1st Proletarian Brigade
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The 1st Proletarian Brigade was a prominent Yugoslav Partisan military unit formed during World War II, known for its key role in the resistance against Axis occupation.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yugoslav Partisan military unit
ⓘ
infantry brigade ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 1941–1945 ⓘ |
| allegiance | National Liberation Army of Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Koča Popović
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peko Dapčević NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
Yugoslav Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Democratic Federal Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decoratedWith | Order of the People’s Hero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
Battle of Neretva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Sutjeska NERFINISHED ⓘ Užice Republic operations ⓘ operations in Bosnia ⓘ operations in Montenegro ⓘ operations in Sandžak ⓘ operations in Serbia ⓘ |
| formationCountry | Kingdom of Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formationPlace | Rudo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formationRegion | Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedOn | 1941-12-21 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first regular brigade-level formation of the Yugoslav Partisans ⓘ |
| ideology |
communism
ⓘ
socialism ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Serbo-Croatian ⓘ |
| laterPartOf |
1st Proletarian Corps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1st Proletarian Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of Partisan struggle in Yugoslav historiography ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | ground forces ⓘ |
| motto | For the freedom of the peoples of Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | proletariat ⓘ |
| notableFor | resistance against Axis occupation of Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Chetnik forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Ustaše forces NERFINISHED ⓘ collaborationist forces in occupied Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| partOf | Yugoslav Partisans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalCommissar | Filip Kljajić NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | post-war Yugoslav government as a leading Partisan unit ⓘ |
| recruitmentBase | multi-ethnic volunteers from across Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| role | elite shock unit of the Partisan army ⓘ |
| sizeAtFormation | about 1,200 fighters ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Supreme Headquarters of the Yugoslav Partisans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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