ABSTRACT
In the last months of 1943 the Partisans experienced several successes that accelerated the precipitous decline of NDH influence in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Partisans received a giant political boost by the decision of the Allies, at Teheran in November 1943, to recognize Tito’s government and to direct aid to the Partisans rather than the Chetniks.1 Additionally, the second AVNOJ conference in late November 1943 proved to the Germans, NDH and Bosnians alike that the Partisans were a force to be reckoned with. New Partisan units were formed as the movement attracted more and more supporters.
