Allied Officers on the Battle Readiness of the Partisan Army Cover Image

Zavezniški oficirji o bojni usposobljenosti slovenske partizanske vojske
Allied Officers on the Battle Readiness of the Partisan Army

Author(s): Tomaž Teropšić
Subject(s): Military history, Political history, Military policy, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949)
Published by: Inštitut za novejšo zgodovino
Keywords: World War II; Yugoslavia; Slovenia; Styria; partisan army; allied officers; organisation of the Slovenian partisan army; battle readiness of the Slovenian partisan army; guerrilla warfare; infantry we

Summary/Abstract: On the basis of literature and archive sources from the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, Archives of the Republic of Slovenia and the Posavski muzej Brežice museum the author explores the battle readiness of the partisan army. The article includes abundant published recollections. The allied officers evaluated the partisan army as well-organised and extremely mobile. The partisans used perfected guerrilla warfare techniques. The allied officers correctly assessed the system of dual command and commended the qualifications of the command staff. The higher-ranking command staff was evaluated as quite better than the lower-ranking command staff. The sappers, who used selfmade explosives very efficiently, were especially approved of. In comparison with the allied units, the partisans had significantly inferior weapons and equipment. They acquired most of their weapons and equipment from the enemy in battle.

  • Issue Year: 49/2009
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 95-108
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Slovenian