Battles & Campaigns during World War 2 in Yugoslavia

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.

1941

Operation 25, Strafgericht - April War - Invasion of Yugoslavia

July - August - Operations ??? July offensive (Julska ofenziva) - Italian offensive in Montenegro

27 Sept - 15 Oct / November - Operation UŽICE? - First offensive: ŠumadiaOperation

??? - German-Bulgarian offensive

2-11 December - Operation OZREN - Attack on Ozren Partisan detachment

6-7 December - Operation MIHAILOVIĆ - German attempt to eliminate chetniks

1942

17-23 January - Operation ??? - Second offensive: Bosnia

27 January - 6 February - Operation OZREN - Attack on Ozren Partisan detachment

April - June -Operation TRIO - Third offensive

Operation ??? Italian operations in Montenegro, Sandžak and Herzegovina

Spring Partisan offensive in Dolenjsko and Notranjsko (Slovenia)

Petrova gora

10 June - 30 July - Operation KOZARA? - Third offensive: Kozara

12 July Operation RISNJAK - Italian anti-partisan operation in Croatia

16 July - 4 November - Operations ??? - Roshka offensive (Roška ofenziva)

16 August - 2 September - Operation ALBIA - Italian anti-partisan operation in Croatia

16 - 29 September Operation VELIKA KAPELA - Italian anti-partisan operation in Croatia

Operation DINARA

28 September - Operation JAJCE I - German-NDH-Chetnik attack on Jajce area

5 - 11 October - Operation ALFA - Italian-Chetnik attack on Prozor area

21 October - Operation JAJCE II - German-NDH-Chetnik attack in Jajce area

- Operation GORJANCI - Italian anti-partisan operation in Slovenia and Croatia

late October - Operation BETA - Italian-NDH attack on Livno

2-14 November - Bihać operation (Bihaćka operacija)

24 November - Operation TUZLA

1943

20 Jan - 15 Feb Operation WEISS IFourth offensive: Neretva - battle for saving the wounded

25 February - mid-March - Operation WEISS II

cancelled - Operation WEISS III

27 February - 8 March Operation MIRKO

27 February - 3 March Operation GRÜN - Operation Green

20 March - 8 April Operation BRAUN - Psunj-Papuk Operation

Operation OSTERN-15

Operation BOSUT - NDH anti-partisan operation in Syrmia

15 May - 15 June Operation SCHWARZ - Fifth offensive: Sutjeska

21 - 22 June Operation KLARA

June Operation VARAŽDIN

5 - 6 July Operation IVAN

8 - 19 July Operation PAULA

10 - 15 August Operation HEU

17 August Operation GAMA

Operation BIOKOVO-MOSOR

22 - 27 September Operation GEISERICH - German attack on Split

22 September - 1 November Operation WOLKENBRUCH - Romel's offenisve (Romelova ofanziva)

7 October - Operation WILDSON

Donnerkeil (Thunderbolt) - Anti-partisan operation carried out in Yugoslavia

15 - 23 October Operation BALKANSCHLUCHT Balkanski klanac

14 - 27 October Operation ARNIN

14 - 20 October Operation SPATZ

15 October 1943 to early 1944 Operation AUDREY

Operation LANDSTURM - German recapturing of Makarska area

21/22 October Operation SEERÄUBER - Failed Ustasha landing on Brac island

Operation HERBST 2

23 October - ? - Operation ZIPFEL

23 October - 11 November Operation HERBSTGEWITTER I - German capturing of Peljesac peninsula

7-9 November - Operation HAIFISCH - German recapturing of Trogir area

13 November - Operation TRAUFE Anti-partisan operation in Slovenia

22 - 25 November Operation ADLER (Eagle) - Anti-partisan operation on Ugljen island

22 - 29 November Operation DELPHIN - Landing on the Ugljen and Pasman island

4 -8 December Operation ZIETHEN - German recapturing of Livno-Duvno area

6 December - Operation KUGELBLITZ - Lim-Drina Operation (Limsko-Drinska o.)

7 - 29 December Operation WOLF - Kordun-Banija-Pokupo-Turopolje operation (Kordunaško-Banijsko-Pokupsko-Turopoljska operacija)

10 - 24 December Operation PANTHER

December Operation SILBERSTREIFEN

Operation RISTOW

26 - 30 December Operation WEIHNACHTSMANN

14 - 29 December Anti-Partisan operation launched in Metsovan Pass, SE Croatia by German forces.

