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Sarajevo operation

(Sarajevska operacija)

History

Surrounding actions of Yugoslav army from 28 March to 10 April 1945 for purpose of liberating Sarajevo and its wider area. Under command of Operative HQ for liberation of Sarajevo were 2nd, 3rd and 5th Corps of Yugoslav army, 11th and 13th Krajina and 18th Central Bosnian Brigade, Artillery Brigade and Tank Company. Sarajevo and surrounding areas was defended by strong German and NDH forces under command of German 21st Mountain Corps.

German defense plan of 22 February named Sarajevo as fortified city which could only be abandoned on permission from Adolf Hitler. This plan was stolen by Sarajevo operatives lead by Vladimir Perić Valter what caused mass arrests including 25 German and 150 NDH soldiers and suicide of LtColonel Vedel, German chief of staff, who kept it in a locked vault. By 20 March failure of German offensive in Hungary and opening offensive of Yugoslav 4th Army in Lika made holding Sarajevo pointless and retreat was ordered with 3000 wounded German soldiers from Sarajevo hospital going first.

Interception of Yugoslav wireless communications revealed to Germans that general attack was planed for 28 March and in order to secure their retreat routes several operations were planed and carried out BERGGEIST, MAIGEWITTER and OSTERGLOCKE.

After heavy fighting's Sarajevo was liberated on 6 April. During pursuit of enemy, units of JA liberated Visoko, Kakanj and 10 April Busovača concluding Sarajevo operation.

Order of battle

  • Axis - 21st Mountain Corps in Kasindol, around 38000 soliders
    • German units
      • 181st Infantry Division
        • 334th Regiment - along railroad from Prača to Sarajevo, holding Jahorina and Trebavić mountains
        • 359th Regiment -
        • 363rd Regiment - Sokoac, Pohovac and along Podromanija - Crvene stijene road
      • 369th Infantry Division - Ivan-sedlo and Travno-Kasindol
        • 370th Regiment
          • 1st Battalion - Ivan-sedlo
          • 3rd Battalion - Mali Ivan
      • 7th SS Division 'Prinz Eugen'
      • 909th Fortress Brigade - tt. 867 - Medenovac, k.984
      • 964th Fortress Brigade
      • 969th Fortress Brigade
      • SS Police Regiment Nagel
      • parts of 5th Russian volunteer corps
      • 226th Landesschützen battalion - 380 soldiers in Sarajevo
      • 880th Landesschützen battalion - Vihor - k. 1287
      • 803, 834, 920, 935 Landesschützen battalions
      • Italian fascist Legion 'San Marco' - tt. 867 - Medenovac, k.984
      • various smaller units including two Italian fascist battalions
    • NDH units
      • 1st, 9th, 11th and 18th Ustasha brigades
      • 1st Ustasha brigade
        • 3rd Battalion - Rudno hill
      • remains of 9th division
      • 2nd Mountain Brigade
    • Chetnik units
      • remains of Romanija, Zenica and Herzegovina corps

Reference

  • Za pobjedu i slobodu: Sarajevska operacija
  • Vojni leksikon