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18th (Croatian) Eastern Bosnian brigade
Operation ZIETHEN
Soviet 236th Rifle Division
Hellgate: London
France Pirc (1899 - 1954)
Battles & Campaigns
during World War 2 in Yugoslavia
History
Germany and its allies carried out numerous anti-partisan operations during WW2 in Yugoslavia. This is the partial list of those with known codenames (often using colorful names) which I have discovered so far since many were carried out without much preparations as reaction to partisan actions and many others become too obscured and lost to history. Also included are Partisan and Allied operations which were carried out in the same period. I would be grateful for any extra info you can provide.
Original codename Date Yugoslav name 1941
Operation 25, Strafgericht April War - Invasion of Yugoslavia Operations ??? July - August July offensive (Julska ofenziva)
Italian offensive in MontenegroOperation UŽICE? 27 Sept - 15 Oct
NovemberFirst offensive: Šumadia Operation ??? German-Bulgarian offensive Operation OZREN 2-11 December Attack on Ozren Partisan detachment Operation MIHAILOVIĆ 6-7 December German attempt to eliminate chetniks 1942
Operation ??? 17-23 January Second offensive: Bosnia Operation OZREN 27 January - 6 February Attack on Ozren Partisan detachment Operation TRIO April - June Third offensive Operation ??? Italian operations in Montenegro, Sandžak and Herzegovina Spring Partisan offensive in Dolenjsko and Notranjsko (Slovenia) Petrova gora Operation KOZARA? 10 June - 30 July Third offensive: Kozara Operation RISNJAK 12 July Italian anti-partisan operation in Croatia Operations ??? 16 July - 4 November Roshka offensive (Roška ofenziva) Operation GORJANCI Operation ALBIA 16 August - 2 September Italian anti-partisan operation in Croatia Operation VELIKA KAPELA 16 - 29 September Italian anti-partisan operation in Croatia Operation DINARA Operation JAJCE I 28 September German-NDH-Chetnik attack on Jajce area Operation ALFA 5 - 11 October Italian-Chetnik attack on Prozor area Operation JAJCE II 21 October German-NDH-Chetnik attack in Jajce area Operation BETA late October Italian-NDH attack on Livno 2-14 November Bihać operation (Bihaćka operacija) Operation TUZLA 24 November 1943
Operation WEISS I 20 Jan - 15 Feb Fourth offensive: Neretva - battle for
saving the woundedOperation WEISS II 25 February - mid-March - Operation WEISS III cancelled Operation BRAUN 20 March - 8 April Psunj-Papuk Operation Operation OSTERN-15 Operation BOSUT NDH anti-partisan operation in Syrmia Operation SCHWARZ 15 May - 15 June Fifth offensive: Sutjeska Operation KLARA 21 - 22 June Operation PAULA 8 - 19 July Operation HEU 10 - 15 August Operation GAMA 17 August Operation BIOKOVO-MOSOR Operation GEISERICH 22 - 27 September German attack on Split Operation WOLKENBRUCH 22 September - 1 November Romel's offenisve (Romelova ofanziva) Operation WILDSON 7 October - Donnerkeil (Thunderbolt) Anti-partisan operation carried out in Yugoslavia Operation BALKANSCHLUCHT 15 - 23 October Balkanski klanac Operation ARNIN 14 - 27 October Operation SPATZ 14 - 20 October Operation AUDREY 15 October 1943 to early 1944 Operation LANDSTURM German recapturing of Makarska area Operation SEERÄUBER 21/22 October Failed Ustasha landing on Brac island Operation HERBST 2 Operation ZIPFEL 23 October - ? Operation HERBSTGEWITTER I 23 October - 11 November German capturing of Peljesac peninsula Operation HAIFISCH 7-9 November German recapturing of Trogir area Operation TRAUFE 13 November - Anti-partisan operation in Slovenia Operation ADLER (Eagle) 22 - 25 November Anti-partisan operation on Ugljen island Operation DELPHIN 22 - 29 November Landing on the Ugljen and Pasman island Operation ZIETHEN 4 -8 December German recapturing of Livno-Duvno area Operation KUGELBLITZ 6 December - Lim-Drina Operation (Limsko-Drinska o.) Operation WOLF 7 - 29 December Kordun-Banija-Pokupo-Turopolje operation
(Kordunaško-Banijsko-Pokupsko-Turopoljska operacija)Operation PANTHER 10 - 24 December Operation SILBERSTREIFEN December Operation RISTOW Operation WEIHNACHTSMANN 26 - 30 December 14 - 29 December Anti-Partisan operation launched in Metsovan Pass, SE Croatia by German forces. Operation HERBSTGEWITTER II 22 - 26 December Landing on the Korcula island Operation SCHNEESTURM end of December Sixth offensive Operation HASENJAGD end of December Operation MERKUR 31 December - 1 January 1944 Banja Luka operation I (Prva Banjalučka o.) 1944
