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order to join the Partisan army is to tell them that he believes
 
in the Partisan cause and wants to fight for it.
 
          E. ENEMY BATTLE ORDER
 
     General Iovanovic estimates that Jugoslavia now contains
 
around 800,000 German and German satellite troops opposing the
 
Partisans throughout the country.  There  are 17 pure German di-
 
visions averaging, about 10,000 men each and 40 garrisons averag-
 
ing 700 men each, or a total of 200,000 Germans. He estimates
 
an additional 100,000 Hungarian troops, 20,000 Ustashi, l10,000
 
Domebran, 20,000 Cetniks and Rupniks in Croatia, 40,000 Cetniks
 
and Nedic State' s Guards in Serbia, and six divisions amounting
 
to 120,000 Bulgarian troops. The Hungarian troops are located
 
in Voivodina, along the Dravo River, and along the northeast
 
border of Jugoslavia. They are commanded by their own officers
 
but have present with them at all times German officers described
 
by Arso as "inspectors". The Ustashi are located in Croatia,
 
particularly in Zagreb and in parts of Dalmatia. They are organ-
 
ized into "cdreds': or detachments, with their own officers, and
 
their connection with the German Army is said to be through col-
 
laboration rather than through any formal channel of command.
 
The Domebran, located in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Dalm~
 
tia, are organized into cdreds and commanded by German officers.
 
The Cetniks and Rupniks in Slovenia, also in cdreds, wear German
 
uniforms and have German weapons and supplies and are commanded
 
 
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