YEAR OF CONSOLIDATION: NATIONAL LIBERATION MOVEMENT POSITION IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 1943, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS 
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GODINA KONSOLIDACIJE: POLOŽAJ NARODNOOSLOBODILAČKOG POKRETA U BOSNI I HERCEGOVINI 1943. GODINE S POSEBNIM AKCENTOM NA TUZLANSKU OBLAST
YEAR OF CONSOLIDATION: NATIONAL LIBERATION MOVEMENT POSITION IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 1943, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE TUZLA REGION

Author(s): Sead Selimović
Subject(s): History, Local History / Microhistory, Military history, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949)
Published by: Arhivističko udruženje Bosne i Hercegovine AUBiH
Keywords: Bosnia and Herzegovina; Tuzla area; the terror; the national liberation movement; the consolidation; CIVIL; ZAVNOBiH; statehood;

Summary/Abstract: During 1943 there was a consolidation of the national liberation movement in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the international level, strengthened the anti-fascist forces and the Allies took a major victory over the Axis powers. In addition, at the conference of allies in Tehran recognized the People’s Liberation Army of Yugoslavia as the only force that is fighting against the occupiers and their supporters. During the summer-autumn of 1943 there was a strong inflow of fighters Bosniak and Croatian nationality in partisan units have strengthened the position NOP compared to his opponents. From July, 1943 partisans led offensive actions in Bosnia and Herzegovina and on this occasion freed many settlements. Units of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) liberated Tuzla, and it was the biggest liberated town in that time in occupied Europe. Thanks to the strengthening of the National Liberation Movement and Bosnia and Herzegovina are able to resist the annexationist aspirations of NDH and the Greater Chetnik movement. In addition, Bosnia and Herzegovina was the center of political life NOP. In Bosnia and Herzegovina were held both battle AVNOJ and it was the seat Central Committee of the Executive Board and then the Presidency of AVNOJ and the National Committee.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 45
  • Page Range: 252-262
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Bosnian
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