Military aid of the Soviet Union to the National Liberation Movement of Yugoslavia during the World War II

Abstract

During World War II, the Soviet Union provided large-scale and multifaceted military assistance to the national liberation movement of Yugoslavia. This activity had several main directions, including training of Yugoslav military personnel in the USSR. The second direction was the training of Yugoslav military personnel in the USSR with the simultaneous creation of military formations. Thirdly, the formation of military units and the training of their personnel took place on the territory of Yugoslavia. The fourth direction of Soviet aid was sending advisers and instructors to the Yugoslav army. The fifth area of Soviet assistance was the logistics of the People’s Liberation Army of Yugoslavia and, finally, the assistance in the transformation of this army into the regular army of Yugoslavia. 

Keywords

• military aid
• world war ii
• the great patriotic war
• the ussr
• yugoslavia
• the people’s liberation army of yugoslavia