Battle of Nanos

Battle of Nanos
Part of World War II in Yugoslavia
Date 18 April, 1942 Location Nanos, Slovene Littoral Result Italian victory
Belligerents
Italy	Slovene Partisans
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Janko Premrl
Strength
800	54
Casualties and losses
Unknown	10 killed 11 captured

The Battle of Nanos (Slovene : bitka na Nanosu) was a battle in World War II that took place on Nanos Plateau on 18 April 1942, when 800 Italian soldiers laid siege to 54 Slovene Partisans. Ten Partisans were killed and eleven captured, while the rest escaped the encirclement. This was one of the first battles between the Partisan insurgence in the Slovene Littoral, led by Janko Premrl, and the Italian Army. ^[1]

References

1. "President: WW II Resistance Crucial for Slovenia". English Service: News. Slovenian Press Agency. 25 April 2010. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2012.

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