Pictures from Yugoslavia 1941-1945: take a look!

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While not as known as the pictures from bigger and flashier theatres,these pictures reveal some of the atmosphere around the Yugoslav partisans and the way they fought in the war. Presuming they are far more difficult to come across outside of former Yugoslavia,I'm happy to share it with all the members of the forum,especially with those of non-ex-Yu origin.

FIrst six photos are from "Drugi svjetski rat",Grupa autora:

Partisan commander Stevan Filipovic chanting patriotic and communist slogans just moments before being hanged in Valjevo,Serbia,1941.

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Croartian partisans on Plitvice lakes in 1942.

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Headquarters of 2nd Proleterian Divison,including it's commander Peka Dapcevic (front row,third from the right) question captured German major Arthur Strecker during the "Operation Weiss".

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Destroyed railroad bridge (and a partisan pontoon next to it) over the Neretva river,"Operation Weiss",1943.

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Tito after being wounded on 9th of June 1943,during the "Operation Schwarz".Man standing next to him is Dr. Ivan Ribar.

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A rare photo of Tito in the Drvar days.

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Next five photos are from John Phillips' "The Yugoslav Story".

Tito coming out of his HQ,Vis island,1944.

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And after a couple of steps forward...

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...with British officers (one next to him is Fitzroy Maclean).

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American officer teaching a female partisan in use of bazooka-Vis,1944.

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Partisan doctor taking care of a wounded American officer,Slovenia,1944.

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Next set of photographs comes from Vladimir Dedijer's "Diaries":

Crossing of Neretva in 1943:

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Results of the fighting around Jablanica,Dreznica and Prozor during the "Fourth Offensive"-destroyed and captured Italian vehicles and captured Italian forts...

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Sutjeska gorge ,scene of heavy fighting during the "Operation Schwarz" (smaller picture,front row:Sava Kovacevic,commander of the 3rd Shock Division and Veselin Maslesa,writer and a revolutionary-both found death in the "Fifth offensive").

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Often quoted German order,dated Mai 29th,1943: "After succeseful closing of the encirclement,the communists will try to break trough.Order:No male capable of carying weapons is to leave the couldron alive.Check the women in case they are disguised men."