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Lika-Primorje operation

Lika-Primorje operation was a battle fought in 1945 in what is now Croatia. 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: Yugoslav Army victory; Destruction of German XV Mountain Corps. Recorded strength: 70,000 against 40,000.

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Fought1945
WhereCroatia44.747N, 15.242E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeYugoslav Army victory; Destruction of German XV Mountain Corps
BelligerentsYugoslav PartisansagainstNazi Germany; Independent State of Croatia
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, 194519411945Lika-Primorje operation, 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

Date1945 (year precision)
to 1945
PlaceCroatia
44.747N, 15.242E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength70,00040,000
Casualties and lossesFirst phase: 5,616 killed, 6,949 wounded and 2,905 wounded
Commanders
  • Petar Drapšin
  • Pavle Jakšić
  • Boško Šiljegović
  • Gustav Fehn
Lika-Primorje operationLika-Primorje operationBattle of GospićBattle of Gvozd MountainBattle of Krbava FieldSiege of BihaćAction of 1 November 1944Battle of GospićBattle of Gvozd MountainBattle of Krbava FieldZagrebTriestePrijedorAnconaZadarRijekaKarlovacŠibenik100 km44.747N, 15.242E
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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Lika-Primorje operation is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 99 in present-day Croatia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q56209554, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Lika-Primorje operation, revision 1370626872, 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.