Knin Offensive

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The battle of Knin was a major Yugoslav Partisan operation during World War II in Yugoslavia launched by the 8th Dalmatian Corps from 7 November to 9 December 1944 with the purpose of destroying German, Ustaše and Chetnik formations in North Dalmatia and the city of Knin, then part of the Independent State of Croatia. It was the final part of the 8th Corps offensive for the liberation of Dalmatia which began on 12 September 1944. The Knin operation had three phases: Initial battles on approaches to Knin from 7 November to 25 November, main battle and liberation of Knin from 26 November to 4 December, and final battles and pursuit of retreating Axis forces to Otrić in Lika from 5 December to 9 December.

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Ostaci nemačke motorizovane kolone uništene pri proboju iz Knina 1944Ostaci nemačke motorizovane kolone uništene pri proboju iz Knina 1944
Zarobljeni Nemci kod Knina novembra 1944Zarobljeni Nemci kod Knina novembra 1944
Pripreme I tenkovske brigade za Kninsku operaciju, 1944Pripreme I tenkovske brigade za Kninsku operaciju, 1944
Germans, Chetniks and Ustashas captured in the struggle for Knin, 1944.Germans, Chetniks and Ustashas captured in the struggle for Knin, 1944.
Artiljerija 8. korpusa NOVJ pored KninaArtiljerija 8. korpusa NOVJ pored Knina
Uništena nemačka kolona iz sela Pađena u borbi za Knin 1944Uništena nemačka kolona iz sela Pađena u borbi za Knin 1944
Baterije brdske artilerije v bojih pri KninuBaterije brdske artilerije v bojih pri Kninu
Baterija havbičnega diviziona pred Kninom decembra 1944Baterija havbičnega diviziona pred Kninom decembra 1944