9th Corps (Yugoslav Partisans)

The Partisan 9th Corps (Slovene: IX Korpus), was a formation of the Yugoslav Partisans during World War II. It consisted of division and brigade-size units, and operated in the Italian-annexed Province of Ljubljana, in Yugoslav territories under German civil administration, the Independent State of Croatia and northeastern Italy during World War II.

9th Slovenian Corps
The flag of the Slovene Partisans[1]
Active13 December 1943– 9 May 1945
CountryYugoslavia
BranchDemocratic Federal Yugoslavia Yugoslav Partisan Army
TypeInfantry
SizeCorps
Part of4th Army
ColorsRed, White, Blue
MarchMarš na Drinu
EngagementsWorld War II in Yugoslavia
* Operation Wolkenbruch
* Operation Adler
* Battle of Tarnova
* Trieste operation
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Lado Ambrožič
Stane Potočar
Jože Borštnar

The corps took part in many operations against Germans and Italians forces prior to the surrender of Italy on 8 September 1943. One of the most significant was the German Operation Adler.

After a decision of Palmiro Togliatti, all communist units (named Garibaldini after Giuseppe Garibaldi) operating in territories reclaimed by Yugoslavians were to be incorporated into NOVJ (the Popular Yugoslavian Army of Liberation),[2] and wrote personally the content of the order of the day to be adopted by communist partisans.[3]

List of units
  • 30th Jugoslav Division, based on 17th SNOB (Slovenian Brigade of National Liberation) "Simon Gregorčič" and 18th SNOUB (Slovenian Assault Brigade of National Liberation) "Bazoviška"
  • 31st Jugoslav Division, based on 3rd (initially 6th bde) SNOB "Ivan Gradnik", 7th SNOB "France Prešeren" and 16th SNOB "Janko Premrl Vojko".[4]
  • 19th SNOB (Slovenian Brigade of National Liberation) "Srečko Kosovel"[5]
  • Division Garibaldi "Natisone" (Italian partisans), composed from 156th partisan brigade "Bruno Buozzi" and 157th brigade "Guido Picelli"
  • 20th brigade "Garibaldi Triestina", formed with Italian partisans

References
  1. According to Brezovar, Milan. Letopis muzeja narodne osvoboditve LRS, 1957 p. 41, the Slovene Partisan flag is the Slovene tricolor flag with the anti-Fascist red five-armed star over all three fields.
  2. Cattaruzza, Marina (2007). L'Italia e il confine orientale. p. 270.
  3. "Quei garibaldini che scelsero Tito". Corriere della Sera. 31 January 1992. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  4. Nikola Anić, Sekula Joksimović, Mirko Gutić, «Narodno oslobodilačka vojska Jogoslavije. Pregled Razvoja Oruzanih Snaga Narodnooslobodilnackog pokreta 1941—1945», Izdaje Vojnoistorijski institut, Beograd, 1982.
  5. Stanko Petelin Vojko: Gradnik Brigade Archived 2013-04-20 at the Wayback Machine on znaci.net

Bibliography
  • Cattaruzza, Marina (2007). L'Italia e il confine orientale. Il Mulino. ISBN 978-8815113948.
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