Battle of Odžak
Part ofEuropean theatre of World War II andWorld War II in Yugoslavia
16th Muslim Brigade machine gunners during the battle in May 1945
Date 19 April – 25 May 1945 (1 month and 6 days) Location Odžak,Independent State of Croatia (present-dayBosnia and Herzegovina) 45°03′13″N18°19′18″E / 45.0535°N 18.3217°E /45.0535; 18.3217 Result Partisan victory Fall of theIndependent State of Croatia
Belligerents
Yugoslavia	Independent State of Croatia
Commanders and leaders
Miloš Zekić	Petar Rajkovačić †[1]
Units involved
25th Division 27th Division 53rd Division	Unknown
Strength
23,000–35,000 soldiers	1,800–11,000 soldiers[2][1]
Casualties and losses
1,000–10,000[1][2]	Almost all killed or captured
Odžak class=notpageimage| Location within Yugoslavia

TheBattle of Odžak was the last battle ofWorld War II inEurope. The battle began on 19 April 1945 and lasted until 25 May 1945,^[3] 17 days after theend of the war in Europe.^[2] The combatants were theCroatian Armed Forces (Independent State of Croatia) (NDH) commanded by Petar Rajkovačić and theYugoslav Army commanded by Miloš Zekić. The battle took place in theBosnian town ofOdžak. The battle was a victory for the Partisans.^[2]

The battle is thoroughly described in a number of books, for example, in a 1969 book on 53rd Division,^[1] 1981 book on 16th Muslim Brigade,^[4] 1983 book on 27th East Bosnian Division,^[5] and 1983 book on 14th Central Bosnian Brigade.^[6]

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  Operation "Vlaška Mala" from 23 to 28 April 1945.
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  Operation "Vlaška Mala" on 22 May 1945
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  Operation "Vlaška Mala" from 22 to 25 May 1945.

• Ðonlagić, Ahmet (1983).27. ISTOČNOBOSANSKA DIVIZIJA. Beograd: Vojnoizdavački zavod. Archived fromthe original on 25 June 2023.
• Đonlagić, Ahmet; Kazazović, Ćamil (1981).ŠESNAESTA MUSLIMANSKA NOU BRIGADA. Sarajevo: Istorijski arhiv. Archived fromthe original on 25 June 2023.
• Samardžija, Stevo (1983).14. SREDNJOBOSANSKA NOU BRIGADA(PDF). Banja Luka: Skupština opštine Prnjavor. Archived fromthe original on 25 June 2023.
• Vukosavljević, Mladen; Karasijević, Drago (1969).53. SREDNJOBOSANSKA NOU DIVIZIJA(PDF). Sarajevo: Zadrugar. Archived fromthe original on 16 October 2022.
• Đorić, Marjan (1996).Bosanska Posavina: povijesno-zemljopisni pregled (in Croatian). Polion.

45°00′00″N18°15′36″E / 45.0000°N 18.2600°E /45.0000; 18.2600

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