4th Krai’s strike brigade ( Serbhorv. Chetvrta kraјishka udarna brigade / Četvrta krajiška udarna brigada ) - brigade of the People's Liberation Army of Yugoslavia, which participated in the People's Liberation War of Yugoslavia.
| 4th krainsky shock brigade | ||||
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| Years of existence | September 9, 1942 - May 9, 1945 | |||
| A country |  Yugoslavia | |||
| Included in | 5th Krajinsk division | |||
| Type of | guerrilla troops | |||
| Includes | 3 battalions (at the time of foundation) 4 battalions (as of September 30, 1942 ) | |||
| Number | 747 people (at the time of foundation) [1] 1097 people (as of October 14, 1942 ) | |||
| Dislocation | Tichevo | |||
| Nickname | Shock | |||
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History
It was founded on September 9, 1942 in Tichevo (near Bosansko-Grakhovo ) on the basis of the battalions "Gavrilo Princip" ( Serb. Gavrilo Princip ), "Elder Vuyadin" ( Serb. Starats Vuјadin ) and "Future" ( Serb. Budunost ), as well as a youth company 5th Krainsky partisan detachment. Milutin Moraca was appointed commander of the brigade, Nicola Kotle was appointed political commander, Tsviyo Oraščić, deputy commander, Tsvetko (died in 1943 in eastern Bosnia), Milan Trninic, political commander, intelligence officer, and Ilya Milevich, brigade commander. From the beginning of October, Vaso Jovanovic was the chief of staff, later transferred to the 1st proletarian shock brigade (Mesud Hotich took his place).
The brigade was subordinate to the Operational Headquarters of the Bosnian Krajina from September 9 to November 9, 1942 , later it was included in the 5th Krajina division. Since September 1943, after the division of the 1st Bosnian corps into the 3rd and 5th corps, commander Milutin Moraca was appointed commander of the 5th Krai division, Rade Zorich, former deputy Morachi, was appointed commander of the 4th krai brigade.
She was awarded the orders "For Merit to the People", "Partisan Star" and "Brotherhood and Unity."
Notes
- ↑ Stevo Vujnović: Vojna organizacija jugoslovenske revolucije (1986), 77.
Literature
- Rade Zoriћ: FOURTH KRAISHISHKA KNOW BRIGADE , Military Publishing Plant, Beograd 1980.
- Milutin Moracha: RATNI DIARY , Military Publishing Plant, Beograd 1962.