Coastal Defence Command (Kingdom of Yugoslavia)

The Coastal Defence Command was a Royal Yugoslav Army formation which commanded one infantry division and the two fortification divisions responsible for the land defences of the main Yugoslav naval bases during the German-led Axis invasion of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in April 1941 during World War II. It was responsible for the defence of the Adriatic coast including the two major naval bases at Boka Kotorska and Šibenik. The divisions were the Hercegovina Division, the Boka Kotorska Fortress Division and the Šibenik Fortress Division. The Hercegovina Division was only partly mobilised at the time of the invasion, and the two fortress divisions were still in the process of mobilising.[1][2][3] The Coastal Defence Command was supported by a coastal reconnaissance flight based out of Mostar Jasenica Airport, near Mostar.[4]

Coastal Defence Command
ActiveApril 1941
DisbandedApril 1941
Country Yugoslavia
BranchRoyal Yugoslav Army
Rolecoastal defence
Sizecorps
Aircraft flown
Reconnaissanceone flight
Coastal Defence Command (Kingdom of Yugoslavia) is located in Yugoslavia (1939–1941)
Boka Kotorska
Boka Kotorska
Šibenik
Šibenik
Map of Yugoslavia showing the naval bases of Šibenik and Boka Kotorska

Notes
  1. Barefield 1993, pp. 49–54.
  2. U.S. Army 1986, pp. 36–37.
  3. Zajac 1993, p. 19.
  4. Barefield 1993, p. 59.

References

Books
  • U.S. Army (1986) [1953]. The German Campaigns in the Balkans (Spring 1941). Washington, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History. OCLC 16940402. CMH Pub 104-4.

Papers
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