Operation Mihailovic

Operation Mihailovic
Part of World War II in Yugoslavia


Monument to Mihailović; German warrant for Mihailović's arrest
House in Struganik which the Chetniks used as their secret headquarters; Ravna Gora field
Date4–9 December 1941
Location
Result German victory
Belligerents
 Germany Chetniks Chetniks
Commanders and leaders
Nazi Germany Franz Böhme
Nazi Germany Paul Bader
Nazi Germany Friedrich Zickwolff
Chetniks Draža Mihailović
Chetniks Nikola Kalabić
Chetniks Aleksandar Mišić

Operation Mihailovic was the final World War II German anti-guerrilla offensive to suppress the Serbian Chetnik detachments of the Yugoslav Army, headed by Colonel Dragoljub Mihailović. The offensive took place from 4 to 9 December 1941 near Šumadija, in the Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia.