Operation Rübezahl
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Operation Rübezahl (German: Unternehmen Rübezahl) was the name of 3 German anti-partisan operations in Yugoslavia during World War II. The first operation announced the beginning of a strategic retreat by Nazi German troops from Serbia after the front change of Romania and Bulgaria.[1]
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Operation Rübezahl I | |||||
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Part of World War II in Yugoslavia | |||||
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Belligerents | |||||
Germany Montenegrin Volunteer Corps Free Arabian Legion Independent State of Croatia Bulgaria Sandžak Muslim militia 21st Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Skanderbeg |
Yugoslav Partisans 1st Corps 2nd Corps (2 divisions) 12th Corps | ||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||
Artur Phleps | Peko Dapčević | ||||
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50,000 | 16,000 | ||||
Casualties and losses | |||||
unknown |
1,000 injured, unknown killed |
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