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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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