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41st Macedonia Division
Flag of Yugoslavia (1943–1946)
Flag of Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (used by the Partisans)
Active 1944–1945
Country Democratic Federal Yugoslavia
Allegiance Yugoslav Partisans
Branch Yugoslav Partisan Army
Type Infantry
Size ~2,700 (upon formation)
Engagements World War II in Yugoslavia
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Tihomir Miloševski(August 1944 - September 1944)
Naum Veslievski (September 1944 - December 1944)
Metodija Popovski (December 1944 - May 1945)[1]

The 41st Macedonia Division (Macedonian: Четириесет и прва македонска дивизија)[1] was formed on 25 August 1944 in the village of Šeškovo near Kavadarci. It was formed from the 2nd, 4th and 10th Macedonia Brigades which had a total strength of 2,700 soldiers. It mostly fought in Yugoslav Macedonia and Kosovo.[2] During its existence the division had 3 different commanders and 4 different political commissars.[1]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Marjan, Dimitrijevski (1999) (in Macedonian). Makedonskata vojska 1944-1945: pregled na Glavniot štab, brigadite, diviziite, korpusite i V jugoslovenska armija. Skopje: Институт за национална историја. pp. 171–173. ISBN 9989-624-42-9. 
  2. Vojna Enciklopedija tom II. Belgrade. 1971. pp. 265–268. 
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