Operation Weiß MTO (id:#58267)

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Korana Bridge, Croatia 1943-01-20 (1 other)

Overview:

In January 1943, the German leadership planned a large-scale operation against Tito's partisans in co-operation with the Italian Second Army. The objective of the operation was to push these partisan groups to the southeast against the Narenta River, where the Italian “Murge” Divisioon blocked the easern bank from Ivan-Sattel to Mostar. For this operation, code-named “Weiß” (White), the German 12th Army assembled the SS-Gebrigs Division “Prinz Eugen” and Infantry Divisions 369, 717 and 714, while the Italians committed the “Lombardia”, “Sassari”, and “Re” divisions. “Prinz Eugen” assembled in the Barilovic-Leskovac-Poljice area, so that all heavy weapons from the battery and panzer cannon could engage the opposite enemy bank at dawn. At daybreak, anti-tank guns and panzers began firing against recognized bunkers while engineers stormed across the Korana Bridge, capturing it intact. The fighting was fierce as the partisans attempted to destroy the bridge.

Defender: Yugoslavian (NOVJ) (Elements of 1st Croatian Corps)  

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