). ▁After ▁consult ing ▁with ▁ Đ uro ▁P uc ar , ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁K P J ▁regional ▁committee ▁for ▁Bos anska ▁K raj ina , ▁T ito ▁decided ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁Part isan ▁brig ade ▁around ▁a ▁batt alion ▁of ▁experienced ▁f igh ters ▁from ▁Dr var . ▁Add itional ▁man power ▁would ▁consist ▁of ▁recovered ▁Part is ans ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁wounded ▁or ▁ill , ▁older ▁men ▁not ▁previously ▁in ▁combat ▁units ▁and ▁young ▁male ▁and ▁female ▁volunte ers . ▁The ▁four - b att alion ▁ 1 0 th ▁K raj ina ▁Brigade , ▁intended ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁primarily - def ensive ▁role ▁at ▁this ▁stage , ▁was ▁established ▁on ▁ 4   F ebru ary ▁ 1 9 4 3 ; ▁its ▁ 8 0 0 ▁members ▁included ▁about ▁ 1 2 0 ▁women . ▁B urs a ć , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁volunte ers , ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Battalion ▁and ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Battalion ' s ▁ 3 rd ▁Company ▁the ▁following ▁month . ▁Until ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁she ▁fought ▁the ▁U sta še , ▁Germ ans , ▁It ali ans , ▁and ▁anti - comm un ist ▁Ch et nik s ▁around ▁Gra h ovo , ▁Kn in , ▁V r lika , ▁Liv no ▁and ▁Mount ▁Din ara , ▁was ▁comm ended ▁for ▁her ▁courage ▁and ▁skill ▁in ▁combat , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁nur se . ▁In ▁February ▁and ▁March ▁