Operation Kosmaj
| Operation Kosmaj | |||||||
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| Part of Uprising in Serbia (1941) | |||||||
Blockade of Kosmaj, 8–9 August 1941 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Germany Serbian gendarmerie | Yugoslav Partisans | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Milan Aćimović |
Koča Popović Rade Jovanović Branko Krsmanović † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 3,000 to 8,000 soldiers and officers | Around 90 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 killed and 4 wounded (German claim) 10 killed and wounded including one German officer (Yugoslav partisan claim) |
18 killed and 13 captured (German claim) 13 killed and one captured (Dragoslav Dimitrijević claim) | ||||||
| 5 executed after operation | |||||||
Operation Kosmaj, also known as the Blockade of Kosmaj or Operation Bader, was the first anti-guerrilla operation conducted by the Wehrmacht in occupied Serbia, aimed against the Yugoslav Partisans on Kosmaj mountain, near Belgrade.
It took place from 7 to 9 August 1941, at the very beginning of the uprising in Serbia. The total number of German and Serbian troops engaged in the operation is roughly estimated between 3,000 and 8,000 soldiers and officers, supported by tanks. In contrast, the Kosmaj Partisan Detachment at the end of July had around 94 fighters.