What the records say
- When
- 15 May 1943 – 16 Jun 1943
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 43.35° N, 18.69° E
- Description
- 1943 battle during World War II, major part of Operation Schwarz
- War
- World War II
Operation Schwarz
Battle during World War II
Operation Schwarz, also known as the Fifth Enemy Offensive in Yugoslav historiography and often identified with its final phase, the Battle of the Sutjeska was a joint attack by the Axis. Taking place from 15 May to 16 June 1943, it aimed to destroy the main Yugoslav Partisan force, near the Sutjeska River in south-eastern Bosnia.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Operation Schwarz: Axis forces begin a joint offensive, with the aim of destroying the Yugoslav Partisans, in south-eastern Bosnia”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Schlacht an der Sutjeska”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “las tropas alemanas comienzan, al este de Bosnia, la Operación Schwarz, con el objetivo de aniquilar las bases partisanas y a su líder, Tito”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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