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Battle of Lijevče Field

Battle of Lijevče Field was a battle fought on 30 March 1945 at Lijevče, in what is now Bosnia and Herzegovina; it lasted 9 days. It was part of World War II in Yugoslavia, which ran from 1941 to 1945. The recorded result: Independent State of Croatia victory. Recorded strength: 10–12,000 against 10–12,000.

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Fought30 March 1945lasted 9 days
WhereLijevče, Bosnia and Herzegovina44.961N, 17.347E
OutcomeIndependent State of Croatia victory
BelligerentsMontenegrin ChetniksagainstIndependent State of Croatia
Casualties and lossesSeveral hundred killed; 5,500 captured; 150 executed after the battleandUnknown
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 of Lijevče Field, 1945
23 placed engagements of World War II in Yugoslavia in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date30 March 1945
to 8 April 1945
PlaceLijevče, Bosnia and Herzegovina
44.961N, 17.347E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength10–12,00010–12,000
Casualties and lossesSeveral hundred killed; 5,500 captured; 150 executed after the battleUnknown
Commanders
  • Pavle Đurišić
  • Petar Baćović
  • Zaharije Ostojić
  • Radojica Perišić
  • Dragiša Vasić
  • Vuk Kalaitović
  • Vladimir Metikoš
Battle of Lijevče FieldBattle of Lijevče FieldBattle of Banja LukaBattle of DubicaPakrac clashBattle of KusonjeBattle of DobojBattle of Banja LukaBattle of DubicaPakrac clashBattle of KusonjeBattle of DobojZagrebSarajevoPécsTuzlaPrijedorOsijekZadarZenica100 km44.961N, 17.347E
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Battle of Lijevče Field 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 Q1259926, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Lijevče Field, revision 1370268181, 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.