Tito Escort Battalion

Tito Escort Battalion
The Tito Escort Battalion in Valjevo, October 1944.
Active	1941–1945
Allegiance	Yugoslav Partisans
Type	Infantry
Role	Protection of the Supreme Headquarters personnel
Size	Battalion
Engagements	Third Enemy Offensive Partisan Long March Case White Case Black Operation Rösselsprung

The Tito Escort Battalion was the protection unit of the Supreme Headquarters of Yugoslav Partisans and their commander Josip Broz Tito, responsible for their safety during World War II in Yugoslavia. It accompanied Tito throughout Yugoslavia during the war, suffering significant casualties and fighting pitched battles at times. Its most notable engagements were during the Axis Case Black offensive in south–eastern Bosnia in mid–1943, and in holding off the airborne assault of the German 500th SS Parachute Battalion during Operation Rösselsprung in mid–1944.

References

Books

• Greentree, David (2012). Knight's Move-The Hunt for Marshal Tito 1944. Osprey Publishing. ISBN   978-1-78096-461-4.

Journals

• Bennett, Ralph (April 1987). "Knight's Move at Drvar: Ultra and the Attempt on Tito's Life, 25 May 1944". Journal of Contemporary History. 22 (2). Sage Publications, Ltd.: 195–208. doi:10.1177/002200948702200201. S2CID   159971584.
• Eyre, Wayne Lt.Col. (Canadian Army) (2006). "Operation RÖSSELSPRUNG and The Elimination of Tito, May 25, 1944: A Failure in Planning and Intelligence Support". The Journal of Slavic Military Studies. 19 (2). Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group: 343–376. doi:10.1080/13518040600697969. S2CID   144383512.
• McConville, Michael (1997). "Knight's move in Bosnia and the British rescue of Tito: 1944". The Royal United Services Institute Journal. 142 (6). The Royal United Services Institute: 61–69. doi:10.1080/03071849708446212.
• Melson, Charles D. (2000). "Red Sun: A German airborne Raid, May 1944". The Journal of Slavic Military Studies. 13 (4). Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group: 101–126. doi:10.1080/13518040008430462. S2CID   143885632.