1st split partisan detachment 1st split partisan detachment 1st split detachment short lived unit yugoslav partisans world war composed volunteers city split created august months axis occupation yugoslavia annexation split unit composed young men little fighting experience planned relocate mountains join partisan units fighting axis powers initial organizational problems weakened detachment reached area near village engaged backed italian reinforcements day fighting death commanders members detachment began retreat end partisans suffered killed action taken prisoner managed escape prisoners later executed firing squad split detachment reformed fighters 3rd background axis powers began invasion april days later puppet state known croatia declared encompassing modern day croatia parts modern day serbia accordance treaties rome signed leadership large croatian coastline islands including cities split incorporated low morale yugoslav troops split advance resulted number paramilitary formations disarmed soldiers april organized military formations remaining split large number police switched allegiance split control new government authorities citizens deemed political enemies april members yugoslavia broke number weapons depots stealing dozens rifles machine guns ammunition hand grenades evening april troops entered split signifying start occupation april civil control split passed italian authorities followed raising italian flag city italy signed treaties rome confirming italian rule including split history formation august arrived split instructions communist_party croatia discuss forming partisan detachments fight axis meeting members agreed new detachments operate mountains fighters rely support population field regions partisan formations planned plan meant detachments formed relocated mountains relocation meant crossing rough terrain population support partisans despite difficulties decided days form seven detachments including split according initial plan night august outside town collect weapons captured april link detachment continue travel meet detachment august meeting communist_party members held field house split ask volunteers join detachment formed august consisted members organized detachment departed split day command accompanied overall command partisan detachments ambush aftermath plan went 2nd platoon got lost missed rendezvous 1st 3rd platoon waiting near 2nd platoon disbanded rest detachment continued meet guides arrived night august realizing guides decided continue got lost ran supplies night dawn august detachment camped near village evening continued dawn august camped near village near tasked fighters village ask locals water directions talking locals fighters fired member village returned fire continued camp notified incident finished report detachment fired called help italian reinforcements arrived began detachment engaging mortars light artillery outnumbered facing enemy greater firepower partisans planned hold positions evening retreat cover darkness experienced members detachment killed hit mortar round significant effect morale remaining fighters issued order retreat turned chaos individuals fled area partisans died fighting shot capture captured taken prisoner managed escape captured moved prisoners beaten death rest placed trial special court sent prisoners acquitted remaining taken near executed firing squad according yugoslav historian split detachment active time italian armistice september consisted detachment staff fighters forming 3rd commemoration war public school named 1st split partisan detachment commemorated metres feet inches tall monument designed erected captured members detachment executed monument destroyed explosion august croatian war independence renovated financial aid owners split football club members detachment played club war monument dedicated detachment placed street split july monument unknown perpetrators spray painted symbols initials second time monument damaged movie detachment entitled directed released august mayor announced propose split city council street neighbourhood detachment initiative met opposition district leaders stated people living different political orientation action croatian war independence values initiative met opposition members council accused history detachment partisan members didn die partisan insignia council member explained existence street named detachment word partisan members anti fascist dissatisfied proposal intended minor street edge city faced opposition withdrew proposal council meeting august explaining couldn allow arguments surrounding street names
1st Split Partisan Detachment