Bari, Italy, establishment of the 4th overseas brigade, Italy

Beginnings of establishing the first units, which later became part of the 4th overseas brigade, date back to October 1943. At the beginning of 1944, in addition to the base of our navy in Monopoli, a work battalion was also established, which performed various tasks at the local port. Similarly, this was also the case at the airfield in Brindisi and at the airfield in Bari, where there were two work squads: one prepared transports at the Anglo-American airfield, the other transported goods at the Soviet base on the airfield in Bari. Since their work was interrelated, the need for a common military and political leadership became apparent. Therefore, on 7 September 1944, the staff of the NOVJ base in Bari established the 4th overseas brigade from these units. Soon after the establishment of this brigade, a third battalion was also established. When the Soviet representatives discontinued their base in Bari in December 1944 and moved to Zemun, the brigade underwent reorganization once again.

Source: Prekomorci, Miloš Ivančič, Koper, 2023

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