Siege of Rogatica (1941)

Siege of Rogatica
Part of World War II in Yugoslavia
Date13 – 24 October 1941
Location43°48′N 19°00′E / 43.8°N 19°E / 43.8; 19
Result

Chetnik-Partisan victory

  • Chetniks and Partisans captured Rogatica
Belligerents

Allies:


Axis:

Commanders and leaders

Chetniks:

Partisans:

Garrison in Rogatica:

  • Marko Vrkljan

Relief forces from Sarajevo:

Units involved
Chetniks
Battalion
Company
Partisans
1st Romanija company
Sočić company
Gučeska company
Seljanska company
Rogatica battalion

Garrison in Rogatica:


Relief forces from Sarajevo:

  • 6 battalions
Casualties and losses
more than 15+ killed
90 wounded[1]
2 aeroplanes lost
unknown number of dead & wounded
A number of Muslim and Serb civilians
Rogatica is located in Eastern NDH (1941)
Rogatica
Rogatica
Location of Rogatica in the eastern NDH

The siege of Rogatica was a joint attack of Partisan and Chetnik rebel forces on Rogatica, then held by the Independent State of Croatia (modern-day in Bosnia and Herzegovina). The siege continued between 13 and 24 October 1941.

  1. ^ Mićanović 1971, p. 252.