The 29th (Herzegovinian) Division () was a

Yugoslav Partisan The Yugoslav Partisans,Serbo-Croatian, Macedonian language, Macedonian, Slovene language, Slovene: , or the National Liberation Army, sh-Latn-Cyrl, Narodnooslobodilačka vojska (NOV), Народноослободилачка војска (НО� ...

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formed on 16 November 1943. It was formed from the 10th, 2nd and 3rd Herzegovinian Brigades which had a total strength of 1,567 fighters. Since its formation, the 29th Division was a part of the 2nd Corps.

History

Until January 1945, it fought against units of the German

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, whose units were occupying Eastern Bosnia, Herzegovina and southern Dalmatia. Until the spring of 1944, Herzegovina was occupied by the 7th SS Mountain Division, which was then replaced by the 369th Legionary Division. Parts of the 118th Jäger Division from southern Dalmatia were also engaged in the actions. The Division took part in the

Battle of Vukov Klanac The Battle of Vukov Klanac was a 7-day fight between Wehrmacht and Yugoslav Partisan forces in central Dalmatia. The battle occurred between 15 and 23 October 1944. It occurred in the region between Metković and Ston as Wehrmacht forces retreat ...

in October 1944. In 1945, the 29th Division fought in the

Mostar operation The Mostar Operation was a series of Yugoslav Partisan military operations in Herzegovina from February 6–15, 1945. The Battle Most of central Herzegovina was part of the District of Hum in the Independent State of Croatia. Mostar was also ...

, where it was subordinated to the headquarters of the 8th Corps, and in the Sarajevo Operation. From mid-April, the division was subordinated to the headquarters of the 4th Army, and participated in the

Trieste Operation The Race for Trieste, was a battle during the Second World War that took place during early May 1945. It led to a joint allied victory for the Yugoslav Partisans and 2nd New Zealand Division and a joint occupation of Trieste, but relations soon de ...

.
On 8 May the division, together with units of the Seventh Slovenian Corps, liberated

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References

Links

Vojska.net
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