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Case Black | |||||||
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Part of World War II in Yugoslavia | |||||||
Map of Case Black, superimposed on modern-day borders | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
127,000 men 300+ aircraft | Around 22,148 men[4] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
![]() ![]() ![]() Total casualties: 913 killed, 2,467 wounded, 2,132 missing[5][7] |
1/3 killed and wounded[4][8] (6,391[8]–7,543[9] killed and wounded) | ||||||
2,537 pro-Partisan civilian sympathizers executed[10][11] |
Case Black (German: Fall Schwarz), also known as the Fifth Enemy Offensive (Serbo-Croatian Latin: Peta neprijateljska ofanziva) in Yugoslav historiography and often identified with its final phase, the Battle of the Sutjeska (Serbo-Croatian Latin: Bitka na Sutjesci pronounced [bîtka na sûtjɛst͡si]) was a joint attack by the Axis taking place from 15 May to 16 June 1943, which aimed to destroy the main Yugoslav Partisan force, near the Sutjeska river in south-eastern Bosnia. The failure of the offensive marked a turning point for Yugoslavia during World War II. It was also the last major German-Italian joint operation against the partisans.[12]
The operation immediately followed Case White which had failed in accomplishing the same objectives: to eliminate the central Partisan formations and capture their commander, Josip Broz Tito.
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