Jan Žižka partisan brigade
The 1st Czechoslovak Partisan Brigade of Jan Žižka (Czech: 1. československá partizánská brigáda Jana Žižky or Partyzánská brigáda Jana Žižky z Trocnova), initially known as Ušiak-Murzin Unit, was the largest partisan unit in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (modern day Czech Republic) during the German occupation of Czechoslovakia. After its core membership of Soviet-trained paratroopers were dropped into Slovakia in August 1944, the brigade crossed into Moravia and began operations in earnest at the end of 1944. Its focus was guerrilla warfare, especially sabotage and intelligence gathering.
| 1st Czechoslovak Partisan Brigade of Jan Žižka | |
|---|---|
| 1. československá partizánská brigáda Jana Žižky | |
Lieutenant Ján Ušiak, unit's first commander | |
| Active | 21 August 1944–26 May 1945 |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Type | Partisan brigade |
| Role | Guerrilla warfare |
| Size | 1,232 partisans (on 5 May 1945) |
| Patron | Jan Žižka |
| Engagements | Battle of Štiavnik Battle of Velké Karlovice Operation Grouse |
| Commanders | |
| Commanders | Lieutenant Ján Ušiak Captain Dajan Bajanovič Murzin Lieutenant Ivan Petrovič Stěpanov |
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