Macedonian Partisans
The Macedonian Partisans, officially the National Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Macedonia, was a communist and anti-fascist resistance movement formed in occupied Yugoslavia which was active in World War II in Yugoslav Macedonia. Units of the army were formed by Macedonians within the framework of the Yugoslav Partisans as well as other communist resistance organisations operating in Macedonia at the time and were led by the General Staff of the National Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Macedonia, headed by Mihajlo Apostolski.
| National Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Macedonia | |
|---|---|
The flag of the Macedonian Partisans | |
| Active | 1941 (1943) – 1945 |
| Allegiance | Communist Party of Macedonia |
| Size | 1,000 (1941) 8,000 (August 1944) 66,000 (late 1944) up to 100,000 (April 1945) |
| Part of | Yugoslav Partisans |
| Anniversaries | August 18 October 11 |
| Engagements | National Liberation War of Macedonia (part of World War II in Yugoslavia) |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Mirče Acev † Mihajlo Apostolski Metodija Andonov-Čento Svetozar Vukmanović-Tempo |
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