2ND KNOJ DIVISION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000500160001-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 23, 2012
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 14, 1947
• Content Type: IR

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P"'. MR MINU
- L INTELLIGENCE GROUP
I4TELUGENCE REPORT
COUNTRY Yugoslavia
SUBJECT 22d OJ DivisiqA
ORIGIN
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2md OJ Division
CO Col. Duki 3emio.h
Chief of 8tef f Lt. Cal. Peter Tax
Political Ccs satanar Lt. Cole Muggos
1gsa Abbanis
Rear tqs n L jubl ja a
Approximate straagth 8,300 aaea
14 April 1947
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SUPPLEMENT
Document No,
NO CHANGE in Class.
0 DECLASSIFIED
Class. CHANGED To: TS S
DDA Memo, 4 Apr 77
Auth: DDA REG.77fg
Date:
2. Za 1 ova CQwpaaky attached to division Uqs. at Abbaz ,a.
(a) CO Lt. Mato Vikxaaa
Stru agth about 75 Ken
(b) Although tm o -loally independent, this company comes under the let Brigade
for a? . ni. tratiwe purposes.
(Q) All pa rm om,pe+i of this cs p&V are NCO w s who have attended a long political
uourge at the Druaiaer barracks in Abbazia. All ambers of
the 7th Ba.mja..Acssault Dltrieioe. The men weer a distizeotiv yellow tri-
angle ca tkae left sleeve of their waifsaraa.
3?a leap. Brigade at Abbazia.
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(a) The tempga oom-Aader is the divisional
lluggos .
(b) Brigade stremgth is approximately 1,780 wen plus 49 junior otfisers.
Az met meat iaciudes 4.00 sub a aohi ie guns And twelve 45a* mortars.
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CENTRAL INTI LLIGENCT. GRQ'
Washington., U.C.
40 2nd Brigade at S. Pietro del Carso
(a)
Brigade commander is Maj. Vojko k'rmel, holder of the highest Yugoslav
military award, which was presented to him for his forced march on
Trieste in the closing stages of the war.
(b) Jrigade strength is approximately 2,010 memo
Battalions are located as follvoss
I tan S. rietro del Carso
II HA S'. Pietro along railway to Villa del befoso
III Bn Villa del Uevoso and Ciroziina
IN Bn Villa del IIsvoso
(e)
NFIDENTIAL
50 3rd Brigade at Ljubljana (known as the "Koriunistioks" Brigade)
4th l3ri ade at Fostu is
(a) iirigade strength is 1,800 Emu* Two battal ion are located at Scllaa0
tab) Subordinate he brigade is " Vesu Artillery Corapmay 234 under corm
nand of Lt. P anginio Company stren th is 250 men, and cciuip-
ment includes ten 75mm guns, four 81ri t mortars, and throe 50X1-HUM
Russian coupled MGs4
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