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Stracin-Kumanovo Operation

Stracin-Kumanovo Operation was a battle fought in 1944 in what is now North Macedonia. 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: Allied victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 100 guns and mortars; 35–40 tanks and vehicles.

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Fought1944
WhereNorth Macedonia42.151N, 22.032E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAllied victory
BelligerentsBulgaria; Yugoslav PartisansagainstGermany; Albanian Kingdom; Chetniks; Balli Kombëtar
Casualties and losses2,091 killed, 6,273 wounded and 577 missing; UnknownandUnknown
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, 194519411945Stracin-Kumanovo Operation, 1944
23 placed engagements of World War II in Yugoslavia in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1944 (year precision)
to 1944
PlaceNorth Macedonia
42.151N, 22.032E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
StrengthUnknown100 guns and mortars; 35–40 tanks and vehicles
Casualties and losses2,091 killed, 6,273 wounded and 577 missing; UnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Vladimir Stoychev
  • Alexander Löhr
Stracin-Kumanovo OperationStracin-Kumanovo OperationBattle of KumanovoBattle of LopateBattle of KalimanciBattle of SkopjeBattle of DrenovoBattle of LopateBattle of DrenovoSofiaPristinaNišPecBitolaSeresKyustendilElbasan100 km42.151N, 22.032E
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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Stracin-Kumanovo Operation is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 37 in present-day North Macedonia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q12295674, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Stracin–Kumanovo operation, revision 1385661927, 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.