The Battle of Odžak was the last battle of
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
in
Europe
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.
The battle began on 19 April 1945 and lasted until 25 May 1945, 17 days after the
end of the war in Europe. The combatants were the
Armed Forces of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) commanded by Petar Rajković and the
Yugoslav Army
The Yugoslav People's Army (abbreviated as JNA/; Macedonian and sr-Cyrl-Latn, Југословенска народна армија, Jugoslovenska narodna armija; Croatian and bs, Jugoslavenska narodna armija; sl, Jugoslovanska ljudska ar ...
commanded by Miloš Zekić. The battle took place in the
Bosnian town of
Odžak
Odžak ( sr-cyrl, Оџак) is a town and municipality located in Posavina Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, near the river Sav ...
. The battle was a victory for the Partisans.
The battle is thoroughly described in a number of books, for example, in a 1969 book on 53rd Division, 1981 book on 16th Muslim Brigade, 1983 book on 27th East Bosnian Division, and 1983 book on 14th Central Bosnian Brigade.
File:"Vlaška Mala" from 23rd to 28th of April 1945.jpg, alt=, Operation "Vlaška Mala" from 23rd to 28th of April 1945.
File:"Vlaška Mala" on the 22nd of May 1945.jpg, alt=, Operation "Vlaška Mala" on the 22nd of May 1945
File:"Vlaška Mala" from 22nd to 25th of May 1945.jpg, alt=, Operation "Vlaška Mala" from 22nd to 25th of May 1945.
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Yugoslavia in World War II
Battles involving the Independent State of Croatia
Battles involving the Yugoslav Partisans
Conflicts in 1945
Bosnia and Herzegovina in World War II
April 1945 events
May 1945 events