What the records say
- When
- 8 Oct 1944 – 14 Nov 1944
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 42.15° N, 22.03° E
- Description
- 1944 operation of the Bulgarian army and the Yugoslav Partisans against German forces
- War
- World War II
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Stracin–Kumanovo operation
1944 offensive of World War II in Yugoslavia
The Stracin–Kumanovo operation was an offensive operation conducted in 1944 by the Bulgarian Army against German forces in occupied Yugoslavia which culminated in the capture of Skopje in 1944. With the Bulgarian declaration of war on Germany on September 8, followed by the Bulgarian withdrawal from the area, the German 1st Mountain Division moved north, occupied Skopje, and secured the strategic Belgrade–Nis–Salonik…
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