| Battle of Kupres | |||||||
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| Part of World War II in Yugoslavia | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
Axis: Independent State of Croatia |
Allies: Partisans | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Franjo Šimić Rafael Boban |
Sreten Žujović | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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2nd Proletarian brigade 3rd Proletarian 4th Proletarian brigade 10th Herzegovinian Brigade 1st Krajina Brigade 3rd Krajina NOP Detachment | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,400–1,500 | 2,100–3,000 | ||||||
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The Battle of Kupres (Croatian: Bitka za Kupres) was fought in 1942 during World War II in the Independent State of Croatia, between the forces of the Independent State of Croatia and the Yugoslav Partisans, in and around the town of Kupres in western Bosnia. The Partisans launched three concentrated attacks against the garrison of 1,500 men during the nights of 11/12 August, 14 August, and 19 August. Although outnumbered, the Black Legion, Croatian Home Guard, and local militia units successfully defended the town against several Partisan brigades.