(SANITIZED)THE YUGOSLAV ARMED FORCES(SANITIZED)

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• Publication Date: May 31, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT
INFORMATION REPORT
CENTRAL INTEL-LIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
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COUNTRY Yugoslavia
SUBJECT
the Yugoslav Armed Forces
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
DATE ACQUIRED
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 31 May 1955
NO. OF PAGES 12
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
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SCIIIRrF FVAI HATICINS ARE DEFINITIVE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
I. Directorates
YUGOSLAV ARMED FORCES
and Sub-Divisions of the Yugoslav General Staff:
Operational
Directorate
Sections:
Operational
Information
Topographical
Milit-Historical
Transportation
STATE
ARMY
Intelligence
Directorate
Sections:
Information
Gene Troop Intel.
Radio Intel.
Agent Intel.
Agent Technical
Chids)
Combat
Training
Directorate
Sections:
Infantry
Mountain Troops
Partisan Training
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Organization and
Mobilization
Directorate
Sections:
Organization
T/O
Activation and
Manpower
Personnel Records
Induction
Mobilization
Personnel Resources
Records
Horse Component
Records
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Directorate for Military Schools Materiel Planning Directorate
Sections: Sections:
Infantry School T/E
Troop Branch Schools Armament and Ammunition
Rear Service Schools Quartermaster
II. Military Administrative Sub-Divisions of Yugoslavia:
1* Yugoslavia is divided into the following military districts:
a. 1st (Belgrade) Military District, under which the following
corps are subordinate:
1) lith Army Corps at Kragujevac.
-2)'-.9th Army Corpe at Novi Sad*
ho 3rd (Skoplje) Military District under which the following
cprps are subordinate:
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1) 13th Army Corps at Nis.
2) 19th krmy Corps at Kumanovo.
c. Fifth (Zagreb) Military District, under which the following
corps are subordinate:
1) 11th Army Corps at Zagreb-.
2) 23rd Army Corps at Ljubljana.
di* Seventh (Sarajevo) Military District, under which the
21st Army Corps at Mostar is subordinate.
2. The Military District Headquarters are organized as follows:
a. Staff
b. Directorates - Operational
Organization and Mobilization
Political
Counter-intelligence
Rear Services
c. Sections - Intelligence
Military training
Auxiliary Troop Training
Personnel
Coordination of Mobilization Matters with
other Directorates.
Legal
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3. The following other elements are subordinate to the Military
Distridt Headquarters:
Chief of Artillery
Chief of Ami-Aircraft Defenses
Chief of Armored Troops
Chief of Engineer Troops
Chief of Signal Troops
Chief of Chemical Warfare
Military Tribunals and Military Prosecutor (Prokuror)
Organs of the (various) local troop commands.
Commands and units in the military districts.
III. General Statistics on the Yugoslav Armed Forces
1. Total personnel - 610,000
a. Ground forces - 533,000
b. Air forces - 44,000
c? Naval forces - 33,000
2. Ang... The combat composition of the Yugoslav Army is as follows:
a. Seven army corps (4th, 9th, 11th, 13th, 19th, 21st and 23rd).
b. Thrity-six (sic) infantry divisions, of which 22 are (ordinary)
infantry divisions and 11 are mountain infantry divisions.
c? Three tank divisions (17th, 1st, and 26th).
d. Separate mountain infantry brigades - 6.
e. Sixty-two (sic) separate regiments, of which 20 are artillery,
10 aircraft, 2 are cavalry, et cetera.
3. Air Force. The composition of the Yugoslav Air Force is as follows:
a? One air corps.
b. Eight (sic) air divisions, of which one is a bomber division;
one is an assault division; two are fighter divisions; two are
mixed; and one is an aviation technical division.
0. There are 23 separate aviation regiments.
d. The Yugoslav Air Force has 900 airplanes, of which 150 are
bombers, 150 are assault planes, 260 are fighters, 30 are
reconnaissance planes, 30 are transport planes, and 280 are
trainers and the like.
