KNOJ troops in Dobrovlje, Slovenia, 1944.Jovan Vukotić holding a speech during the taking of oath of KNOJ's 1st Belgrade Brigade, 24 November 1944.KNOJ troops helping with the construction of the Ravne na Koroškem gymnasium, SR Slovenia, 1951.
KNOJ was created based on a directive by Marshal of Yugoslavia, Josip Broz Tito, on 15 August 1944.[2] As liberated territories expanded, the corps was established to allow Partisan military intelligence organization (Department for People's Protection, OZNA) continued focus on core tasks. The corps comprised about 80,000 men at its peak. The first commander was Jovan Vukotić (1907–1982) and the supervision lay with the political commissarVlado Janić (1904–1991). KNOJ was rarely used at the front, instead fell under the direction and supervision of OZNA.[3]
In July 1944, just before the formation of KNOJ, there were about 5,000 soldiers in defense units that dealt with security on liberated territories. At the end of World War II in Europe, in May 1945, KNOJ consisted of eight divisions. The basic tasks of the KNOJ were to cleanse the liberated territory from all kinds of enemies, to help the National Liberation Committees in organizing life in the free territory and securing the borders of Yugoslavia. After the end of the war, KNOJ, in cooperation with other security forces, was the basic factor for the security of the country's borders and the destruction of remaining quisling units.
The National Defense Corps of Yugoslavia was disbanded in January 1953, and its jurisdiction was taken over by Yugoslav People's Army (armed forces) and Militia (police forces).
^Mojzes, Paul (2011). Balkan Genocides: Holocaust and Ethnic Cleansing in the Twentieth Century (Studies in Genocide: Religion, History, and Human Rights ed.). Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 128. ISBN9781442206656.
^Portmann, Michael (2008). Die kommunistische Revolution in der Vojvodina 1944–1952: Politik, Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft, Kultur (in German). Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. p. 117. ISBN9783700165033.
^Rulitz, Florian Thomas (2012). Die Tragödie von Bleiburg und Viktring: Partisanengewalt in Kärnten am Beispiel der antikommunistischen Flüchtlinge im Mai 1945 (in German) (Erweiterte und überarbeitete 2. ed.). Klagenfurt: Mohorjeva Hermagoras. p. 293. ISBN9783708606552.
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people, defence, corps, yugoslavia, knoj, serbo, croatian, korpus, narodne, odbrane, jugoslavije, macedonian, Корпус, на, народна, одбрана, Југославија, slovene, korpus, narodne, obrambe, jugoslavije, corps, yugoslav, partisans, charge, internal, security, lib. The People s Defence Corps of Yugoslavia or KNOJ Serbo Croatian Korpus Narodne Odbrane Jugoslavije Macedonian Korpus na narodna odbrana Јugoslaviјa Slovene Korpus narodne obrambe Jugoslavije was a corps of the Yugoslav Partisans in charge of internal security of liberated territories during World War II in Yugoslavia and later the territory of Communist Yugoslavia 1 KNOJ troops in Dobrovlje Slovenia 1944 Jovan Vukotic holding a speech during the taking of oath of KNOJ s 1st Belgrade Brigade 24 November 1944 KNOJ troops helping with the construction of the Ravne na Koroskem gymnasium SR Slovenia 1951 KNOJ was created based on a directive by Marshal of Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito on 15 August 1944 2 As liberated territories expanded the corps was established to allow Partisan military intelligence organization Department for People s Protection OZNA continued focus on core tasks The corps comprised about 80 000 men at its peak The first commander was Jovan Vukotic 1907 1982 and the supervision lay with the political commissar Vlado Janic 1904 1991 KNOJ was rarely used at the front instead fell under the direction and supervision of OZNA 3 In July 1944 just before the formation of KNOJ there were about 5 000 soldiers in defense units that dealt with security on liberated territories At the end of World War II in Europe in May 1945 KNOJ consisted of eight divisions The basic tasks of the KNOJ were to cleanse the liberated territory from all kinds of enemies to help the National Liberation Committees in organizing life in the free territory and securing the borders of Yugoslavia After the end of the war KNOJ in cooperation with other security forces was the basic factor for the security of the country s borders and the destruction of remaining quisling units The National Defense Corps of Yugoslavia was disbanded in January 1953 and its jurisdiction was taken over by Yugoslav People s Army armed forces and Militia police forces See also editOZNA Yugoslav People s Army State Security Administration Yugoslavia UDBA KOS Yugoslavia Militia Yugoslavia Ministry of the Interior Yugoslavia Operation GvardijanReferences edit Mojzes Paul 2011 Balkan Genocides Holocaust and Ethnic Cleansing in the Twentieth Century Studies in Genocide Religion History and Human Rights ed Rowman amp Littlefield Publishers p 128 ISBN 9781442206656 Portmann Michael 2008 Die kommunistische Revolution in der Vojvodina 1944 1952 Politik Gesellschaft Wirtschaft Kultur in German Verlag der Osterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften p 117 ISBN 9783700165033 Rulitz Florian Thomas 2012 Die Tragodie von Bleiburg und Viktring Partisanengewalt in Karnten am Beispiel der antikommunistischen Fluchtlinge im Mai 1945 in German Erweiterte und uberarbeitete 2 ed Klagenfurt Mohorjeva Hermagoras p 293 ISBN 9783708606552 Literature edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title People 27s Defence Corps of Yugoslavia amp oldid 1155581436, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
