In Yugoslavia, the 2nd Panzer Army Commander was expecting an Allied landing on a stretch of the Croatian coast and was concerned about the strength of the defenses on the Peljerac peninsula and the large islands of Korcula, Brac and Hrvar. On October 21st, the order was issued to clear out the area. The operation was codenamed “Herbsgewitter”. On the island of Brac, an Ustashi unit was encircled in a seemingly hopeless situation. Elements of the 1st Gebirgsjäger Regiment were committed to liberate them.
Attacker: Partisan (Brac Island Partisans)
Defender: Axis (German (SS) and Ustashi) (Ustashi unit and elements of SS Freiwilligen Gebirgsjäger Regiment 1)
