Battle of Dražgoše

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The Battle of Dražgoše was a Second World War battle between Slovenian partisans and German troops, which took place between January 9 and January 11, 1942, in the village of Dražgoše. This battle was the first direct confrontation of the war between the two.

Fighting numerically superior Germans the partisan battalion (numbering 240 combatants) suffered nine casualties throughout the entire battle, 5 of which were machine gunners and 4 were their assistants. German forces suffered about 160 casaulties.

After 3 days of battle, partisans were forced to flee the village. German troops executed 17 male civilians immediately upon securing portion of the village. In the evening of the next day, 18 more male residents who previously escaped but then returned were apprehended and executed, houses were looted and ultimately the village was set on fire. After fire ceased, Germans demolished entire village completely and the remaining villagers were rounded up and sent to concentration camps.

After the end of war Dražgoše has been rebuilt completely.

Two days after battle Germans attacked two partisan platoons on Mošenjska planina. 12 Partisans were dead, 5 wounded. Battle lasted for 13 hours.