Unit Name: | 14th Slovenia Division |
Dates: | 1943–1945 |
Country: | Democratic Federal Yugoslavia |
Branch: | Yugoslav Partisan Army |
Type: | Infantry |
Size: | ~2,400 (9 August 1943) |
Command Structure: | 7th Corps |
Battles: | World War II in Yugoslavia |
Notable Commanders: | Mirko Bračič |
The 14th Slovenia Assault Division (Slovene: Slovenian: Štirinajsta slovenska udarna divizija, Serbo-Croatian: Serbian: Četrnaesta slovenačka udarna divizija / Четрнаеста словеначка ударна дивизија) was а Yugoslav Partisan division formed in Lower Carniola on 13 July 1943. It was formed from the 1st and the 2nd Slovenia Brigades, and on 9 August the 3rd and the 7th Slovenia Brigades also became part of this division.[1] The Commander of the division was Mirko Bračič and its political commissar was Stane Dobovičnik Krt. In October 1943, it became a part of the 7th Corps. The division mostly operated in Slovenia.[2]