Operation Schwarz
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Operation Schwarz was the German-led World War II offensive in 1943 against Yugoslav Partisans, culminating in the fierce Battle of Sutjeska in present-day Bosnia and Montenegro.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Axis military offensive
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military operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Case Black
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Fall Schwarz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Chetnik forces
NERFINISHED
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Independent State of Croatia NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Italy (1943) NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| casualties |
heavy Yugoslav Partisan losses
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significant civilian casualties ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Alexander Löhr
NERFINISHED
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Italian 2nd Army command NERFINISHED ⓘ Lothar Rendulic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Germany
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Independent State of Croatia NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy ⓘ Montenegro (as territory) NERFINISHED ⓘ Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culminatedIn | Battle of Sutjeska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date |
June 1943
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May 1943 ⓘ |
| endDate | 16 June 1943 ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Partisan expansion in Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key turning point in Yugoslav Partisan resistance narrative ⓘ |
| location |
Sutjeska region
NERFINISHED
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occupied Yugoslavia ⓘ present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ present-day Montenegro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intense fighting in mountainous terrain
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near-encirclement of Yugoslav Partisan leadership ⓘ |
| objective | encirclement and destruction of Yugoslav Partisan main force ⓘ |
| opponent | Yugoslav Partisans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedByCommander | Josip Broz Tito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | World War II in Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plannedBy | German High Command in the Southeast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Operation Weiss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Battle of Sutjeska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Axis tactical success
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Yugoslav Partisan strategic survival ⓘ |
| startDate | 15 May 1943 ⓘ |
| theater | Balkans theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfOperation |
anti-partisan offensive
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encirclement operation ⓘ |
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