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Race for Trieste

Race for Trieste was a battle fought on 30 April 1945 at Trieste, in what is now Italy; it lasted 2 days. It was part of World War II in Yugoslavia, which ran from 1941 to 1945. The recorded result: Allied victory; Joint occupation of Trieste until June; Establishment of the Free Territory of Trieste in 1947. Recorded strength: 68,601–84,000 :243; 19,423 against 20,000 :286; 5,000; 13,000.

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Fought30 April 1945lasted 2 days
WhereTrieste, Italy45.650N, 13.770E
OutcomeAllied victory; Joint occupation of Trieste until June; Establishment of the Free Territory of Trieste in 1947
BelligerentsDemocratic Federal Yugoslavia; Dominion of New Zealand; Italian ResistanceagainstNazi Germany; Italian Social Republic; Chetniks; Serbian Volunteer Corps; Serbian State Guard
Casualties and losses436 dead; 1,159 woundedand2,842 killed; 3,829–5,200 captured; 99 cannons; 74 AA guns
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, 194519411945Race for Trieste, 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 April 1945
to 2 May 1945
PlaceTrieste, Italy
45.650N, 13.770E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength68,601–84,000 :243; 19,42320,000 :286; 5,000; 13,000
Casualties and losses436 dead; 1,159 wounded2,842 killed; 3,829–5,200 captured; 99 cannons; 74 AA guns; 6,500–8,500 civilians killed
Commanders
  • Petar Drapšin
  • Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg
  • Odilo Globočnik
  • Giovanni Esposito (general)
  • Momčilo Đujić
  • Miodrag Damjanović
Race for TriesteRace for TriesteSiege of TriesteBattle of PiranoBattle of DoberdòBattle of the FrigidusBattle of NanosSiege of TriesteBattle of DoberdòBattle of the FrigidusBattle of NanosZagrebVeniceFerraraMariborKlagenfurtPulaTrevisoRijeka100 km45.650N, 13.770E
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Race for Trieste is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q12804486, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Race for Trieste, revision 1375608992, 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.