38th Division (Yugoslav Partisans)

The 38th East Bosnia Division (Serbo-Croatian Latin: Tridesetosma istočnobosanska divizija) was a Yugoslav Partisan division that fought against the Germans, Independent State of Croatia (NDH) and Chetniks in occupied Democratic Federal Yugoslavia during World War II. As part of the Partisan 3rd Corps it spent the latter half of 1944 engaged in hard fighting against the 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian) in eastern Bosnia.

38th East Bosnia Division
Flag of Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (used by the Partisans)
Active	1944–1945
Country	Democratic Federal Yugoslavia
Branch	Yugoslav Partisan Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Part of	Partisan 3rd Corps Partisan 2nd Army
Engagements	World War II in Yugoslavia * Operation Hackfleisch

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