Istorija 20. Veka (Aug 2014)
Nova saznanja o borbama u sjeverozapadnoj Hrvatskoj 1944. Pothvat ''Brod'' i druga bitka za Ludbreg, srpanj 1944.
Abstract
After fierce battles between the Croatian Armed Forces and the Partisan X Corps, that took place in the region of Zagorje from March until May 1944, partisan forces has pulled back to the Moslavina and Kalnik region and intensity of fighting in Northwestern Croatia has significantly dropped down. Relative calm down lasted till mid of Jun when the Partisan X corps began to concentrate towards the Podravina region in the attempt to seize towns of Koprivnica and Lubreg before the onset of coming winter. At the beginning of July, the bulk of NX Corps reinforced with 28th Division from the VI Corps has been concentrated in the region of Western Bilogora and Kalnik Mountain with the attempt to seize the town of Koprivnica first. Intelligence reports showed that the town is to heavily fortified, so the command of X Corps has made decision to attack Ludbreg instead. This concentration of partisan forces has not gone unnoticed by the Croatian Armed Forces and they launched operation „Brod“ in the attempt to disperse the enemy. Operation failed and preparation for the partisan attack on the town of Lubreg continued only with minor delay. Using the new found documents in Croatian State Archives the author try to bring more perspective to this operation and the subsequent partisan failed attack on Lubreg, which has brought some controversy in the Yugoslavian historiography.
