JUGOSLOVENSKA NARODNA ARMIJA U TRŠĆANSKOJ KRIZI 1953. GODINE

The text provides a survey of Yugoslav military actions on the border with Italy, between September and December 1953, the time when the crisis arising around the Free Territory of Trieste had reached its peak. The Yugoslav Army’s extensive maneuver, which incidentally took place during the first phase of the Yugoslav-Italian dispute, put the Yugoslav forces stationed in the west of the country to a great test. Particular emphasis is placed on the deployment of Yugoslav forces into combat positions beginning with 8 October 1953, and the specific role and numerous operations accomplished by the Yugoslav Air Force and Navy. A detailed description is also given of the various problems facing the Yugoslav Army in these dramatic events. The Trieste crisis in the autumn of 1953 presented the most serious trial the Yugoslav People’s Army had experienced after 1948 and before the recent war in the 1990’s.