Battle of Gračac

Battle of Gračac in 1943
Part of World War II in Yugoslavia
Gračac Chetnik detachment.
Date January 14–15, 1943 Location Gračac, Independent State of Croatia Result Italian victory
Belligerents
Yugoslav Partisans	Fascist Italy Chetniks
Commanders and leaders
Ivan Gošnjak Srećko Manola Stanko Opsenica †	Momčilo Đujić
Casualties and losses
40 killed, 67 wounded, 57 missing	41 killed, 22 wounded, 115 captured

The Battle of Gračac was and attack carried out on January 14–15, 1943, and was carried out by the 6th "Lika" Division of the Yugoslav partisans. Gračac was defended by about 300 soldiers of the 151st Regiment of the 12th Infantry Division "Sassari" and about 600 Chetniks under their command.^[1]

After several hours of fighting, due to heavy flooding and heavy Partisan casualties, the attack was called off.^[1] The Axis forces suffered 41 dead and 22 wounded, and 115 Chetniks were captured.^[1] Units of the 6th Division suffered heavy losses of 40 dead, 67 wounded, and 57 missing.^[1] The commander of the "Ognjen Prica" battalion of the 2nd Shock Brigade, Stanko Opsenica, a national hero, was also killed on this occasion.

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