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Partisans.
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Partisans captured a reported 1,200 prisoners of war from Grčarice, Zapotok and Turjak. Although Partisan data listed 115 sentenced to death, and noted that some were killed while fleeing, estimations of victims are higher. Tomasevich claim up to 1,000 killed.
952:. Partisans encircled the Turjak castle on 14 September and laid siege to the castle after the defenders refused to surrender. The siege ended on 19 September with a Partisan victory, in part due to the heavy weapons that they had acquired from Italian forces.
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To Walk with the Devil: Slovene
Collaboration and Axis Occupation, 1941-1945
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To Walk with the Devil: Slovene
Collaboration and Axis Occupation, 1941-1945
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221:115–1,000 POWs killed in aftermath
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260:World War II in Yugoslavia
28:World War II in Yugoslavia
1129:Tomasevich, Jozo (2001).
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1201:September 1943 events
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208:Casualties and losses
66:Province of Ljubljana
880:Hungarian occupation
758:Bregalnitsa–Strumica
634:Bombing of Podgorica
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827:Transdanubian Hills
682:Bombing of Belgrade
518:Partisan Long March
340:Uprising in Croatia
316:Eastern Herzegovina
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283:Bombing of Belgrade
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359:Uprising in Serbia
1186:Slovene Partisans
1171:Conflicts in 1943
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1100:978-1-4426-1330-0
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179:Civic Guard
174:White Guard
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1165:Categories
1007:References
657:Kugelblitz
591:Case Black
585:Hoathley 1
562:Case White
508:Montenegro
422:Mihailovic
416:Novi Pazar
369:Bela Crkva
191:(Chetniks)
189:Blue Guard
82:14°36′28″E
79:45°52′36″N
998:Aftermath
857:Zelengora
795:Desivojca
411:Trešnjica
296:Uprisings
992:Grčarice
980:Grčarice
842:Sarajevo
738:Belgrade
629:Višegrad
614:Grčarice
609:Davidson
543:Kopaonik
485:Prijedor
467:Dražgoše
453:Pljevlja
448:Bullseye
406:Kraljevo
389:Kruševac
326:Rogatica
196:Strength
57:Location
26:Part of
1081:Sources
1068:16 July
984:Zapotok
956:Prelude
926:Slovene
862:Poljana
852:Trieste
727:Ratweek
715:Halyard
697:Lindsay
676:Maibaum
663:Kočevje
645:Delphin
624:Maclean
604:Zvornik
598:Typical
428:Sjenica
374:Loznica
213:Unknown
203:650–700
147:(MVAC)
143:Former
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807:Trnovo
785:Batina
763:Kosovo
733:Serbia
721:Ožbalt
651:Rogers
580:Fungus
523:Kupres
513:Kozara
107:Result
867:Odžak
774:Floxo
692:Dafoe
549:Bihać
528:Livno
491:Nanos
479:Hydra
400:Uzice
394:Mačva
384:Šabac
331:Olovo
1137:ISBN
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1095:ISBN
1070:2021
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801:1945
790:Knin
669:1944
574:Otto
555:1943
536:Alfa
497:Trio
461:1942
271:1941
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