22 - 26 December Operation HERBSTGEWITTER IILanding on the Korcula island

end of December Operation SCHNEESTURM Sixth offensive

end of December Operation HASENJAGD Operation MERKUR

31 December - 1 January 1944 Banja Luka operation I (Prva Banjalučka o.)

1944

12 January Operation WALDRAUSCHOperation Napfkuchen (Poundcake)Anti-partisan operation carried out in Yugoslavia

January Operation BRANDFACKELOperation ???Spring offensive in Macedonia

12 January Operation Morgenwind II (Morning Wind 2)Landing on the Dalmatian island of Solta

13 January Operation Morgenwind I (Morning Wind 1)Landing on the Dalmatian island of Brac

13 January - ? Operation ADLER II

19 January Operation WALZERTRAUMLanding on the Dalmatian island of Hvar

21 January Operation DUBROVNIK

canceled Operation FREISCHÜTZThe plan for capture of the island of Vis (Lissa) off the Dalmatia coast.

3 - 6 February Operation EMIL

8 February Operation DUBROVNIK 2

Operation WOLKENBRUCH - Forced partisan forces of II naval-coastal sector to retreat from Istra and Kvarner to Dugi otok island

Operation FRECHDACHS - German navy failed attempt to send supplies to Aegean

Operation WIKINGER - Offensive against outside island chain from Losinj to Sibenik, Dalmatia

Operation FEUERZANGE

March - Operation KAMMERJÄGER

10 - 13 Marchch - Operation WEGWEISER (Sign-post)

15 March Operation SAVA

18 March Operation RADAN

18 March Operation DETAINED - Allied raid on Solta island

19 March Operation CANNAE - Occupation of Hungary

23 March Operation ENDOWMENT - Allied raid on Hvar island

24 - 25 March Operation DACHSTEIN - Anti-partisan operation in Slovenia

12 - 20 April Operation OSTEREI (Easter egg)

23 April Operation MAIBAUM (Maytree) - Anti-partisan operation carried out in Yugoslavia.

26 April - 6 May Operation BRAUNSCHWEIG

26 April - 7 May Operation UNGEWITTER

7 - 16 May Operation MORGENSTERN

21 -30 May Operation SCHACH

22 May Operation FARRIER - Allied raid on Mljet island

25 May Operation ROSSELSPRUNG - Seventh offensive: Drvar

31 May - 5 June Operation FLOUNCED - Allied raid on Brac island

8 - 11 June Operation BEARSKIN

8 - 11 June Operation VOLLMOND (Fullmoon)

14 June - 6 August Operation KORNBLUME

25-30 June Operation BIENENHAUS - Anti-partisan operation in Moslavina, Croatia

26 June - 5 July Operation BLITZ

8 July - Operation ROUEN - Anti-partisan operation in Kalnik, Croatia

?10 July - 4 August? Operation TRUMPF - Toplica-Jablanica o. (Topličko-Jablanička o.)

14-29 July Operation SONNENSTICH - Anti-partisan operation in Herzegovina

14 July Operation FLIEGENFÄNGER

Maiglockchen

18-26 July Operation DRAUFGÄNGER - Andrijevica operation (Andrijevička o.)

? - 2 August Operation ROESLEIN

3 August Operation HACKFLEISCH

? August Operation FEUERWEHR

8-11 August Operation PRIEN

12-30 August Operation RÜBEZAHL - Durmitor operation (Durmitorska o.)

18 - 20 August Operation WOLFSHÖLLE

1 - 7 September Operation RATWEEK Nedelja Pacova

September Operation TREUBRUCH

6-8 September Operation SEYDLITZ - Anti-partisan operation on Hvar island

11-13 September Operation EISBÄR - German withdrawal from Supetar

14-18 September Operation KRANICH - Failed German withdrawal from Sumartin

18-28 September Banja Luka o. II (Druga Banjalučka o.)

25 September Operation STURM - Rescue of Banja Luka garrison

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

28 October - Operation WIKINGER - 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 SCHNEEGESTÖBER - German anti-partisan operation in Slovenia

November - Operation Schneegestber - The pursuit of Marshall Tito's HQ's.

25 Nov - 4 Dec Knin operation (Kninska operacija)

28-30 November Operation TREFOILOperacija Trolist

19 December Operation HEUSCHOBER

21 December Operation MARS

1945

January - Operation VICTORIA

17 - 21 January - Operation WINTERGEWITTER

27 January - Operation SCHLAGETER

27 - 29 January -Operation BURA Akcija Bura

Operation Waldrausch (Forest Fever)

6-10 February - Operation WEHRWOLF - Elimination of Virovitica bridgehead

6-15 February Mostar operation (Mostarska operacija)

February Operation RÜBEZAHL - Anti-partisan operation carried out in Slovenia.

6 - 23 March Operation WALDTEUFEL

6 - 27 March Operation MAIGEWITTER

8 - 15 March Operation BERGWIND

16/17 March Operation BERGGEIST

19 March - ? Operation FRÜHLINGSANFANG - Anti -partisan operation carried out in Slovenia.

19 March - 6 April Operation WINTERENDE - Anti -partisan operation carried out in Slovenia.

20 March - 15 April - Lika-Primorje operation (Ličko-primorska o.)

28-30 March Operation OSTERGLOCKE

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)

25 April - 26 May - Operation Vlaška Mala

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