Sutjeska

by ElHefe

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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