The Brigade was organized according to the Red Army model of the Tank Brigade. This unit would be known as the Second Tank Brigade and was formed on 8th March 1945. On the order of Stalin, a tank brigade operated by Partisan crews trained in the Soviet Union was formed. Source: The Yugoslav Partisans got their chance to operate the newer T-34-85 tanks in late 1944. A Soviet T-34-85 during the liberation of Belgrade. After their mission was completed, the 3rd Ukraine Front began moving toward Hungary to continue fighting the remaining Axis forces there. These supported the Yugoslav Partisans, helping them liberate many towns in Serbia, including the capital, Belgrade. Source: The improved T-34-85 version was used in Yugoslavia for the first time by the advancing Soviet 3rd Ukraine Front. While not clear, at least 5 or 6 T-34-76s were captured by the Partisans and put to use. These remained in use after the war and one has even been preserved to this day. Out of 10 German T-34-76s, the Partisans managed to capture between 5 or 6 before and at the end of the war. These were used to protect Trieste and saw service against the Yugoslav Partisans. The first T-34-76 tanks that appeared in Yugoslavia were operated by the German SS Polizei Regiment 10 (English: 10th SS Police Regiment), which had 10 such vehicles in late 1944. While, later, more advanced tank designs would be acquired, the T-34-85 would remain in use up to 2000. This included the T-34-85 tanks that formed the Second Tank Brigade. Besides them, the JNA operated a number of vehicles given to them by the Western Allies and the Soviet Union. Most had been captured by the enemy during the war. Initially, it was equipped with armored vehicles of various origins. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1945-2000)Īfter the Second World War, the Jugoslovenska Armija (JA, English: Yugoslav Army), better known as the Jugoslovenska Narodna Atmiija (JNA, English: Yugoslav People’s Army), was created.
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