battle, interwar and Second World War
Battle of Kupres
Battle of Kupres was a battle fought in 1942 at Kupres, in what is now Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Kupres. It was part of World War II, which ran from 1939 to 1945. The recorded result: Independent State of Croatia victory; Partisan failure to capture the town. Recorded strength: 1,400–1,500 against 2,100–3,000.
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Where it sits in World War II
Record
| Date | 1942 (year precision) to 1942 | |
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| Place | Kupres, Bosnia and Herzegovina 43.991N, 17.279E | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Strength | 1,400–1,500 | 2,100–3,000 |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Livno 1943, 24 km SW
- Battle of Livno 1942, 24 km SW
- Operation Alfa 1942, 33 km SE
- Battle of Jajce 1878, 39 km N
- Siege of Jajce 1464, 39 km N
In the same war
- Before: Raid on Sidi Haneish Airfield 1942
- After: Battle of Rzhev 1942
- All 1155 engagements of World War II
Elsewhere in 1942
- Battle of Midway United States
- Battle of the Coral Sea
- Second Battle of El Alamein Egypt
- Guadalcanal campaign Solomon Islands
- First Battle of El Alamein Egypt
Battle of Kupres is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 54 in present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3507323, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kupres (1942), revision 1370446469, 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.