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Battle of Grčarice

Battle of Grčarice was a battle fought on 10 September 1943 at Grčarice, in what is now Slovenia. The recorded result: Partisan victory. Recorded strength: 350 against 2,000.

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Fought10 September 1943
WhereGrčarice, Slovenia45.652N, 14.756E
OutcomePartisan victory
BelligerentsSlovene ChetniksagainstSlovene Partisans

Record

Date10 September 1943
PlaceGrčarice, Slovenia
45.652N, 14.756E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength3502,000
Casualties and lossesComplete annihilation: 10; 120–171 POW, almost all killed after Kočevje trial or without any trialUnknown
Commanders
  • Karl Novak
  • Jaka Avšič
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Elsewhere in 1943

Battle of Grčarice is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 21 in present-day Slovenia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q60524400, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Grčarice, revision 1370111080, 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.