Here is one of the most known pictures from Sutjeska battle, it was taken during the afternoon of 08. june 1943. near Gornje bare. Picture shows meeting of partisans from Majevica brigade with their wounded comrades from 2nd dalmatian brigade. These partisans were wounded during the succesful defence of strategic important plateau of Donje and Gornje bare on Tovarnica mountain, that position was important because with possesion of D. and G. bare german troops from suthern direction (738 regiment, strong parts of Brandenburg regiment and 14 SS regiment) could cut off only partisan escape rout across Zelengora mountain.
Defence lasted from 05. to 09.06.1943. when partisans retreated, both sides suffered heavy casualties( 2nd dalmatian brigade lost 2/3 of its men!), on 08.06.1943 around 200 partisans from Majevica brigade were send to reinforce partisan lines.
Member of the polit-detachment of Majevica brigade, Desa Koštan from Šibenik greets her wounded friend Biserka Bukić of 2nd dalm. brigade,also from Šibenik. Desa Koštan survived the war and became minister in Bosnia and Herzegovina(Secretary for Informations) , Biserka Bukić was not so lucky, as almost all of partisan wounded during the Sutjeska battle, she died in last phase of battle.
Picture is from book "40 godina na čelu SKJ"
