Battle of Vukov Klanac

Battle of Vukov Klanac
	; Partisans operating a mortar in Vukov Klanac
Date	15–23 October 1944
Location	Between Ston and Metković, Independent State of Croatia
Result	Partisan victory
Belligerents
Yugoslav Partisans	NDH; Ustaše
Commanders and leaders
Božo Božović; Vlado Šegrt	Georg Reinicke
Units involved
8th Shock Corps 26th Division 1st Brigade; 11th Brigade; ; 29th Division (briefly)	369th Division 369th Regiment; 370th Regiment; 9th Brigade
Strength
3,000	8,000; 720 militia
Casualties and losses
56 dead; 260 wounded	2,000 dead; 1,070 captured

The Battle of Vukov Klanac was a 7-day fight between Wehrmacht and Yugoslav Partisan forces in central Dalmatia. The battle occurred between 15 and 23 October 1944. It occurred in the region between Metković and Ston as Wehrmacht forces retreated from the nearby cities of Dubrovnik and Ston. It resulted in the 369th Devil's Division losing most of its equipment and a large fraction of its manpower to Partisan forces.

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