3rd Corps (Yugoslav Partisans)

This article is about the World War II Partisan formation. For the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina formation, see I Corps (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

Partisan 3rd Corps
Flag of Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (used by the Partisans)
Active	1942–1945
Country	Democratic Federal Yugoslavia
Branch	Yugoslav Partisan Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Corps
Part of	Partisan 2nd Army
Engagements	World War II in Yugoslavia * Operation Wegweiser * Operation Save * Operation Osterei * Operation Maibaum * Operation Maiglöckchen * Operation Vollmond * Operation Fliegenfänger * Operation Heiderose * Operation Hackfleisch
Commanders
Notable commanders	Kosta Nađ Vladimir Popović

1st Bosnian Corps (November 1942)

Parent unit	Supreme Headquarters

Components	4th Krajina Division 5th Krajina Division 6th East Bosnian Brigade

Partisan 3rd Corps (January 1945)

Parent unit	Partisan 2nd Army

Components	27th East Bosnia Division 38th Bosnia Division

The 3rd Corps (Serbo-Croatian: treći korpus) was a Yugoslav Partisan corps that fought against the Germans, Independent State of Croatia (NDH) and Chetniks in occupied Democratic Federal Yugoslavia during World War II. It was created in November 1942 as the 1st Bosnian Corps, and underwent a name change in 1943. It grew in size until 1 January 1945 when it was subordinated to the Partisan 2nd Army. The 3rd Corps spent most of 1944 engaged in hard fighting against the 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian) in eastern Bosnia.

Notes

References

Lepre, George (1997). Himmler's Bosnian Division: The Waffen-SS Handschar Division 1943–1945. Atglen, Philadelphia: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 0-7643-0134-9.
Vuksic, Velimir (2003). Tito's Partisans 1941-45. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-841766-75-5.

World War II in Yugoslavia

1941	Invasion of Yugoslavia June uprising in eastern Herzegovina Uprising in Serbia Battle of Loznica Battle of Banja Koviljača Operation Uzice (First Enemy Offensive) Operation Mihailovic Novi Pazar Sjenica Uprising in Montenegro Battle of Pljevlja

1942	Operations Southeast Croatia and Ozren (Second Enemy Offensive) Operation Trio (Third Enemy Offensive) Kozara Offensive Operation Alfa

1943	Case White (Fourth Enemy Offensive) Case Black (Fifth Enemy Offensive)

1944	Operations Kugelblitz and Schneesturm (Sixth Enemy Offensive) Operation Rösselsprung (Seventh Enemy Offensive) Belgrade Offensive Kosovo Operation

1945	Syrmian Front Battle of Lijevče Field Bar massacre Battle of Poljana

Macedonia	World War II in Yugoslav Macedonia

Slovenia	Slovene Lands in World War II

Strategic bombing	Belgrade Podgorica Zadar Zagreb

see also Factions in the Yugoslav Front People of the Yugoslav Front Sandžak Muslim militia

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