2 PROLETARIAN DIVISION AS OF APRIL 1949

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• Publication Date: June 27, 1949
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1- At the end of March 1949 the divisional headquarters of 2 Proletarian
Division were at Bitolj, The following officers are members of this
Divisions
Commanding Officer 2 Proletarian Division : General Rade Petrovic
Commanding officer 2*Brigade (42 Regiment): Major Bozn Stanoyevic
Political, Commissar 2 Brigade : Captain Ilias Bobovic
Commanding Officer 3 Battalion 2 Brigade : Lieutenant Yuro Sovatic
2. The Division was composed of the following units:
a., 2 Brigade, sometimes referred eginaent, located at Bitoljo
bo 3 Brigade, located at Prilep
c. 4 Brigade, located at Bitoij
3c, These three brigades each had three battalions, composed as follows:
three rifle companies, each of three platoons
one machine gun company
one signal platoon (equipped with telephones only)
one artillery battery-
Each platoon was divided into three sections composed of eight to ten men
each. The organization, of every company= Was meant to include one platoon
entirely equipped with automatic weapons, and two platoons with one auto-
4mtic rifle to each section. By the end of March, few companies had
reached this approved establishment. The infantry weapons issued were an
assortment of Soviet, German and Czech types.
5a The artillery battery was equipped as follows
two anti-aircraft guns (caliber unknown)
two 75 mm. horse.. drama infantry field ;uns of German origin,,
6. There was no organized motor transportation at brigade or battalion -level,
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At divisional headquarters six to seven cars were seen, which number was
believed to represent the total. (divisional headquarters) motor pool.
This lack of transportation, Which made it necessary for most military
rmmove:ma.,ents to be carried out on foot, was believed by the troops to be
caused by a lack of fuel.
The complete training of a recruit lasts twelve months, of which the
first six months are devoted to drill and individual training and the
last six months to tactical exercises. The recruits also receive
elementary training in chemical warfare. Two hours per day are devoted
to political enlightenment lectures which are given by political
commissars.
8. In March 1919, about half the officers and non-'commissioned officers of
3 Battalion of 2 Brigade were replaced by reserves from Serbia. The
reason for this replacement was unknown, but rumor ascribed it to the
strong anti-Tito feeling in Montenegro.
9. Most of the men serving 2 Brigade origin.;ted from Serbia., Bosnia or
Slovenia., and only a few came from Maced,nia. The policy was to station
men away from their native districts in :order to provide less dletraetions
from their military duties.
100 The food was described as good. The what and maize bread ration was
700 grams per day, whereas meat was sera,(--d five times a week with macaroni.,
potatoes and beans. No cigarettes or ca zdy were issued.
11. Privates in the regular army received 90 iinars a months whereas privates
in the KNOJ received 150 dinars,
12. One doctor and an unspecified number of nir'see were attached to each
battalion. The standard of cleanliness in to barracks was lows and there
was a shortage of soap, the monthly ration consisting of one s U piece
per man.
13, An ammunition dump was located in a building v tsuring 20 meters by 30
on the road to Ohrid, about five kolometers fr- as_a Bitol j. The dump con-
sisted of artillery shells, mortar shells and ~,_crtridgee.
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