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Operation PESTBEULE
Unternehmen PESTBEULE
History
Operation of 264th Division against 19th Division south of Benkovac.
On 12/13 June 5th Brigade attacked PolaÄa village in order to disrupt formation of Ustasha battalion.
Attack began on 15 June directed against 5th Brigade which was forced to retreat to Bukovica to prevent encirclement.
Orders of Battle
Casualties
- German
- killed
- wounded
- missing
- Partisans
- 1 killed (123 claimed by Germans with 190 estimated, lowered to 67 in report by pencil)
- 13 wounded
- 3 missing
- 30 captured claimed by Germans
- 40 suspects claimed by Germans
Aftermath
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Reference