Siege of Turjak

Siege of Turjak
Part of World War II in Yugoslavia
Turjak castle in flames following the battle, 19 September 1943
Date 14-19 September 1943 (6 days) Location Turjak Castle, Province of Ljubljana (now Slovenia) 45°52′36″N 14°36′28″E / 45.8767°N 14.6079°E / 45.8767; 14.6079 Result Partisan victory
Belligerents
Slovene Partisans	Former Anti-Communist Volunteer Militia (MVAC) Slovene Chetniks
Units involved
Prešern Brigade	White Guard (Former MVAC) Civic Guard (Former MVAC) Legion of Death (Former MVAC) Blue Guard (Chetniks)
Strength
	650–700
Casualties and losses
Unknown	20–30 killed
115–1,000 POWs killed in aftermath

The siege of Turjak or Battle of Turjak (Slovene: bitka za Turjak) was fought between 14 and 19 September 1943 at the Turjak Castle between the Slovene Partisans and the combined forces of Slovene former units of the Anti-Communist Volunteer Militia (MVAC) and Slovene Chetniks. The battle followed the Partisan victory at Battle of Grčarice. Partisans encircled the Turjak castle on 14 September and laid siege to the castle after the defenders refused to surrender. The siege ended on 19 September with a Partisan victory, in part due to the heavy weapons that they had acquired from Italian forces.^[1]