Operation ROSSELSPRUNG (Unternehmen Rösselsprung)

Operation ROSSELSPRUNG (Unternehmen Rösselsprung)

(The Knight's leap or Knight's move) / (Seventh Offensive: Drvar - Sedma ofenziva: Desant na Drvar)

Description

Operation Rösselsprung was last major attempt by Germans to crush Tito's partisan movement and secure communications before arrival of Red Army.

Orders of Battle

Axis ORBAT

NOVJ ORBAT

Casualties

Early German report from 7 June 1944 list losses at:

213 dead (7 officers)

881 wounded (6 officers)

57 missing

Completely destroyed

2 anti-tank guns

2 guns

6 machine-guns

4 radio-stations

144 motor vehicles

2 tanks

3 armored scout cars

68 horses

Intelligence equipment and map of one reconnaissance detachment

Damaged

2 tanks

3 armored scout cars

73 motor vehicles

Captured from Partisans

1 artillery piece (destroyed

2 tanks (probably CV-33)

11 mortars (7 destroyed)

107 machine-guns (7 destroyed)

...

Aftermath

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