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Operation Sarajevo

Operation Sarajevo was a battle fought on 28 March 1945 at Sarajevo, in what is now Bosnia and Herzegovina; it lasted 13 days. It was part of World War II in Yugoslavia, which ran from 1941 to 1945. The recorded result: Partisan victory; Liberation of Sarajevo. Recorded strength: 38,000 men (5,000–18,000 Zeleni Kader/Green Caders) against 50,000 men of which 35,000 Germans.

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Fought28 March 1945lasted 13 days
WhereSarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina43.867N, 18.417E
OutcomePartisan victory; Liberation of Sarajevo
BelligerentsYugoslav Partisans Green Cadres (paramilitary)againstNazi Germany; Independent State of Croatia
Casualties and losses637 killed; 2,020 woundedand5,700 killed and wounded; 6,000 prisoners
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, 194519411945Operation Sarajevo, 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

Date28 March 1945
to 10 April 1945
PlaceSarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
43.867N, 18.417E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength38,000 men (5,000–18,000 Zeleni Kader/Green Caders)50,000 men of which 35,000 Germans
Casualties and losses637 killed; 2,020 wounded5,700 killed and wounded; 6,000 prisoners
Commanders
  • Radovan Vukanović
  • Pero Kosorić
  • Slavko Rodić
  • Vladimir Perić
  • Ernst von Leyser
Operation SarajevoOperation SarajevoSiege of SarajevoSiege of RogaticaBattle of NeretvaCase WhiteCrossing the NeretvaSiege of SarajevoSiege of RogaticaBattle of NeretvaCase WhiteBelgradeBanja LukaSplitMostarTuzlaPecPrijedorDubrovnik100 km43.867N, 18.417E
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Operation Sarajevo 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 Q13557465, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Sarajevo Operation, revision 1379068963, 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.