Prizren incident (1999)

Prizren Incident (1999)
Part of The aftermath of the Kosovo War

German Marder IFV and personnel in Kosovo (1999)
Date13 June 1999
Location
Prizren, FR Yugoslavia (Modern-day Kosovo)
42°12′34.92″N 20°44′29″E / 42.2097000°N 20.74139°E / 42.2097000; 20.74139
Result
  • KFOR victory
  • KFOR troops secure Prizren
Belligerents
Kosovo Force
Germany German Army		 Serbia and Montenegro Yugoslav Army stragglers
Commanders and leaders
Germany Fritz von Korff[1] Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nebojša Pavković[2]
Strength
700 troops Unknown
Casualties and losses
1 wounded 2 killed
1 civilian wounded
Prizren incident (1999) is located in Kosovo
Prizren incident (1999)
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Location within Kosovo
Prizren incident (1999) is located in Serbia
Prizren incident (1999)
Prizren incident (1999) (Serbia)
Prizren incident (1999) is located in Serbia and Montenegro
Prizren incident (1999)
Prizren incident (1999) (Serbia and Montenegro)

The Prizren Incident was a confrontation between German Kosovo Force (KFOR) troops advancing into Kosovo and stragglers from the withdrawing Yugoslav Army. The shootout took place in the city of Prizren, on 13 June 1999. The German troops killed one armed Serb on the spot, while another one died of wounds later. A German soldier was injured by return fire, and there were reports of a woman wounded by Serb snipers.[3]

  1. ^ "Germans Plan Curfew as Crime Rises in a City" by Ian Fisher. The New York Times, 28 June 1999
  2. ^ Interviews Commander Nebojša Pavković Frontline. Retrieved on 18 March 2015
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference snp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).