battle, interwar and Second World War
Battle of Pljevlja
Battle of Pljevlja was a battle fought in 1941 at Pljevlja, in what is now Montenegro. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Pljevlja. It was part of World War II, which ran from 1939 to 1945. The recorded result: Italian victory; Defeat of Partisan forces. Recorded strength: 4,000 against 2,000.
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Where it sits in World War II
Record
| Date | 1941 (year precision) | |
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| Place | Pljevlja, Montenegro 43.357N, 19.350E | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Strength | 4,000 | 2,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 203 killed; 269 wounded | 73 killed; 171 wounded; 8 missing/captured; more than 23 citizens of Pljevlja |
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Nearest engagements
- German Offensive Against Serbian Uprising 1941, 21 km NE
- Battle of the Sutjeska 1943, 54 km W
- Siege of Rogatica 1941, 57 km NW
- Operation Trio 1942, 57 km NW
- Operation Southeast Croatia 1942, 83 km N
In the same war
- Before: Point 175 29 November 1941
- After: Battle for Novi Pazar 1941
- All 1155 engagements of World War II
Elsewhere in 1941
- Attack on Pearl Harbor United States
- Siege of Sevastopol Russia
- Philippines Campaign Philippines
- Battle of Hong Kong People's Republic of China
- Battle of Guam United States
Battle of Pljevlja is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 30 in present-day Montenegro.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4087316, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Pljevlja, revision 1370272015, 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.