On May 22nd, the 1st Proletarian Division managed to defeat the German and Home Guard units near the village of Čelebići and thereby eliminate the immediate threat to the Central Hospital. Until May 21, the Germans almost closed the ring around MOG, but their units were quite dispersed. Attempt to Break the Encirclement near Foča Therefore, they took countermeasures for offensive operations and ensured the exit from encirclement. Occupying flag on Durmitorĭuring the first five days of fighting, thePartisan Headquarters recognized the intention of the German command. The 7th SS Division was moving towards Gacko and Nevesinje and they reached these cities after five days of fighting. Germans on Sutjeska 1943 (Bundesarchiv)Īfter two days of fighting, the 1st Mountain Division from the direction of Kolašin forced the1st and the 2nd proletarian divisions to retreat to the north. The Italian units did not launch an offensive against the 7th Banija Division.
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During first five days, theGermans achieved significant results.They succeeded to discard the unit of MOG near Gorazde and Čajniče and thus threaten the Central Hospital.īy May 20, there was a lull at the front, kept by the 7th Banija division.
THE BATTLE OF HEROES FREE
On the morning of May 15, the movement and actions by the Axis powers against the Partisan free territory began. In total, they had 16 brigades and two artillery battalions with around 15.700 soldiers and about 4.000 wounded and suffering from typhus. YugoslavPartisans (Partisans Main Operational Group) In total, 127.000 troops, 8 artillery regiments, tanks and squadrons with about 300 aircraft were engaged in the offensive.
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Hitler’s orders prior to the Operation Fall Schwarz „Units are obliged and authorized to use every mean in this battle, without limits and against women and children as well if it leads to success… No German who fights against gangs can be called to disciplinary or military-judicial responsibility for staying in the fight against gangs and their supporters.“
THE BATTLE OF HEROES CODE
In mid-April 1943, the German command made a decision to launch a new offensive against MOG with a code name “Fall Schwarz”. The Germans were temporarily suspended from further activities against The Main Operational Group (MOG) after the failure in the Battle of Neretva, but they followed the progress of MOG to the east.