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Gilna-Petrinja Road, Croatia 1943-09-22 (2 others)

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Overview:

Anti-Partisan operations had inflamed the locals in the area surrounding the Formation and Security Zone of the III SS PanzerKorps established in the towns and villages surrounding Sisak and Agram, Coratia. Croatian nationalist attacks were becoming increasingly bold, culminating in a 5,000-man attack on the village of Gilna, garrisoned by the 1./SS-Panzer-Grenader-Regiment 24 “Danmark”. This regiment had barely 450 men, mostly ethnic Danes, facing a countryside in uproar. The afternoon and evening of 20 November saw several attacks and probes from the forested mountains surrounding the village. The night was not quiet as the Partisans launched an abortive assault around midnight until the early morning hours. The attacks strecommenced in the afternoon of the 21 and lasted until late into the night, letting up only with the coming of dawn. A decision to try to reestablish lines of communication with the nearby village of Petrinja was made and the 1 Platoon mounted up and left on what would become a one-way trip for most.

Defender: Partisan (Elements of Croat Partisan Uprising)  

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