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Mostar Operation

Mostar Operation was a battle fought in 1945 at Mostar, in what is now Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was part of World War II in Yugoslavia, which ran from 1941 to 1945. The recorded result: Partisan victory. Recorded strength: 32,800 men against 15,000 men.

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Brdska havbica 75 mm v bojih za Mostar od 6. do 14. februarja 1945
Brdska havbica 75 mm v bojih za Mostar od 6. do 14. februarja 1945. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1945
WhereMostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina43.333N, 17.800E
OutcomePartisan victory
BelligerentsYugoslav PartisansagainstNazi Germany; Independent State of Croatia; Chetniks
Casualties and losses515 killed; 336 missing; 1,600 woundedandSeveral thousand killed, wounded or captured
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, 194519411945Mostar 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 15 February 1945
PlaceMostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
43.333N, 17.800E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength32,800 men15,000 men
Casualties and losses515 killed; 336 missing; 1,600 woundedSeveral thousand killed, wounded or captured
Commanders
  • Petar Drapšin
Mostar OperationMostar OperationCrossing the NeretvaBattle of NeretvaCase WhiteBattle of Vukov KlanacBattle of Vučji DoCrossing the NeretvaBattle of NeretvaCase WhiteBattle of Vukov KlanacBattle of Vučji DoSarajevoPodgoricaSplitDubrovnikZenicaŠibenik100 km43.333N, 17.800E
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Mostar Operation 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 Q11147774, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Mostar operation, revision 1370628757, 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.