Sarajevo Operation

Liberation of Sarajevo and Central Bosnia

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Sarajevo Operation

Part of World War II in Yugoslavia

3rd Yugoslav Partisans' Corps enter liberated Sarajevo, 6 April 1945
| Date| 28 March – 10 April 1945

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Location|

Sarajevo, Bosnia

43°52′N 18°25′E﻿ / ﻿43.867°N 18.417°E﻿ / 43.867; 18.417
Result|

Partisan victory

* Liberation of Sarajevo

Belligerents
Yugoslav Partisans Green Cadres (paramilitary)|  Germany
Independent State of Croatia
Chetniks
Commanders and leaders
Radovan Vukanović
Pero Kosorić
Slavko Rodić
Vladimir Perić †|  Ernst von Leyser
Strength
38,000 men (5,000–18,000 Zeleni Kader/Green Caders)|  50,000 men of which 35,000 Germans
Casualties and losses
637 killed
2,020 wounded|  5,700 killed and wounded
6,000 prisoners

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World War II in Yugoslavia

1941

* Axis invasion
* Bombing of Belgrade
* Bombing of Sarajevo

Uprisings

* Uprising in Bosnia and Herzegovina

*     * Sanski Most
* Eastern Herzegovina
* Drvar uprising
* Rogatica
* Olovo

* Uprising in Croatia

*     * Srb uprising

* Uprising in Serbia

*     * Bela Crkva
* Loznica
* Banja Koviljača
* Šabac
* Kruševac
* Mačva
* Uzice
* Kraljevo
* Trešnjica
* Novi Pazar
* Mihailovic
* Sjenica

* Uprising in Montenegro

*     * Bullseye
* Pljevlja

1942

* Dražgoše
* Southeast Croatia
* Hydra
* Prijedor
* Nanos
* Trio
* Chetnik sabotage of Axis communication lines
* Montenegro
* Kozara
* Partisan Long March
* Kupres
* Livno
* Alfa
* Kopaonik
* Bihać

1943

* Case White
* Greenwood–Rootham
* Otto
* Fungus
* Hoathley 1
* Case Black
* Typical
* Zvornik
* Davidson
* Grčarice
* Turjak Castle
* Maclean
* Višegrad
* Bombing of Podgorica
* Bombing of Zadar
* Delphin
* Rogers
* Kugelblitz
* Kočevje

1944

* Maibaum
* Bombing of Belgrade
* Raid on Mljet
* Raid on Šolta
* Dafoe
* Lindsay
* Rösselsprung
* Andrijevica
* Halyard
* Ožbalt
* Ratweek
* Serbia
* Belgrade
* Niš
* Stracin–Kumanovo
* Vukov Klanac
* Bregalnitsa–Strumica
* Albanian Offensive into Yugoslavia
* Kosovo
* Syrmian Front
* Floxo
* Niš airspace incident
* Batina
* Knin
* Desivojca

1945

* Trnovo
* Mostar
* Bombing of Zagreb
* Spring Awakening
* Transdanubian Hills
* Lika-Primorje
* Nagykanizsa-Körmend
* Sarajevo
* Lijevče Field
* Trieste
* Zelengora
* Poljana
* Odžak

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* Axis occupation of Serbia
* Hungarian occupation
* Kosovo during World War II
* World War II in the Slovene Lands
* World War II in Yugoslav Macedonia
* Air warfare in Yugoslavia
* Allied bombing campaign

Sarajevo

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Location of Sarajevo within the Independent State of Croatia

Untenable position of Sarajevo

The Sarajevo Operation was an operation by the Yugoslav Partisan Army which led to the liberation of Sarajevo and Central Bosnia in March-April 1945.

## The Battle

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The German defense plan for Yugoslavia of 22nd of February 1945 had named Sarajevo as a fortified city, which could only be abandoned by direct permission from Adolf Hitler. By 20th of March, the failure of Operation Spring Awakening (the German offensive in Hungary) and the successful offensive of the Yugoslav 4th Army in Lika (North-Western Croatia), made holding Sarajevo pointless. The retreat was ordered, with 3,000 wounded German soldiers from the Sarajevo hospital going first. Interception of Yugoslav wireless communications had revealed to the Germans that the general attack was planned for 28th of March. In order to secure their retreat routes, the German Army carried out the Berggeist, Maigewitter and Osterglocke Operations.

On 28th of March 1945, the Yugoslav Army launched its attack. Under command of the Operational HQ for Liberation of Sarajevo were the 2nd, 3rd and 5th Corps of the Yugoslav army, supported by the 11th and 13th Krajina and 18th Central Bosnian Brigade, an Artillery Brigade and a Tank Company. The overall commander was the commander of the 2nd Corps Radovan Vukanović. Sarajevo and its surrounding areas were defended by German and NDH forces under command of the German 21st Mountain Corps.

