Battle of Odžak

Last European World War II battle

45°03′13″N 18°19′18″E / 45.0535°N 18.3217°E / 45.0535; 18.3217Result

Partisan victory

• Fall of the Independent State of Croatia

Belligerents Yugoslavia

•  Independent State of Croatia

Commanders and leaders Miloš Zekić Petar Rajković^[1] †Units involved 25th Division
27th Division
53rd Division UnknownStrength 23,000 soldiers 1,800 NDH soldiersCasualties and losses 3,000 killed
7,000 wounded Almost all killed

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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 Šolta
• Dafoe
• Lindsay
• Rösselsprung
• Andrijevica
• Halyard
• Ožbalt
• Ratweek
• Serbia
• Belgrade
• Niš
• Stracin–Kumanovo
• Vukov Klanac
• Bregalnitsa–Strumica
• Kosovo
• Syrmian Front
• Floxo
• Niš airspace incident
• Batina
• Knin

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

The Battle of Odžak was the last battle of World War II in Europe.^[2][3] The battle began on 19 April 1945 and lasted until 25 May 1945,^[4] 17 days after the end of the war in Europe. The combatants were the Armed Forces of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) commanded by Petar Rajković and the Yugoslav Army commanded by Miloš Zekić. The battle took place in the Bosnian town of Odžak.^{[citation needed]} The battle was a victory for the Partisans.^{[citation needed]}

The battle is thoroughly described in a number of books, for example, in a 1969 book on 53rd Division,^[1] 1981 book on 16th Muslim Brigade,^[5] 1983 book on 27th East Bosnian Division,^[6] and 1983 book on 14th Central Bosnian Brigade.^[7]

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  Operation "Vlaška Mala" from 23 to 28 April 1945.
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  Operation "Vlaška Mala" on 22 May 1945
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  Operation "Vlaška Mala" from 22 to 25 May 1945.

References

Bibliography

• Ðonlagić, Ahmet (1983). 27. ISTOČNOBOSANSKA DIVIZIJA. Beograd: Vojnoizdavački zavod. Archived from the original on 25 June 2023.
• Đonlagić, Ahmet; Kazazović, Ćamil (1981). ŠESNAESTA MUSLIMANSKA NOU BRIGADA. Sarajevo: Istorijski arhiv. Archived from the original on 25 June 2023.
• Samardžija, Stevo (1983). 14. SREDNJOBOSANSKA NOU BRIGADA (PDF). Banja Luka: Skupština opštine Prnjavor. Archived from the original on 25 June 2023.
• Vukosavljević, Mladen; Karasijević, Drago (1969). 53. SREDNJOBOSANSKA NOU DIVIZIJA (PDF). Sarajevo: Zadrugar. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022.
• Bušić, Bruno; Lasić, Vinko (1983). Jedino Hrvatska!: Sabrani spisi (in Croatian). ZIRAL.
• Đorić, Marjan (1996). Bosanska Posavina: povijesno-zemljopisni pregled (in Croatian). Polion.

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