Fourth Enemy Offensive
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The Fourth Enemy Offensive, also known as the Battle of Neretva, was a major World War II campaign in Yugoslavia in 1943 in which Axis forces attempted to encircle and destroy the Yugoslav Partisans.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II campaign
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military campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Neretva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Axis powers
NERFINISHED
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Chetniks NERFINISHED ⓘ Yugoslav Partisans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Josip Broz Tito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Bulgaria
NERFINISHED
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Germany ⓘ Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ Independent State of Croatia NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy ⓘ |
| describedIn | Yugoslav military historiography as a key turning point ⓘ |
| followedBy | Fifth Enemy Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Third Enemy Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal | encirclement and destruction of Yugoslav Partisans ⓘ |
| hasPart |
battles around Konjic
NERFINISHED
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fighting in eastern Herzegovina ⓘ operations around Prozor ⓘ |
| inspired | 1969 Yugoslav film "Battle of Neretva" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Neretva River NERFINISHED ⓘ Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale Axis attempt to annihilate Partisan forces
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protection and evacuation of thousands of wounded ⓘ successful Partisan maneuver warfare ⓘ |
| participant |
Chetnik formations
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Domobran (Home Guard) forces of the Independent State of Croatia NERFINISHED ⓘ German Wehrmacht units ⓘ Italian Army units ⓘ Ustaše forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Yugoslav Partisan Supreme Headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Axis anti-Partisan operations in Yugoslavia
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World War II in Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ Yugoslav Front of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Axis tactical successes but strategic failure
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Yugoslav Partisan strategic success ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Partisan breakout across the Neretva River
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destruction of Neretva bridges by Partisans ⓘ evacuation of wounded Partisans ⓘ |
| startTime | 1943 ⓘ |
| strategicObjectiveOf |
German Army Group E
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Italian Second Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| temporalLocation |
February 1943
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March 1943 ⓘ |
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