Operation WALDRAUSCH 12 January Operation Napfkuchen (Poundcake) Anti-partisan operation carried out in Yugoslavia Operation BRANDFACKEL January Operation ??? Spring offensive in Macedonia Operation Morgenwind II (Morning Wind 2) 12 January Landing on the Dalmatian island of Solta Operation Morgenwind I (Morning Wind 1) 13 January Landing on the Dalmatian island of Brac Operation ADLER II 13 January - ? Operation WALZERTRAUM 19 January Landing on the Dalmatian island of Hvar Operation DUBROVNIK 21 January Operation FREISCHÜTZ canceled The plan for capture of the island of Vis (Lissa) off the Dalmatia coast. Operation EMIL 3 - 6 February Operation DUBROVNIK 2 8 February Operation WOLKENBRUCH Forced partisan forces of II naval-coastal sector to retreat from Istra and Kvarner to Dugi otok island. Operation WIKINGER Offensive against outside island chain from Losinj to Sibenik, Dalmatia Operation FEUERZANGE Operation KAMMERJÄGER March Operation WEGWEISER (Sign-post) 10 - 13 March Operation SAVA 15 March - Operation DETAINED 18 March Allied raid on Solta island Operation CANNAE 19 March Occupation of Hungary Operation ENDOWMENT 23 March Allied raid on Hvar island Operation DACHSTEIN 24 - 25 March Anti-partisan operation in Slovenia Operation OSTEREI (Easter egg) 12 - 20 April Operation MAIBAUM (Maytree) 23 April Anti-partisan operation carried out in Yugoslavia. Operation BRAUNSCHWEIG 26 April - 6 May Operation UNGEWINTER 26 April - 7 May Operation MORGENSTERN 7 - 16 May Operation SCHACH 21 -30 May Operation FARRIER 22 May Allied raid on Mljet island Operation ROSSELSPRUNG 25 May Seventh offensive: Drvar Operation FLOUNCED 31 May - 5 June Allied raid on Brac island Operation VOLLMOND (Fullmoon) 8 - 11 June Operation KORNBLUME 14 June - 6 August Operation SONENSTICH Operation BIENENHAUS 25-30 June Anti-partisan operation in Moslavina, Croatia Operation BLITZ 26 June - 5 July Operation ROUEN 8 July - Anti-partisan operation in Kalnik, Croatia Operation TRUMPF ?10 July - 4 August? Toplica-Jablanica o. (Topličko-Jablanička o.) Operation FLIEGENFÄNGER 14 July Maiglockchen Operation DRAUFGÄNGER 18-26 July Andrijevica operation (Andrijevička o.) Operation ROESLEIN ? - 2 August Operation HACKFLEISCH 3 August Operation FEUERWEHR ? August Operation RÜBEZAHL 12-30 August Durmitor operation (Durmitorska o.) Operation WOLFSHÖLLE 18 - 20 August Operation RATWEEK 1 - 7 September Nedelja Pacova Operation TREUBRUCH September Operation SEYDLITZ 6-8 September Landing on the Dalmatian island of Hvar 18-28 October Banja Luka o. II (Druga Banjalučka o.) 8-14 October Niš operation (Niška operacija) October Podravina operation (Podravska o.) 11-20 October Belgrade operation (Beogradska operacija) Operation OSTERN German withdrawal from Zadar Operation EXTERMINATE British hunt for German torpedo-boats Operation WIKINGER 28 October German evacuation of all ships from Sibenik to Rijeka 15 Oct - 20 Nov Kosovo operation (Kosovska operacija) 9-29 November Batina operation (Batinska operacija) Operation Schneegestber November The pursuit of Marshall Tito's HQ's. 25 Nov - 4 Dec Knin operation (Kninska operacija) Operation TREFOIL 28-30 November Operacija Trolist Operation HEUSCHOBER 19 December Operation MARS 21 December 1945
Operation VICTORIA January Operation WINTERGEWITTER 17 - 21 January Operation SCHLAGETER 27 January Operation BURA 27 - 29 January Akcija Bura Operation Waldrausch (Forest Fever) Operation WEHRWOLF 6-10 February Elimination of Virovitica bridgehead 6-15 February Mostar operation (Mostarska operacija) Operation RÜBEZAHL February Anti-partisan operation carried out in Slovenia. Operation WALDTEUFEL 6 - 23 March Operation MAIGEWITTER 6 - 27 March Operation BERGWIND 8 - 15 March Operation FRÜHLINGSANFANG 19 March - ? Anti -partisan operation carried out in Slovenia. Operation WINTERENDE 19 March - 6 April Anti -partisan operation carried out in Slovenia. 20 March - 15 April Lika-Primorje operation (Ličko-primorska o.) 28 March - 10 April Sarajevo operation (Sarajevska operacija) 12-13 April Srem front (Sremski front) 16 April - 7 May Rijeka operation (Riječka operacija) 29 April - 1 May Trst (Trieste) operation (Tršćanska operacija) 30 April - 7 May Karlovac operation (Karlovačka operacija) This page is also available in the following languages:
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