Fifth Enemy Offensive

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The Fifth Enemy Offensive, or Battle of Sutjeska, was a major World War II campaign in 1943 in which Axis forces attempted to destroy Yugoslav Partisan resistance in southeastern Europe.

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Fifth Enemy Offensive canonical 4
Third Enemy Offensive 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle
military campaign
military campaign
belligerent Germany
Independent State of Croatia
Italy
Montenegrin Chetniks
linked to: Chetniks

Yugoslav Partisans
campaign Axis anti-Partisan operations in Yugoslavia
commander Alexander Löhr
Josip Broz Tito
Rodolfo Graziani
commemoratedBy Yugoslav film "Battle of Sutjeska"
conflict World War II
countryAtTime Kingdom of Yugoslavia
date May–June 1943
endDate 1943-06-16
estimatedAxisStrength over 120,000 troops
estimatedPartisanCasualties over 7,000 killed
estimatedPartisanStrength about 22,000 fighters
followedBy Sixth Enemy Offensive
hasAlias Battle of Sutjeska
Fifth Enemy Offensive
hasPart Battle of Sutjeska
involvedForce German 118th Jäger Division
German 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen
Italian divisions in the Balkans
Yugoslav Partisan Supreme Headquarters
location Sutjeska River region
linked to: Sutjeska Valley

Yugoslavia
southeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina
memorial Tjentište memorial complex
notableFor Tito being wounded
heavy Partisan casualties
survival of the Partisan high command
objective to destroy the main Yugoslav Partisan forces
opponent Axis powers
Yugoslav Partisans
partOf World War II
Yugoslav Front of World War II
precededBy Fourth Enemy Offensive
region southeastern Europe
linked to: Balkans
result Axis tactical success but strategic failure
Yugoslav Partisan breakout
river Sutjeska River
startDate 1943-05-15
theater Balkan theatre of World War II
year 1943

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Battle of Sutjeska alsoKnownAs Fifth Enemy Offensive
Fourth Enemy Offensive follows Third Enemy Offensive
linked to: Fifth Enemy Offensive
Fourth Enemy Offensive followedBy Fifth Enemy Offensive
Case White followedBy Fifth Enemy Offensive
Case White precededBy Third Enemy Offensive
linked to: Fifth Enemy Offensive
Battle of Sutjeska hasAlias Fifth Enemy Offensive
subject linked to: Fifth Enemy Offensive