The Battle of the Sutjeska, codenamed Fall Schwarz, was a joint attack by the Axis taking place from 15 May to 16 June 1943, which aimed to destroy the main Yugoslav Partisan force, near the Sutjeska river in south-eastern Bosnia. The failure of the offensive marked a turning point for Yugoslavia during World War II.

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    Italy
    Independent State of Croatia
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  • Axis failure in archieving mission goals, heavy Partisan casualties
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  • 127,000 men
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    Italy
    Independent State of Croatia
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  • The Battle of the Sutjeska, codenamed Fall Schwarz, was a joint attack by the Axis taking place from 15 May to 16 June 1943, which aimed to destroy the main Yugoslav Partisan force, near the Sutjeska river in south-eastern Bosnia. The failure of the offensive marked a turning point for Yugoslavia during World War II. The operation is generally known as the Fifth anti-Partisan Offensive, while it is also known as the Fifth Enemy Offensive (Peta neprijateljska ofenziva/ofanziva) in ex-Yugoslav terminology. Codenamed Fall Schwarz, it immediately followed Fall Weiss which had failed in accomplishing the same objectives: to eliminate the central Partisan formations and capture their commander, Josip Broz Tito, also known by his Comintern codename as "Walter".
  • La battaglia della Sutjeska (o Quinta Offensiva o Fall Schwarz) è stata una battaglia nel 1943 tra le potenze dell'Asse e i partigiani jugoslavi di Tito. Sul finire del 1942 l'Armata Popolare di Liberazione della Jugoslavia, dopo essere brillantemente sopravvissuta all'assalto degli occupanti e dei collaborazionisti in Bosnia-Erzegovina (Fall Weiß o Quarta Offensiva), si era rifugiata, sotto la guida di Tito in Montenegro. Nonostante ciò le truppe dell'Potenze dell'Asse, con gli alleati Ustascia e Cetnici, nel maggio 1943 avevano nuovamente accerchiato i partigiani ed erano pronti a scatenare la Quinta Offensiva. Poiché la conformazione morfologica e il territorio montenegrino non si confacevano al sistema di combattimento partigiano (come annoterà Tito stesso) Tito prese la decisione di forzare l'accerchiamento. Il comando nazista prevedeva un attacco a sud-est, ma Tito (come aveva già fatto in precedenza nella Battaglia della Neretva), ingannando i tedeschi, optò per un rientro in Bosnia nord-orientale, attraverso le strette gole del Sutjeska. L'Armata Popolare di Liberazione della Jugoslavia vinse con grandi sacrifici la battaglia, confermando l'esistenza e la persistenza di un grande esercito di liberazione in Jugoslavia.
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  • Partisan column during the Battle of the Sutjeska
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  • 6,391 + 2000 civilian
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  • Battle of the Sutjeska
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  • May 15 – June 16, 1943
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  • Vicinity of the Sutjeska river, southeastern Bosnia, occupied Yugoslavia
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  • Axis failure in archieving mission goals, heavy Partisan casualties
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  • 127,000 men 300+ aircraft
  • 18,000 men
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  • The Battle of the Sutjeska, codenamed Fall Schwarz, was a joint attack by the Axis taking place from 15 May to 16 June 1943, which aimed to destroy the main Yugoslav Partisan force, near the Sutjeska river in south-eastern Bosnia. The failure of the offensive marked a turning point for Yugoslavia during World War II.
  • La battaglia della Sutjeska (o Quinta Offensiva o Fall Schwarz) è stata una battaglia nel 1943 tra le potenze dell'Asse e i partigiani jugoslavi di Tito. Sul finire del 1942 l'Armata Popolare di Liberazione della Jugoslavia, dopo essere brillantemente sopravvissuta all'assalto degli occupanti e dei collaborazionisti in Bosnia-Erzegovina (Fall Weiß o Quarta Offensiva), si era rifugiata, sotto la guida di Tito in Montenegro.
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