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Battle of Batina 1944

Battle of Batina: Destroyed buildings in Batina after the battle, 30th November 1944
Image: Museum of the History of Yugoslavia (Inv. no. 14759) - Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date29 November 1944Wikidata
Year1944Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraWorld War II era (1939–1945)derived from year
LocationSerbiaNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictWorld War II in YugoslaviaWikidata P361
Coordinates45.8506, 18.8612Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Battle of Batina or Batina Operation (Serbo-Croatian: Bitka kod Batine) was fought on the Syrmian Front of the Second World War between the units of the Red Army and the Yugoslav Partisans against the Wehrmacht and their allies. The battle took place from 11 to 29 November 1944 near the village of Batina in Baranja, on the right bank of the Danube River. According to some estimates, the Battle of Batina was the biggest battle by the number of participants, the intensity of fighting, and the strategic importance that occurred during World War II in Yugoslavia.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Batina (revision 1379694492), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

45.8506, 18.8612 · Serbia

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