40th Division (Yugoslav Partisans)

40th Slavonia Division
40th Slavonia Division
	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	~4,700 (24 August 1944)
Engagements	World War II in Yugoslavia
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Veljko Kovačević(July 1944 - December 1944); Savo Miljanović (December 1944 - May 1945)

The 40th Slavonia Division (Serbo-Croatian Latin: Četrdeseta slavonska divizija) was a Yugoslav Partisan division formed on 15 July 1944. It was formed from the 16th Youth Brigade and 18th Slavonia Brigade.^[2] The division was part of the 6th Corps and it mostly fought in Slavonia region. Commander of the division until December 1944 was Veljko Kovačević, after him Savo Miljanović served as the commander.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Vojna Enciklopedija tom II. Belgrade. 1971. pp. 265–268.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Vojni leksikon. Belgrade: Vojnoizdavački zavod. 1981. p. 826.

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[:3-1] Vojna Enciklopedija tom II. Belgrade. 1971. pp. 265–268.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[:0-2] Vojni leksikon. Belgrade: Vojnoizdavački zavod. 1981. p. 826.

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