Tito Escort Battalion
| Tito Escort Battalion | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1941–1945 |
| Allegiance |  Yugoslav Partisans |
| Type | infantry |
| Role | personal protection of Josip Broz Tito |
| Size | battalion |
| Engagements | Case Black Operation Rösselsprung |
The Tito Escort Battalion was the personal protection unit of the Yugoslav Partisan leader Josip Broz Tito, responsible for his personal safety during World War II. It accompanied Tito throughout Yugoslavia during the war, suffering significant casualties and fighting pitched battles at times. Its most notable engagements were during the Axis Case Black offensive in south–eastern Bosnia in mid–1943, and in holding off the airborne assault of the German 500th SS Parachute Battalion during Operation Rösselsprung in mid–1944.
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References
Books
- Greentree, David (2012). Knight's Move-The Hunt for Marshal Tito 1944. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-78096-461-7.
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Journals
- Bennett, Ralph (April 1987). "Knight's Move at Drvar: Ultra and the Attempt on Tito's Life, 25 May 1944". Journal of Contemporary History. 22 (2). Sage Publications, Ltd.: 195–208. doi:10.1177/002200948702200201.
{{cite journal}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Eyre, Wayne Lt.Col. (Canadian Army) (2006). "Operation RÖSSELSPRUNG and The Elimination of Tito, May 25, 1944: A Failure in Planning and Intelligence Support". The Journal of Slavic Military Studies. 19 (2). Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group: 343–376. doi:10.1080/13518040600697969.
{{cite journal}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - McConville, Michael (1997). "Knight's move in Bosnia and the British rescue of Tito: 1944". The Royal United Services Institute Journal. 142 (6). The Royal United Services Institute: 61–69. doi:10.1080/03071849708446212.
{{cite journal}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Melson, Charles D. (2000). "Red Sun: A German airborne Raid, May 1944". The Journal of Slavic Military Studies. 13 (4). Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group: 101–126. doi:10.1080/13518040008430462.
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