The Sutjeska Battle, The Fifth Offensive – operation Schwarz, took place between 15 May and 15 June 1943 in south-eastern Bosnia
The final and bloodiest struggles happened in the area of the Sutjeska River and the surrounding mountains
During the months of fighting over 3300 Partisans were killed including a large number of the wounded
In memory of this great battle a memorial complex was built by sculptor Miodrag Živković
Sutjeska Battle Memorial House, an architectural masterpiece by Belgrade architect Ranko Radović
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