18th (Croatian) Eastern Bosnian brigade
Operation ZIETHEN
Soviet 236th Rifle Division
Hellgate: London
France Pirc (1899 - 1954)
Operation DETAINED
(Prepad na Šoltu)
DETAINED I
Allied landing raid on German held Solta island. In the evening of March 17 1944, convoy of twelve ships left Komiza, three LCI, three LCA and six MGB as escort. Troops and material where disembarked in Tatinja inlet and by dawn everything was ready for attack on fortified German garrison in Grohota. At 6 a.m. allies opened fire from all weapons on houses in which Germans where located demanding them to surrender. As Germans resistance continued half-hour later 36 dive bombers arrived and bombed the village, Germans quickly fell to allied charge. Allies suffered 2 killed and 15 wounded, mostly from bombs from their own aircrafts, in return for 4 killed and 103 captured German soldiers most of who where wounded. In air raid 2 villagers where killed and 4 wounded. In the evening, under air force cover, allied troops returned to Vis island together with prisoners undisturbed.
Orders of Battle:
- Allies
- Axis
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