Stalin Battalion

Stalin Battalion
Flag of the partisan unit
Active8 September 1943–14 May 1945
Disbanded14 May 1945
Country Republic of Carnia
Italy
AllegianceBrigate Garibaldi
TypePartisan battalion
PatronJoseph Stalin
ColorsRed
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
Commander (Until November 1944)Daniil Varfolomeevič Avdeev
Political directorValentin Bobkov

The Stalin Battalion was the term used for two partisan divisions that worked within the Brigate Garibaldi and operated in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The battalion was mostly composed of Soviet partisans of Russian, Polish, Georgian, Ukrainian and Cossack descent.