Battle of Batina

Battle of Batina
Part of World War II in Yugoslavia
Monument to the Battle of Batina in Batina by Antun Augustinčić
Date 11–29 November 1944 Location Batina Result Victory of the Allies
Belligerents
Partisans (NLA) Red Army	Nazi Germany Kingdom of Hungary  Independent State of Croatia Serbia
Strength
Two divisions 57th Army 51st Partisan divisions	Three divisions Brandenburgers 31st SS Division 44th Infantry Division
Casualties and losses
Partisan: 648 killed Red Army: 1,237 killed Total: 1885	2000 dead and wounded

The Battle of Batina or The Batina operation (Croatian: Bitka kod Batine) is one of the battles of the Second World War which took place from 11 to 29 November 1944 at the Croatian village of Batina in Baranja, on the right bank of the Danube River, between the units of the Red Army, the People's Liberation Army, the Wehrmacht, and its allies.

According to some estimates, the Battle of Batina is the biggest battle by the amount of power of the participants, the intensity of fighting, and the strategic importance during the World War II in Yugoslavia.

After the liberation of Belgrade and Vojvodina by the 57th Army, under the command of General Šarohina from the 51st Vojvodina Division and the command of Lieutenant Colonel Sreten Savić, these two divisions broke out to the left bank of the Danube river and took over its defense from Baja to Bačka Palanka. In order to facilitate further operations of the Red Army towards Vienna and Budapest, the 51st Partisan division broke out on the left bank of the Drava river. These units had the task to take over bridges and provide transfer of other units across the Danube.

In the headquarters of the 57th Army in Srbobran, Yugoslav National Liberation Army general Kosta Nađ and the Soviet units commander, Marshal Fyodor Tolbukhin, agreed to choose the point for crossing the Danube river at the village of Batina. As a backup place, they selected the area west of Apatin.

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