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Battle of Pljevlja

Battle of Pljevlja was a battle fought in 1941 in what is now Montenegro. 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: Italian victory; Defeat of Partisan forces. Recorded strength: 4,000 against 2,000.

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Fought1941
WhereMontenegro43.357N, 19.350E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeItalian victory; Defeat of Partisan forces
BelligerentsMontenegrin PartisansagainstKingdom of Italy
Casualties and losses203 killed; 269 woundedand73 killed; 171 wounded; 8 missing/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, 194519411945Battle of Pljevlja, 1941
23 placed engagements of World War II in Yugoslavia in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1941 (year precision)
PlaceMontenegro
43.357N, 19.350E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength4,0002,000
Casualties and losses203 killed; 269 wounded73 killed; 171 wounded; 8 missing/captured; more than 23 citizens of Pljevlja
Commanders
  • Arso Jovanović
  • Giovanni Esposito (general)
Battle of PljevljaBattle of PljevljaBattle of the SutjeskaSiege of RogaticaBattle of Vučji DoBattle of BilećaBattle of NovšićeBattle of the SutjeskaSiege of RogaticaBattle of Vučji DoBattle of BilećaBattle of NovšićeSarajevoPodgoricaMostarTuzlaDubrovnikPrizrenKragujevacZenica100 km43.357N, 19.350E
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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Battle of Pljevlja is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 26 in present-day Montenegro.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4087316, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Pljevlja, revision 1370272015, 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.