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4. Navy. The composition of the Yugoslav Navy is as follows:
a. The total complement is 33,000 men, of which 10,000 are
seagoing. Of the remainder, 10,000 are marines and
13,000 serve in ground installations and coastal forti-
fications.
b. The Yugoslav Navy has 137 vessels of all types.
1) In the category of combat vessels are:
Destroyers 6
Patrol vessels 5
Torpedo boats 32
Submarines 1
Total 44
2) In the category of special purpose combat vessels are:
Mine layers 4
Mine sweepers 17
Mine sweeping
boats 6
Landing vessels 3
Patrol boats 13
Total 43
3) In the category of auxiliary vessels are:
Training vessels 3
Landing vessels 32
Floating bases
for submarines 2
Tankers 1
Others 12
Total 50
c. Bases for the fleet:
1) The principle bases for the fleet are Split, Sibenik, and rotor.
2) In addition to these, the ports of Pula, Rijeka, Zadar,
Dubrovnik, Trogir, Kardelevo (Pioche), Peljesic (sic) Peninsula,
and Island of Korcula are used as bases.
3) Headquarters for the coastal defense is at Sibenik.
4) Territorial coastal defenses are divided into three districts:
a) Northern Adriatic with Headquarters at Pula.
b) Central Adriatic with Headquarters at Sibenik.
c) Southern Adriatic with Headquarters at Kardelevo.
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S. The military river fleet of Yugoslavia has 72 vessels and auxiliary
ships. Their bases are at Novi Sads, Mitrovica, and Mabor (sic-
possibly Maribor).
6. The merchant fleet of Yugoslavia consists of 127 ships which can
be used for military purposes.
IV. Organization of a Yugoslav Army Corps
1. The peacetime organization of a Yugoslav Army Corps has the
following components:
a. Corps Headquarters
b. Two infantry divisions
c. One - two mountain infantry divisions
d. Three artillery regiments consisting of:
1) Field artillery
2) Anti-aircraft artillery
3) Anti-tank artillery
e. Six battalions:
1) Reconnaissance
2) Tank
3) Engineer
4) Signal
5) Transport
6) Medical
f. Two companies:
1) Guard company
2) Chemical defense company
2. An army Corps Headquarters consists of:
a. Corps commander
b. Staff composed of five section and three sub-sections:
1) Sections: Operations; Intelligence; Organization;
Training; and Administration.
2) Sub-Sections: Personnel; Finance; and Cipher.
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V. Organization of a Yugoslav Army Tank Division
1. Basic T/O and T/E of the Division:
a. Personnel: 9,590
b. Total tanks: 140
c. The division is composed of four brigades, of which two are
tank brigades; one a motor brigade; and one an artillery
brigade.
d. The division has four artillery battalions:
1) One self-propelled artillery battalion with three
batteries, each with four self-propelled weapons.
2) One anti-tank battalion with three batteries, each
with four 76 mm. guns.
3) One anti-aircraft battalion with three batteries, each
with four 37 mmo AA machine guns.
4) One mortar battalion with two batteries, each with
four 120 mm. mortars.
e. The following additional battalions are subordinate to the
division:
1) Reconnaissance battalion
2) Signal battalion
3) Engineer battalion
4) Medical battalion
5) Transport battalion
2. Basic T/O and T/E of a tank brigade of a tank division:
a. Personnel: 1,814
b. Total tanks: 54
c* The brigade is composed of four battalions; three tank
battalions and one motorized battalion.
d. A tank battalion has 18 tanks and is composed of two
companies, each consisting of three platoons with three
tanks per platoon.
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e. A motorized (sic) battalion has three companies of sub-
machine gunners. The mortar company has two platoons, each
with three sections; each section having one 82 mm. mortar.
The anti-tank company has two platoons each with two
sections, each of which has one 45 mm. (type weapon not
specified).
f. There are three batteries subordinate to the brigade
artillery commander:
1) One field artillery battery with two sections, each
with one 76 mm. weapon. Total: 4 weapons (sic).
