Case White

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Case White was a major World War II Axis offensive against Yugoslav Partisans in early 1943, culminating in the Battle of the Neretva.

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Case White canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Axis military offensive
military operation
aimedAt encirclement of Partisan main group in western Bosnia
alsoKnownAs Fall Weiss (1943)
Fourth Enemy Offensive
belligerent Chetnik collaborationist units
German Wehrmacht
linked to: Wehrmacht

Italian Royal Army
Ustaše forces
linked to: Ustaše Militia

Yugoslav Partisans
commandedBy Alexander Löhr
Glaise von Horstenau
Lothar Rendulic
Mario Roatta
conflict World War II
conflictType anti-guerrilla operation
country Germany
Hungary
Independent State of Croatia
Italy
culminatedIn Battle of the Neretva
linked to: Battle of Neretva
date early 1943
endTime 1943-03
followedBy Case Black
Fifth Enemy Offensive
historicalPeriod 1943 in Yugoslavia
location Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Independent State of Croatia
occupied Yugoslavia
notableEngagement Battle of the Glogova
Battle of the Neretva
linked to: Battle of Neretva

fighting around Konjic
fighting around Livno
fighting around Prozor
notableOutcome successful Partisan breakout across the Neretva River
objective destruction of main Yugoslav Partisan forces
elimination of Partisan-controlled liberated territories
opponent National Liberation Army of Yugoslavia
linked to: Yugoslav Partisans

Yugoslav Partisans
opposedBy Josip Broz Tito
partOf Axis anti-Partisan operations in the Balkans
Yugoslav Front
precededBy Case Trio
Third Enemy Offensive
result Axis operational failure
Yugoslav Partisan strategic success
startTime 1943-01
theatre Balkans Campaign
linked to: Balkan Campaign

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