41st Division (Yugoslav Partisans)

41st Macedonia Division
Flag of Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (used by the Partisans)
Active	1944–1945
Country	Democratic Federal Yugoslavia
Allegiance	Yugoslav Partisans
Branch	Yugoslav Partisan Army
Type	Infantry
Size	~2,700 (upon formation)
Engagements	World War II in Yugoslavia
Commanders
Notable commanders	Tihomir Miloševski(August 1944 - September 1944) Naum Veslievski (September 1944 - December 1944) Metodija Popovski (December 1944 - May 1945)[1]

The 41st Macedonia Division (Macedonian: Четириесет и прва македонска дивизија)^[1] was formed on 25 August 1944 in the village of Šeškovo near Kavadarci. It was formed from the 2nd, 4th and 10th Macedonia Brigades which had a total strength of 2,700 soldiers. It mostly fought in Yugoslav Macedonia and Kosovo.^[2] During its existence the division had 3 different commanders and 4 different political commissars.^[1]

References

1. Marjan, Dimitrijevski (1999). Makedonskata vojska 1944-1945: pregled na Glavniot štab, brigadite, diviziite, korpusite i V jugoslovenska armija (in Macedonian). Skopje: Институт за национална историја. pp. 171–173. ISBN 9989-624-42-9.
2. Vojna Enciklopedija tom II. Belgrade. 1971. pp. 265–268.