battle, interwar and Second World War
Battle of Ist
Battle of Ist was a battle fought on 29 February 1944 in what is now Croatia. It was part of World War II, which ran from 1939 to 1945. The recorded result: Free French victory. Recorded strength: 2 destroyers against 2 torpedo boats; 2 corvettes; 3 minesweepers; 1 freighter.
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Where it sits in World War II
Record
| Date | 29 February 1944 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Croatia 44.233N, 14.767E | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Strength | 2 destroyers | 2 torpedo boats; 2 corvettes; 3 minesweepers; 1 freighter |
| Casualties and losses | None | 150 killed and wounded; 1 corvette sunk; 1 freighter sunk; 2 torpedo boats damaged |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Premuda 1918, 17 km NW
- Siege of Zadar 1345, 38 km E
- Siege of Zara 1813, 38 km E
- Siege of Zadar AD 998, 38 km E
- Battle of Zadar 1991, 39 km E
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Kovel 1944
- After: Bereznegovatoye–Snigirevka offensive 1944
- All 1155 engagements of World War II
Elsewhere in 1944
- Battle of Leyte Gulf Philippines
- Battle of the Philippine Sea Japan
- Battle of Peleliu Palau
- Operation Ichi-Go China
- Battle of Saipan United States
Battle of Ist is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 106 in present-day Croatia.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q18639121, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ist, revision 1373675218, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.