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Siege of Kraljevo
Part of the uprising in Serbia during World War II in Yugoslavia
German soldiers carry a dead comrade killed during the siege of Kraljevo in October 1941
Date
9 October 1941 — 31 October 1941
Location
Kraljevo, German-occupied territory of Serbia (modern-day Serbia)
6th and 7th companies of the II Battalion of the 737th Jäger Regiment
670th Artillery Battalion
The 522 sapper squad of 714th Jäger Division
parts of units retreated from Užice, Požega and Čačak
717th Jäger Division
Chetnik Detachments:
Jelica
Bukovik
Ibar
Žiča
Death
Dragačevo Battalion
Ljubić Battalion
Jovan Kursula Detachment
Strength
3,000—4,000
Casualties and losses
130 dead rebels, mostly Chetniks
approximately 2,000 civilians
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World War II in Yugoslavia
1941
Axis invasion
Bombing of Belgrade
Bombing of Sarajevo
Uprisings
Uprising in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sanski Most
Eastern Herzegovina
Drvar uprising
Rogatica
Olovo
Uprising in Croatia
Srb uprising
Uprising in Serbia
Bela Crkva
Loznica
Banja Koviljača
Šabac
Kruševac
Mačva
Uzice
Kraljevo
Trešnjica
Novi Pazar
Mihailovic
Sjenica
Uprising in Montenegro
Bullseye
Pljevlja
1942
Dražgoše
Southeast Croatia
Hydra
Prijedor
Nanos
Trio
Chetnik sabotage of Axis communication lines
Montenegro
Kozara
Partisan Long March
Kupres
Livno
Alfa
Kopaonik
Bihać
1943
Case White
Greenwood–Rootham
Otto
Fungus
Hoathley 1
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Typical
Zvornik
Davidson
Grčarice
Turjak Castle
Maclean
Višegrad
Bombing of Podgorica
Bombing of Zadar
Delphin
Rogers
Kugelblitz
Kočevje
1944
Maibaum
Bombing of Belgrade
Raid on Šolta
Dafoe
Lindsay
Rösselsprung
Andrijevica
Halyard
Ožbalt
Ratweek
Serbia
Belgrade
Niš
Stracin–Kumanovo
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Syrmian Front
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Niš airspace incident
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1945
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Spring Awakening
Transdanubian Hills
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Sarajevo
Lijevče Field
Trieste
Zelengora
Poljana
Odžak
Axis occupation of Serbia
Hungarian occupation
Kosovo during World War II
World War II in the Slovene Lands
World War II in Yugoslav Macedonia
Air warfare in Yugoslavia
Allied bombing campaign
The siege of Kraljevo was the most important battle during the uprising in Serbia in 1941.[1][better source needed] The siege lasted from 9 to 31 October 1941. The battle was waged between besieging forces of the Chetniks and Yugoslav Partisans against German forces garrisoned in Kraljevo in the German-occupied territory of Serbia (modern-day Serbia).
The rebel forces had between 3,000 and 4,000 soldiers. The battle started on 9 October 1941 when Chetniks attacked German forces near Monastery of Žiča. Several days after the battle began in reprisal for the attack on a German garrison, the German forces committed a massacre of approximately 2,000 civilians in the period between 15 and 20 October, in an event known as the Kraljevo massacre.
On 23 October most of the Partisan forces left the siege of Kraljevo and regrouped their forces to attack Chetniks in Čačak, Užice and Požega. The rebels organized their last larger attack on Kraljevo on 31 October, using two tanks previously captured from German forces, but failed after suffering heavy casualties.
In early November most of the Chetnik forces besieging Kraljevo retreated to reinforce their positions in other towns in Western Serbia attacked by communist forces. On 20 November 1941 both rebel formations signed truce only to be soon again defeated by German offensive in December 1941 that forced Partisans to leave Serbia and Mihailović and his Chetniks to flee constant German chases.
Eventually, Soviet Red Army and Partisan forces captured Kraljevo in autumn 1944, killed at least 240 people in communist purges and established communist regime which lasted for about fifty years. The propaganda created by the winning Partisans was almost completely opposed to real events. The official Partisan historiography considered Chetniks as most responsible for the failed siege, presenting them as deceitful and untrustworthy with minimal combat value. On the other hand, the Partisans were depicted as heroically brave despite all odds at retaking the city.
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