Battle of Pljevlja
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The Battle of Pljevlja (1-2 December 1941), was a World War II attack in the Italian governorate of Montenegro by Yugoslav Partisans under the command of General Arso Jovanović and Colonel Bajo Sekulić, who led 4,000 Montenegrin Partisans against the Italian occupiers in the town of Pljevlja.[2]
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Battle of Pljevlja | |||||||||
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Part of the Uprising in Montenegro, World War II in Yugoslavia | |||||||||
Partisans before the battle | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Montenegrin Partisans | Italy | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Arso Jovanović | Giovanni Esposito | ||||||||
Units involved | |||||||||
| 5th Alpine Division Pusteria | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
4,000 | 2,000 | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
203 killed 269 wounded |
73 killed 171 wounded 8 missing/captured | ||||||||
more than 23 citizens of Pljevlja[1] |
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