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Siege of Kraljevo

Siege of Kraljevo was a siege conducted on 9 October 1941 at Kraljevo, in what is now Serbia; it lasted 22 days. It was part of the Uprising in Serbia. The recorded result: German forces retain control of Kraljevo.

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Nemački vojnici izvlače svog ranjenika, posle borbi u okolini Kraljeva, oktobra 1941.
Nemački vojnici izvlače svog ranjenika, posle borbi u okolini Kraljeva, oktobra 1941.. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought9 October 1941lasted 22 days
WhereKraljevo, Serbia43.724N, 20.688E
OutcomeGerman forces retain control of Kraljevo
BelligerentsAxis:Nazi GermanyagainstAllies: Chetniks; Yugoslav Partisans
Part ofUprising in Serbia1941

Where it sits in the Uprising in Serbia

Battle of Loznica, 1941Battle of Banja Koviljača, 1941Siege of Kraljevo, 194119411941Siege of Kraljevo, 1941
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Record

Date9 October 1941
to 31 October 1941
PlaceKraljevo, Serbia
43.724N, 20.688E
KindSiege, interwar and Second World War
Strength3,000–4,000
Casualties and losses130 dead rebels, mostly Chetniks; approximately 2,000 civilians
Commanders
  • Franz Böhme
  • Jovan Deroko
Siege of KraljevoSiege of KraljevoBattle of LjubićBattle of IvankovacBattle of PločnikBattle of KolubaraBattle of ŠumatovacBattle of LjubićBattle of IvankovacBattle of PločnikBattle of KolubaraBattle of ŠumatovacBelgradePristinaNišTuzlaPecKragujevacDrobeta-Turnu Severin100 km43.724N, 20.688E
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Siege of Kraljevo 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 Q31083490, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Kraljevo, revision 1385170840, 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.