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The1942 Montenegro offensive was anItalian-ledcounter-insurgency operation of World War II, which targeted theYugoslav Partisans in theItalian governorate of Montenegro and the easternHerzegovina region of theIndependent State of Croatia (NDH). It was carried out from mid-May to June 1942, withChetnik forces taking part on the Italian side. The offensive followed the conclusion of the jointGerman-ItalianOperation Trio in easternBosnia. Together these two operations comprise what was known as theThird Enemy Offensive (Serbo-Croatian Latin:Treća neprijateljska ofenziva) inYugoslav historiography.
The offensive resulted in the expulsion of almost all of the Partisans from Montenegro and eastern Herzegovina. Most of captured Partisans were executed by Italian occupying forces.