After heavy fighting, the city of Sarajevo was liberated on 6th of April.

During the pursuit of the enemy, Yugoslav units liberated Visoko, Kakanj and on 10th of April Busovača, which concluded the Sarajevo operation.

## Order of battle

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### Axis

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* XXI Mountain Corps (Ernst von Leyser)
* 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen
* 369th (Croatian) Infantry Division
* 181st Infantry Division
* 9th Mountain Ustashe Home Guard Division (5 brigades)
* Romanija, Zenica and Herzegovina Chetnik Corps.

### Partisans

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* 2nd Corps (Radovan Vukanović)
* 3rd Division
* 29th Division
* 37th Division
* 3rd Corps (Pero Kosorić)
* 27th Division
* 38th Division
* 5th Corps (Slavko Rodić)
* 4th Division
* 10th Division
* Zenica Combat Group

## See also

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* Walter Defends Sarajevo

## Sources

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* Sarajevo Operation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_cadres_(paramilitary)#:~:text=Green Cadres (paramilitary) (Bosnian,Foča by the Serb Chetniks.

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World War II in Yugoslavia

1941|

* Invasion of Yugoslavia
* Uprising in Bosnia and Herzegovina
* May 1941 Sanski Most revolt
* June uprising in eastern Herzegovina
* Siege of Rogatica
* Olovo
* Uprising in Serbia
* Battle of Loznica
* Battle of Banja Koviljača
* Attack on Šabac
* Mačva operation
* Battle of Trešnjica
* Kruševac
* Kraljevo
* Operation Uzice
* Operation Mihailovic
* Novi Pazar
* Sjenica
* Uprising in Montenegro
* Battle of Pljevlja
* Uprising in Croatia
* Croatian Partisans
* Srb uprising
* Karadak-Gollak Uprising (1941–1951)

1942|

* Operations Southeast Croatia and Ozren
* Operation Trio
* Chetnik sabotage of Axis communication lines
* Kozara Offensive
* Operation Alfa
* Operation Kopaonik

1943|

* Case White
* Case Black
* Siege of Turjak
* Operation Kugelblitz
* Battle of Višegrad

1944|

* Operations Kugelblitz and Schneesturm
* Operation Rösselsprung
* Operation Rübezahl
* Belgrade offensive
* Operation Draufgänger
* Battle of Jelova Gora
* Kosovo Operation
* Battle of Knin
* Battle of Tuzla
* Battle of Batina

1945|

* Syrmian Front
* Mostar operation
* Sarajevo Operation
* Battle of Lijevče Field
* Battle of Zelengora
* Battle of Poljana
* Battle of Odžak

Croatia|

* Zagreb in World War II

Macedonia|

* World War II in Yugoslav Macedonia

Serbia|

* Kosovo during World War II

Slovenia|

* World War II in the Slovene Lands

Strategic bombing|

* Belgrade
* 1941
* 1944
* Podgorica
* Sarajevo
* Zadar
* Zagreb

see also

Factions in the Yugoslav Front
People of the Yugoslav Front

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Interwar|

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World War II|

* Invasion of Yugoslavia
* Uprising in Serbia (1941)
* Uprising in Montenegro (1941)
* June 1941 uprising in eastern Herzegovina
* Battle of Novi Pazar
* Battle of Pljevlja
* Battle of Kozara
* Battle of Loznica (1941)
* Battle of Livno
* Battle of Neretva
* Battle of the Sutjeska
* Raid on Drvar
* Battle of Knin
* Battle of Mostar
* Battle of Lijevče Field
* 1942 Montenegro offensive
* Bihać Operation
* Battle of Batina
* Belgrade Offensive
* Capture of Banja Koviljača
* Case Black
* Case White
* Operation Draufgänger
* Kozara Offensive
* Battle of Kupres (1942)
* Battle of Višegrad
* Mostar operation
* Nagykanizsa–Körmend Offensive
* Niš operation
* Battle of Odžak
* Capture of Olovo (1941)
* Operation Alfa
* Operation Delphin
* Operation Kopaonik
* Operation Kugelblitz
* Operation Mihailovic
* Operation Southeast Croatia
* Operation Trio
* Operation Uzice
* Battle of Poljana
* Operation Prijedor
* Siege of Rogatica (1941)
* Operation Rösselsprung (1944)
* Kosovo Operation (1944)
* Operation Spring Awakening
* Srb uprising
* Stratsin-Kumanovo operation
* Syrmian Front
* Battle of Zvornik
* Battle of Sarajevo (1945)
* Battle of Zelengora

Croatian War|

* Pakrac clash
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* Battle of Borovo Selo
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