Unit Name: | 39th Krajina Division |
Dates: | 1944–1945 |
Country: | Democratic Federal Yugoslavia |
Allegiance: | Yugoslav Partisans |
Branch: | Yugoslav Partisan Army |
Type: | Infantry |
Size: | ~3,400 (upon formation) |
Battles: | World War II in Yugoslavia |
Notable Commanders: | Vojo Todorović Lerer |
The 39th Krajina Division was a Yugoslav Partisan division formed on 20 March 1944. It was formed from the 13th and 15th Krajina Brigades which in total had around 3,400 fighters.[1] In October 1944, the 20th Krajina Brigade became part of the division. It was part of the 5th Corps and it operated in Bosnia, mostly the region of Bosanska Krajina.[2]