Fifth Enemy Offensive
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The Fifth Enemy Offensive, or Battle of Sutjeska, was a major World War II campaign in 1943 in which Axis forces attempted to destroy Yugoslav Partisan resistance in southeastern Europe.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fifth Enemy Offensive canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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military campaign ⓘ military campaign ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Germany
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Independent State of Croatia NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Montenegrin Chetniks NERFINISHED ⓘ Yugoslav Partisans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Axis anti-Partisan operations in Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Alexander Löhr
NERFINISHED
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Josip Broz Tito NERFINISHED ⓘ Rodolfo Graziani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Yugoslav film "Battle of Sutjeska" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Kingdom of Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | May–June 1943 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1943-06-16 ⓘ |
| estimatedAxisStrength | over 120,000 troops ⓘ |
| estimatedPartisanCasualties | over 7,000 killed ⓘ |
| estimatedPartisanStrength | about 22,000 fighters ⓘ |
| followedBy | Sixth Enemy Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Battle of Sutjeska
NERFINISHED
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Fifth Enemy Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | Battle of Sutjeska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedForce |
German 118th Jäger Division
NERFINISHED
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German 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian divisions in the Balkans ⓘ Yugoslav Partisan Supreme Headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Sutjeska River region
NERFINISHED
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Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ |
| memorial | Tjentište memorial complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Tito being wounded
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heavy Partisan casualties ⓘ survival of the Partisan high command ⓘ |
| objective | to destroy the main Yugoslav Partisan forces ⓘ |
| opponent |
Axis powers
NERFINISHED
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Yugoslav Partisans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
World War II
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Yugoslav Front of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Fourth Enemy Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southeastern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Axis tactical success but strategic failure
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Yugoslav Partisan breakout ⓘ |
| river | Sutjeska River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943-05-15 ⓘ |
| theater | Balkan theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1943 ⓘ |
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