Operation Floxo
Operation Floxo was an intervention by the British army in Yugoslavia in October 1944, during the Second World War. The operation's main objective was to aid Yugoslav Partisans, led by Marshal Tito, in preventing the German withdrawal from Greece and Albania via Montenegro, and "to give the greatest possible artillery support to the Yugoslav National Army of Liberation".
| Operation Floxo | |
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| Part of World War II in Yugoslavia | |
A section of 31st Light AA Battery, Royal Artillery 75mm mountain Howitzers pound the German garrison at Risan from a distance of 1,200 yards. | |
| Location | |
| Commanded by | 'Floydforce'
'Finneyforce'
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| Objective | Supporting Yugoslav Partisans during German withdrawal from Balkans |
| Date | 30 October - 22 December 1944 |
| Executed by | United Kingdom |
| Outcome | Operational success |
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