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Capture of Olovo

Capture of Olovo was a battle fought in 1941 at Olovo, in what is now Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Olovo. It was part of World War II in Yugoslavia, which ran from 1941 to 1945. The recorded result: Chetnik-Partisan victory; Chetniks and Partisans captured Olovo.

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Fought1941
WhereOlovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina44.128N, 18.581E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeChetnik-Partisan victory; Chetniks and Partisans captured Olovo
BelligerentsIndependent State of CroatiaagainstChetniks; Yugoslav Partisans
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, 194519411945Capture of Olovo, 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
PlaceOlovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
44.128N, 18.581E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength250 Croatian Home Guard members; 220 militiamen; 2 mountain guns; 2 machine guns400 Chetniks; Battery of unknown guns; ----; 800 Partisans
Casualties and losses13 Croatian Home Guards and 26 militiamen killed; 9 Croatian Home Guards and 30 militiamen wounded; 21 Croatian Home Guards imprisoned; 17 Croatian Home Guards and 45 militiamen missingAt least 240 Chetniks according to Croatian sources; Civilian victims of terror:
Commanders
  • Mihajlo Lukić
Capture of OlovoCapture of OlovoOperation SarajevoSiege of SarajevoSiege of RogaticaSiege of İzvornikBattle of Maglaj (1878)Operation SarajevoSiege of RogaticaSiege of İzvornikBattle of Maglaj (1878)BelgradeNovi SadBanja LukaSplitMostarPrijedorZenicaSlavonski Brod100 km44.128N, 18.581E
Placed at Olovo; 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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Capture of Olovo is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 43 in present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q30612608, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Capture of Olovo (1941), revision 1370939159, 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.