| 4th Army | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1 March 1945 |
| Country |  Yugoslavia |
| Branch | Yugoslav Partisans |
| Type | Field Army |
| Engagements | World War II |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | General LieutenantPetar Drapšin |
The4th Army of theYugoslav Partisans was a Partisan army that operated inYugoslavia during the last months of the Second World War.
The Army was created on 1 March 1945, when Chief Commander MarshalJosip Broz Tito converted the undergroundNational Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Yugoslavia in the more regularYugoslav Army.
As commander was named General lieutenantPetar Drapšin, as Political Commissioner Colonel Boško Šiljegović, and as Chief of staff, Colonel Pavle Jakšić. The Army was formed from the divisions of the7th Corps (14th and 18th),8th Corps (9th, 19th, 20th and 26th Dalmatian),11th Corps (13th, 35th and 43rd) and later also the9th Corps (30th and 31st). In addition the 4th Army had an Artillery, 1st Tank, Engineer and Replacement Brigade, a Motorized Artillery Battalion and a liaison regiment.[1]
Three major operations were carried out in the Liberation of Yugoslavia: theLika-Primorje operation (March 20 – 15 April 1945), theRijeka operation (April 16 – 7 May) and theTrieste operation (April 29 – 3 May). They destroyed the GermanXV Mountain Corps, surrounded theLXXXXVII Army Corps and liberatedLika,Hrvatsko Primorje includingRijeka,Gorski Kotar,Istria, part of the Slovenian littoral andTrieste with its surroundings.
Her motorized units even advanced into centralCarinthia. The 29th Division also participated in the liberation of the area betweenPostojna andLjubljana.
According toVladimir Dedijer IV Army in its composition have 40,500 Croats, 31,500 Serbs and 18,000 Slovenes.[2]
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