The 5th Bosnian (Krainsky) shock corps ( Serb. Peti Bosanski (kraјishki) shock corps / Peti bosanski (krajiški) udarni korpus ) is the NOAU army corps that participated in the second half of the People's Liberation War of Yugoslavia.
| 5th Bosnian Corps | |
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 Troops of the 5th Bosnian Corps enter Travnik, 1944 | |
| Years of existence | May 11, 1943 - April 22, 1945 |
| A country |  Yugoslavia |
| Subordination | NOUA |
| Included in | 2nd army |
| Type of | ground forces, aviation |
| Includes | On October 1, 1944 :
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| Number | 26 thousand people |
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| Commanders | |
| Famous commanders | Slavko Rodich Velimir Stojnich |
History
It was founded on May 11, 1943 by the decree of the Supreme Commander of the NOAU Josip Broz Tito as the 2nd Bosnian People’s Liberation Corps after the division of the 1st Bosnian People’s Liberation Corps into the 1st and 2nd Bosnian Corps. The 2nd Bosnian included the 4th , 10th and 11th Krajin divisions. The first commander of the corps was Slavko Rodich, Velimir Stojnich (People's Hero of Yugoslavia) held the post of political commissar.
The corps received its real name on October 5, 1943 . As of November, there were 9084 people in it. The corps was responsible for guarding the liberated territory on which the first meeting of the Land Anti-Fascist Council of the People's Liberation of Croatia and the second meeting of the Anti-Fascist Council of the People's Liberation of Yugoslavia were spent. In March 1944, the 39th Krainsky Division entered the corps: by May, it numbered 18,370 people. In July 1944, the 53rd Middle Bosnian Division was formed as part of the corps. By October 1, 1944, there were about 26 thousand people in the corps.
The corps participated in the liberation of the cities of Banja Luka , Priedor , Sanski Most , Sarajevo and other settlements of Yugoslavia. On April 22, 1945 it was disbanded: its main part was included in the 2nd Yugoslav army, and the 53rd division became part of the 3rd Bosnian corps .
Literature
- Drago Karasiievi . Petit Corps NOVЈ , Military Publishing Factory, Beograd 1985.
- Encyclopedia War . Beograd 1975.