade. 1975. pp. 116–127.

v t e World War II in Yugoslavia

1941	Invasion of Yugoslavia June uprising in eastern Herzegovina Uprising in Serbia Battle of Loznica Battle of Banja Koviljača Operation Uzice (First Enemy Offensive) Operation Mihailovic Novi Pazar Sjenica Uprising in Montenegro Battle of Pljevlja

1942	Operations Southeast Croatia and Ozren (Second Enemy Offensive) Operation Trio (Third Enemy Offensive) Kozara Offensive Operation Alfa

1943	Case White (Fourth Enemy Offensive) Case Black (Fifth Enemy Offensive)

1944	Operations Kugelblitz and Schneesturm (Sixth Enemy Offensive) Operation Rösselsprung (Seventh Enemy Offensive) Belgrade Offensive Kosovo Operation

1945	Syrmian Front Battle of Lijevče Field Bar massacre Battle of Poljana

Macedonia	World War II in Yugoslav Macedonia

Slovenia	Slovene Lands in World War II

Strategic bombing	Belgrade Podgorica Zadar Zagreb

see also Factions in the Yugoslav Front People of the Yugoslav Front Sandžak Muslim militia

v t e Yugoslav Partisans military units

Armies	1st Army 2nd Army 3rd Army 4th Army

Army Corps	1st Corps 2nd Corps 3rd Corps 4th Corps 5th Corps 6th Corps 7th Corps 8th Corps 9th Corps 10th Corps 11th Corps 12th Corps 13th Corps 14th Corps 15th Corps 16th Corps People's Defence Corps of Yugoslavia

Divisions	1st (Proletarian) Division 2nd (Proletarian) Division 3rd (Assault) Division 4th (Krajina) Division 5th (Krajina) Division 6th (Lika) Division 7th (Banja) Division 8th (Kordun) Division 9th (Dalmatian) Division 10th (Krajina) Division 11th (Krajina) Division 12th (Slavonian) Division 13th (Primorje Gorski) Division 14th (Slovenian) Division 15th (Slovenian) Division 16th (Vojvodina) Division 17th (East Bosnian) Division 18th (Slovenian) Division 19th (Dalmatian) Division 20th (Dalmatian) Division 21st (Serb) Division 22nd (Serb) Division 23rd (Serb) Division 24th (Serb) Division 25th (Serb) Division 26th (Dalmatian) Division 27th (East Bosnian) Division 28th (Slavonian) Division 29th (Herzegovina) Division 30th (Slovenian) Division 31st (Slovenian) Division 32nd (Zagorje) Division 33rd (Croat) Division 34th (Croat) Division 35th (Lika) Division 36th (Vojvodina) Division 37th (Sandžak) Division 38th (East Bosnian) Division 39th (Krajina) Division 40th (Slavonian) Division 41st (Macedonian) Division 42nd (Macedonian) Division 43rd (Istria) Division 45th (Serb) Division 46th (Serb) Division 47th (Serb) Division 48th (Macedonian) Division 49th (Macedonian) Division 50th (Macedonian) Division 51st (Vojvodina) Division 52nd (Kosovo-Metochia) Division 53rd (Central Bosnian) Division

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