World War II in Yugoslavia
April 6, 1941 – May 15, 1945
Result Yugoslav Partisan–Allied victory
Axis forces invaded and partitioned Yugoslavia in 1941, then faced a communist-led Partisan guerrilla war. Alongside it, a bloody civil war raged among Partisans, royalist Chetniks and collaborationist forces, ending in Partisan victory.
Germany and allies
Yugoslavia and allies
Battles and events 28
Key events
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Seven Enemy Offensives September 1941 – June 1944
- Operation Schwarz May 15 – June 16, 1943 · Inconclusive
- Operation Uzice September 27 – November 29, 1941
- Operation Southeast Croatia January 15–23, 1942 · Partisan withdrawal
- Operation Trio April 20 – May 13, 1942
- Kozara Offensive June 10, 1942 – August 1942 · Axis victory
- Operation Kugelblitz 1943 · German failure
- Niš operation 1944 · Allied victory
- Belgrade offensive September 15 – November 24, 1944 · Allied victory
- Battle of Knin November 7 – December 9, 1944 · Yugoslav Partisans victory
- Kosovo Operation (1944) November 22, 1944 · Allied victory
- Battle of Odžak April 19 – May 25, 1945 · Partisan victory
- Race for Trieste April 30 – May 2, 1945 · Allied victory
1941
- June 1941 uprising in eastern Herzegovina June 23 – July 7, 1941 · Uprising suppressed
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Uprising in Serbia (1941) July 7, 1941 – December 1941 · German and Collaborationist victory
- Battle of Loznica (1941) August 31, 1941 · Chetnik victory
- Uprising in Montenegro (1941) July 13, 1941 – December 1941
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Seven Enemy Offensives September 1941 – June 1944
- Operation Schwarz May 15 – June 16, 1943 · Inconclusive
- Operation Uzice September 27 – November 29, 1941
- Battle of Novi Pazar November 1941 – December 1941 · Albanian victory
- Battle of Pljevlja December 1, 1941 · Italian victory
- Operation Mihailovic December 4–9, 1941 · German victory
1942
- Operation Southeast Croatia January 15–23, 1942 · Partisan withdrawal
- Operation Prijedor February 18–27, 1942 · Axis victory
- Operation Trio April 20 – May 13, 1942
- Kozara Offensive June 10, 1942 – August 1942 · Axis victory
- Battle of Kupres (1942) July 28 – August 19, 1942 · Independent State of Croatia victory
1943
- Operation Kugelblitz 1943 · German failure
- Battle of Zvornik July 4–5, 1943 · Successful capture of Zvornik by Partisan forces
1944
- Niš operation 1944 · Allied victory
- Operation Draufgänger August 1, 1944 · Yugoslav Partisan victory
- Operation Rübezahl August 13–27, 1944
- Belgrade offensive September 15 – November 24, 1944 · Allied victory
- Stracin–Kumanovo operation October 8 – November 14, 1944 · Allied victory
- Battle of Knin November 7 – December 9, 1944 · Yugoslav Partisans victory
- Battle of Batina November 11–19, 1944 · Allied victory
- Kosovo Operation (1944) November 22, 1944 · Allied victory
1945
- Mostar operation February 6–15, 1945 · Partisan victory
- Sarajevo Operation March 28 – April 10, 1945 · Partisan victory
- Battle of Lijevče Field March 30 – April 8, 1945 · Independent State of Croatia victory
- Battle of Odžak April 19 – May 25, 1945 · Partisan victory
- Race for Trieste April 30 – May 2, 1945 · Allied victory