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Battle for Novi Pazar

Battle for Novi Pazar was a battle fought in 1941 in what is now Serbia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of World War II in Yugoslavia, which ran from 1941 to 1945. The recorded result: Albanian victory; Albanians launch a counter-offensive towards Raška; Germans eventually enter Novi Pazar in December. Recorded strength: 600 against Unknown.

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Fought1941
WhereSerbia43.150N, 20.517E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAlbanian victory; Albanians launch a counter-offensive towards Raška; Germans eventually enter Novi Pazar in December
Belligerents25px|border Albania; 22px Sandžak Muslim militia; Nazi GermanyagainstChetniks; Montenegrin partisans
Casualties and losses60 killed; 23 woundedand83 killed; 48 wounded
Part ofWorld War II in Yugoslavia1941 to 1945

Where it sits in World War II in Yugoslavia

Siege of Rogatica, 1941Battle of Pljevlja, 1941Battle for Novi Pazar, 1941Capture of Olovo, 1941Battle of Sjenica, 1941Battle of Kupres, 1942Battle of Livno, 1942Case White, 1943Battle of Zvornik, 1943Battle of Prijepolje, 1943Battle of Ljubno, 1944Battle of Kopaonik, 1944Stracin-Kumanovo Operation, 1944Battle of Našice, 1944Battle of Batina, 1944Mostar Operation, 1945Battle of Tarnova, 1945Lika-Primorje operation, 1945Operation Sarajevo, 1945Battle of Lijevče Field, 1945Race for Trieste, 194519411945Battle for Novi Pazar, 1941
23 placed engagements of World War II in Yugoslavia in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1941 (year precision)
to 1941
PlaceSerbia
43.150N, 20.517E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength600Unknown
Casualties and losses60 killed; 23 wounded83 killed; 48 wounded; Civilian victims of terror: 115 Serbs and 61 Muslims
Commanders
  • Shaban Polluzha
  • Bilall Dreshaj
  • Aćif Hadžiahmetović
  • Jakub Kardović
  • Džemail Koničanin
  • Radomir Cvetić
  • Vojislav Lukačević
  • Sveta Trifunović
Battle for Novi PazarBattle for Novi PazarBattle of ZvečanBattle of PantinaSiege of KraljevoBattle of PločnikBattle of NovšićeBattle of ZvečanBattle of PantinaSiege of KraljevoBattle of PločnikBattle of NovšićeSarajevoSkopjePodgoricaČačakShkodërKyustendilPrizrenKragujevac100 km43.150N, 20.517E
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle for Novi Pazar is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 100 in present-day Serbia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q12761193, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Novi Pazar (1941), revision 1381423002, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.