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#1: Drvar 44' Author: Nembo,

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 4:29 pm
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Any body have info on the fighting in Dvar or Operaion Rösselsprung (Knights Move) in the Balkans?

Nembo

Last edited by Nembo on Tue Oct 04, 2005 7:33 pm; edited 1 time in total

#2: Author: Mujo13, Location: Deutschland

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 6:34 pm
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do you maybe mean Operation " Rösselsprung 2 " and DRVAR in Bosnia[/list]

#3: Author: Mujo13, Location: Deutschland

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 7:11 pm
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Operation Rösselsprung 2 (Knights Leap) was a World War 2 iniative by the Germans, attempting to capture Partisan Leader Josip Broz Tito near Drvar, thereby disrupting leadership of the communist partisan movement in Bosnia.
Grman SS and paratroopers congregated outside the cave where Tito had made his headquarters and exchanged heavy gunfire resulting in numerous casualties on both sides. Interestingly Chetnik fighters (radical Serbs) under Draza Mihajlovic also flocked to the firefight in their own attempt to capture Tito. By the time German forces had reached the cave however, Tito had already slipped away from the action and escaped to the isle Lissa.
German casualties were 213 killed, 881 wounded, and 51 missing, with a total of about 6000 Partisan casualties.

#4: Author: Mujo13, Location: Deutschland

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 7:30 pm
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AXIS ORDER OF BATTLE
- SS-Fallschirmjäger-Bataillon 500
------- Kampfgruppe from Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1
------- Kampfgruppe from Division Brandenburg
------- Sonderkommando Zawadil
- Regimental Kampfgruppe from 373. (Croatian) Infanterie-Division
- Grenadir-Regiment 92 (motorisiert)
- Gebirgs-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 54
- 2.Sturmpanzer-Abteilung
- Regimental KG from 7.SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Division Prinz Eugen
- SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgsjäger-Reg.13 Artur Phleps(from Prinz Eugen)
- SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Aufklärungs-Abt.7(mot.) (from Prinz Eugen)
- SS-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 105
- Brandenburger-Regiment 1 (from Division Brandenburg)
- Reinforced 369.Aufklärungs-Abt. (from 373.(Croat.)Infanterie-Division)
- Bosnian Krajiski Chetnik Corps
- 1st Bosnian Corps [/i]Gavrilo Princip
- 501st Dinarski Chetnik Corps
- 502nd Dinarski Chetnik Corps
- 1st Domobran Regiment (from 2nd Jäger (Croat.) Brigade)

#5: Author: Nembo,

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 7:30 pm
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Mujo13 wrote:

do you maybe mean Operation " Rösselsprung 2 " and DRVAR in Bosnia[/list]

Yes. The attack by the German SS paratroopers seams rather well documented, but I haven't found much info on the other units trying to link up with paratroopers like the 376th Infantry Divison (Croat)"Tager", 1st Gebirgsjäger Divison, and the 7th SS Gebirgsjäger Divison "Prinz Eugen". Any help thier

#6: Author: Mujo13, Location: Deutschland

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 7:36 pm
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i must looking for yugoslav units, i have no information...but i will be searching

#7: Author: Mujo13, Location: Deutschland

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 7:37 pm
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because i am a half German and a half Bosnian.... Rolling Eyes

#8: Author: Mujo13, Location: Deutschland

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 7:50 pm
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Just for Information,
dont mistake, Rösselsprung 1 was a German Operation to destroy Allied Convoi PQ17 at the 02.July.1942, and thats the reason why the Balkan-Operation called Rösselsprung 2....

#9: Author: Nembo,

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 7:58 pm
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Any help on any units, and so forth will be appreciated. Thanks.

#10: Author: Mujo13, Location: Deutschland

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 10:33 pm
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The beginn of the Operation Rösselsprung 2 was the 25.05.1944 with massive Airattack (440 bombard-missions)...It was a big surprise because it was Titos Birthday(52)....There was just a soldiers of a Officiers Scool, and escort platoon (ceta prateceg Bataljona) 310 Soldiers...After eleven Hours
3.Licka Brigada joint the battle...There also was a couple of british, us, and a soviet officers like Randolph Churchill (son of Winston Churchill)...

#11: Author: mooxe,

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 10:37 pm
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I spent time Peace Keeping in Drvar. When patrolling the city if you looked closely you'd see the plaques on walls dedicated to the men fighting the SS Paratroopers. Quite interesting stuff..... Drvar was pretty devastated after the Bosnian war. I have a bunch of pics if your interested.......

#12: Author: Mujo13, Location: Deutschland

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 10:52 pm
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Another Information,
it was a Operation No.12 and the last Operation of the Germans to destroy Tito and his Partisans....
After the second World War Drvar was renamed into Titov Drvar (Titos Drvar)

#13: Author: Nembo,

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 11:58 pm
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mooxe wrote:

I spent time Peace Keeping in Drvar. When patrolling the city if you looked closely you'd see the plaques on walls dedicated to the men fighting the SS Paratroopers. Quite interesting stuff..... Drvar was pretty devastated after the Bosnian war. I have a bunch of pics if your interested.......

Yes please send them.

#14: Author: mochoho, Location: Croatia

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 10:13 pm
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Hi Nembo,

If i can help a bit, maybe this link will be more than usefull, regarding the WW2 in ex-Yugoslavia..
[/url] http://www.vojska.net/ .. Idea

Good luck ... Wink

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