Race for Trieste
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The Race for Trieste (Italian: Corsa per Trieste),[8] also known as the Trieste Operation (Slovene: Tržaška operacija), was a battle during the Second World War that took place during early May 1945. It led to a joint allied victory for the Yugoslav Partisans and 2nd New Zealand Division and a joint occupation of Trieste, but relations soon deteriorated and led to a nine-year dispute over the territory of Trieste. This battle is also considered the last battle in which a considerable force of Chetniks fought, as 13,000 of the irregular troops under Momčilo Đujić surrendered to the New Zealand forces under Lieutenant General Sir Bernard Freyberg as the battle progressed.
Race for Trieste | |||||||
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Part of World War II in Yugoslavia and the Spring 1945 offensive in Italy | |||||||
Tanks of the Yugoslav 4th Army in Trieste | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Yugoslav Partisans New Zealand[2] Italian Resistance |
Germany Italian Social Republic Chetniks | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Petar Drapšin Bernard Freyberg Ercole Miani |
Odilo Globočnik[3] Giovanni Esposito Momčilo Đujić | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
4th Army 2nd Division[2] |
10th SS Police Regiment 204th Regional Military Command Dinara Division Serbian Volunteer Corps | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
68,601–84,000[4]:243 19,423[5] |
20,000[4]:286 5,000 13,000[6] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
[5] 436 dead 1,159 wounded |
2,842 killed 3,829–5,200 captured 99 cannons 74 AA guns | ||||||
6,500–8,500 civilians killed[1][7] |