Operation BRAUN

Operation BRAUN results
Operation BRAUN
German report from HQ of 187th Reserve Division in May gives German losses and confirms high losses of NDH units, 'bandit' losses are unknown but probably small and their fighting spirit and organization are excellent. It also agrees with policy of retaliation on civilian population done by Ustashe but doesn't see the purpose of it since it was already common knowledge that such actions only help partisans.

Partisan losses

4th Croatian Division and III Operative zone of NOV i PO Croatia from 20 March to 20 April, typhoid epidemic took out of action more soldiers then the enemy, most of the sick recovered quickly.

191 killed

309 wounded

137 missing

710 sick from typhoid

Material losses although significant were more then made up by the captured enemy equipment.

6 pistols

147 rifles

9 Light machine-guns

1 Machine-guns

4 Mortars

165 Hand grandees

93600 Rounds of ammuntions

160 Mortar shells

German and NDH losses

German NDH units Total

Killed 18 ~882 900

Wounded 67* ~1033 1100

Prisoners - 1250 1250

Missing 3 ? ?

* - including traffic accident - truck overturning near Krndija

Equipment captured by partisans

4 guns

25 mortars

21 machine-guns

46 light machine-guns

51 submachine-guns

1153 rifles

32 pistols/revolvers

around 550000 rounds

890 shells

Equipment destroyed by partisans

2 tanks

5 trucks

1 factory spiritusa

4 railway stations

7 trains

300 meters of railroad stooping traffic Zagreb-Belgrade for 4-5 days

	German	NDH units	Total
Killed	18	~882	900
Wounded	67*	~1033	1100
Prisoners	-	1250	1250
Missing	3	?	?
* - including traffic accident - truck overturning near Krndija