2) One anti-tank battery with two sections, each with
three weapons (unidentified caliber).
3) One anti-aircraft battery with two sections, each of
which has two 37 mm. machine guns.
g. There are five companies directly subordinate to the
brigade:
1) Headquarters company
2) Signal company
3) Medical company
4) Transport company
5) Engineer company
3. Basic T/0 and T/E of a motorized brigade of a tank division:
a. Personnels 2,188 men
b. Three motorized battalions, each with five companies:
1) Three motor companies, each with three platoons, and
each platoon with three sections.
2) One mortar company with two platoons, each with three
sections, and each section having one 81 mm. mortar.
3) One machine gun company with two platoons, each with
three sections and each section having one heavy
machine gun.
4) In addition to the above, each motorized battalion
has the following two platoons:
a) One anti-tank artillery platoon with two sections,
each with one 45 mm. weapon, plus a (fire) control
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b) One anti-tank rifle platoon with two sections,
each having three anti-tank rifles, plus a (fire)
control (unit).
C Two batteries of the artillery commander:
1) One mortar battery with two platoons, each with two
sections and each section having one 120 mm. mortar.
2) One anti-tank artillery battery with two platoons,
each with two sections, and each section having one
76 mm. CAT gun).
d. Six companies:
1) One AA machine gun company, consisting of three platoons,
each with four sections, and each section equipped with
one 1207 mm. machine gun.
2) Reconnaissance company
3) Signal company
4) Engineer company
5) Medical company
6) Transport company
4. The artillery brigade consists of three batteries:
a. A field artillery battery with two firing platoons, each
with two 76 mm. guns.
b. An anti-tank battery with three platoons, and each platoon
having two (weapons not identified).
c. An anti-aircraft artillery battery with two platoons and
each platoon having two 37 mm. machine guns.
VI. Mountain Infantry Division
1. Basic T/O and T/E of the Division:
a. Personnel: 9,381 men
b. Headquarters
0. Three mountain infantry regiments.
d. One mountain artillery regiment.
e. One anti-tank artillery battalion.
f. Five (sic) battalions: AA machine gun battalion, engineer
battalion, motorized infantry battalion, transport battalion
(fifth not specified).
g. Companies (total number not given): reconnaissance company,
guard company, and others.
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2. Basic T/0 and T/E of a mountain infantry regiment:
a. Personnel: 3,003
b. Three mountain infantry battalions, each composed of:
1) Three mountain infantry companies consisting of
three platoons, each with three sections.
2) One MG company with two platoons, each with two
sections.
3) One mortar company with two platoons and each with
three sections.
4) The following platoons: one anti-tank rifle platoon
with three sections; one medical platoon; one supply
platoon.
c. Batteries:
1) Artillery battery with two platoons
2) Mortar battery with three platoons
d. Companies:
1) Signal company
2) Reconnaissance company
3) Sub-machine gun company
4) Anti-tank rifle company
.5) Engineer company
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CHART I.
ORGANIZATION OF THE YUGOSLAV
MINISTRY OF DEFENSE
DIRECTORATES OF THE ARMY
State Secretariat
of Defense
Office of the
Secretariat
General
Staff
Chief
Inspectorate
Chief Political
Directorate
Chief Personnel
Directorate
Chief Directorate
of the Rear
Chief CI
Directorate
Directorate of
Mil. Construction
Finance
Directorate
Procurement
Directorate
DIRECTORATES
Court-Martial
Regs. Section
Pension
Section
CHART II.
Administrative
Section
ORGANIZATION OF THE YUGOSLAV GENERAL STAFF
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Chief of
General Staff
Cipher
Section
Military
Court
Secretariat
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Intelligence
COMMANDERS
Air Force
Mil, Training
Naval Forces
Artillery
Org. & Mobil.
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Material Planning
AA Defense
Military
Prosecutor
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Dir. of War
Industries
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Mil. Schools
Mil. Dist. Troops
Signal
Cipher
COMMANDERS
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Chemical Warfare
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