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Battle of Lijevče Field 1945

Battle of Lijevče Field: Kretanje snaga jvuo 1945 (en)
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date30 March 1945 – 8 April 1945Wikidata
Year1945Wikidata P580 (start time)
EraWorld War II era (1939–1945)derived from year
LocationBosnia and HerzegovinaNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictWorld War II in YugoslaviaWikidata P361
Coordinates44.9608, 17.3469Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Battle of Lijevče Field (Serbo-Croatian: Bitka na Lijevča polju, Битка на Лијевча пољу) was fought between 30 March and 8 April 1945 between the Croatian Armed Forces (HOS, the amalgamated Ustashe Militia and Croatian Home Guard forces) and Chetnik forces on the Lijevče field near Banja Luka in what was then the Independent State of Croatia (NDH).

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Location

44.9608, 17.3469 · Bosnia and Herzegovina

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