Battle of Knin

Battle of Knin
Part of World War II in Yugoslavia

Partisan artillery during the battle
Date7 November – 9 December 1944
Location
Result Partisan victory
Belligerents

Allies:

Axis:

Commanders and leaders
Units involved
8th Dalmatian Corps
1st and 2nd Air Force Squadron
Balkan Air Force
Yugoslav Navy
Nazi Germany XV Mountain Corps
Dinara Division
Independent State of Croatia 6th and 7th Ustasha Brigade, 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Croatian Home Defense Brigade
Strength
35,000 troops, 80 artillery guns, 25 tanks and 11 armored vehicles 20,000 troops, 75 field guns and 30 AA guns
Casualties and losses
  • 677 killed
  • 2,439 wounded
  • 126 missing
  • 6,555 killed or wounded
  • 4,285 captured

The battle of Knin (Serbo-Croatian: Kninska operacija) was a major Yugoslav Partisan operation during World War II in Yugoslavia launched by the 8th Dalmatian Corps from 7 November to 9 December 1944 with the purpose of destroying German, Ustaše and Chetnik formations in North Dalmatia and the city of Knin, then part of the Independent State of Croatia. It was the final part of the 8th Corps offensive for the liberation of Dalmatia which began on 12 September 1944. The Knin operation had three phases: Initial battles on approaches to Knin from 7 November to 25 November, main battle and liberation of Knin from 26 November to 4 December, and final battles and pursuit of retreating Axis forces to Otrić in Lika from 5 December to 9 December.[1][2]