Operation Prijedor
Part ofWorld War II in Yugoslavia
Date Mid to late February 1942 Location northwestBosnia 44°58′51″N16°42′48″E / 44.98083°N 16.71333°E /44.98083; 16.71333 Result Axis victory Partisan withdrawal
Belligerents
Axis: Germany Independent State of Croatia	Allies: Partisans
Commanders and leaders
Oberst Rudolf Wutte	unknown
Strength
Around 5,000 troops	1,000 troops
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

Operation Prijedor was aGerman-Croatian jointcounter-insurgency operation conducted aroundPrijedor in theIndependent State of Croatia (NDH) duringWorld War II. It targeted theYugoslav Partisans that had isolated the garrison of Prijedor inBosnia between late January and mid-February 1942.

The operation was led by the German 750th Infantry Regiment of the718th Infantry Division reinforced by a number of units of theIndependent State of Croatia (NDH) (including several battalions of theCroatian Home Guard). It commenced in mid-February 1942 afterOperation Ozren had concluded.^[1]

The Germans advanced south fromDubica towardsPrijedor, where a German garrison battalion and a number of NDH units had been isolated by Partisan attacks on the railway lines in the surrounding area. The NDH units consisted of four infantry battalions, a gendarmerie battalion and artillery support, along with 29 companies of various types. The NDH units were used to guard the roads and effect a cordon around the area of the operation. The objective of the operation was achieved, and the garrison was relieved.^[1]

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