Staff of Iž partisan battalion: From the left commander Šime Ivas,commissar Zdravko Bego, vice commissar Milo Vlahov.
In front is Marijan Žuvić,secretary of regional committe of North Dalmatia.
Iž battalion was formed from the men and women from Iž island, who rebelled against italian troops which were send on the island to seize oil,people of Iž rather spill oil,and italian arrested around 60 men and decided to send them to prison on land. When they left Iž harbour prisoners attacked Italians with their bare hands and managed to take controll of the ship(they have killed 7 italians) and to return on Iž. Because of posible revenge around 250 man and woman left Iž and joined partisans in N.Dalmatia. From them was formed 4th battalion of 2th dalmatian brigade,that suffered heavy casualties during Sutjeska battle(defence of Donje Bare and Gornje Bare) and after battle was more platoon than battalion size.
One picture from defence of Korčula december 1943.
After germans landed on Korčula island they have inflicted heavy losses on 13th dalm. brigade and 1th.oversea brigade,and to reinforce defences, two battalions from 1th dalm. brigade were send from Hvar to Korčula during the morning of 24.12.1943. and allocated near veary important village Smokvica,on this picture Bogdan Stupar,brigade commander give orders to his men.
Germans attacked 1th dalm. brigade after strong bombardment, and with help of tanks they tried to take Smokvica and encircle partisan troops on island. Partisans used their AT guns and stoped german attack,and in counterattack pushed germans back. This action was crucial for partisan retreat from Korčula in good order.
Knin operation aftermath,november 1944.
Destroyed german column:
Yugoslav troops in Trieste,1.05.1945.
All images are from book S.Kvesić "Dalmacija u NOR"
Will post it in near future.
