▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁K raj ina ▁Brigade ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 9 th ▁K raj ina ▁Division ▁deployed ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁fl ank ▁of ▁its ▁axis ▁of ▁advance . ▁The ▁rapid ▁advance ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁K raj ina ▁Brigade ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 9 th ▁K raj ina ▁Division ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁organ ise ▁an ▁effective ▁defence . ▁The ▁ 3 9 th ▁K raj ina ▁Division ▁then ▁ordered ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁K raj ina ▁Brigade ▁to ▁block ▁the ▁road ▁from ▁Č a đ av ica ▁to ▁Kl ju č ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁Kl ju č , ▁but ▁only ▁one ▁batt alion ▁of ▁the ▁brig ade ▁managed ▁to ▁reach ▁that ▁position ▁by ▁dawn ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁May . ▁ ▁The ▁central ▁column ▁consisted ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁SS ▁Re con na issance ▁Battalion ▁rein for ced ▁with ▁one ▁battery ▁of ▁self - prop elled ▁guns , ▁which ▁had ▁a ▁special ▁task : ▁it ▁was ▁to ▁strike ▁from ▁Mr kon ji ć ▁Grad , ▁pen et rate ▁deeply ▁into ▁the ▁Part is ans ’ ▁rear ▁and ▁destroy ▁the ▁H Q ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Part isan ▁Corps ▁in ▁Rib nik . ▁Despite ▁having ▁only ▁two ▁batt al ions ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁( the ▁third ▁was ▁facing ▁ ▁at ▁Č a đ av ica ), ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁Pro let arian ▁Brigade ▁managed ▁to ▁hold ▁off ▁this ▁thrust . ▁The ▁southern ▁column ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁ 1