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Battle of Kočevje, the Glossary

Index Battle of Kočevje

The Battle of Kočevje (bitka za Kočevje) was an encounter between the Slovene Partisans, the armed wing of the pro-Allies Liberation Front of the Slovene People and on the other hand the German occupying forces and the pro-Axis Slovene Home Guard in Operational Zone of the Adriatic Littoral during World War II.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 11 relations: Allies of World War II, Axis powers, Kočevje, Liberation Front of the Slovene Nation, Nazi Germany, Operational Zone of the Adriatic Littoral, Oskar von Niedermayer, Slovene Home Guard, Slovene Partisans, World War II, World War II in Yugoslavia.

  2. Battles involving Slovenia
  3. December 1943 events
  4. Slovene Partisans
  5. Slovenia in World War II

Allies of World War II

The Allies, formally referred to as the United Nations from 1942, were an international military coalition formed during World War II (1939–1945) to oppose the Axis powers.

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Axis powers

The Axis powers, originally called the Rome–Berlin Axis and also Rome–Berlin–Tokyo Axis, was a military coalition that initiated World War II and fought against the Allies.

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Kočevje

Kočevje (Gottschee; Göttscheab or Gətscheab in the local Gottscheerish dialect; Cocevie) is a town and the seat of Municipality of Kočevje in southern Slovenia.

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Liberation Front of the Slovene Nation

The Liberation Front of the Slovene Nation (Osvobodilna fronta slovenskega naroda), or simply Liberation Front (Osvobodilna fronta, OF), originally called the Anti-Imperialist Front (Protiimperialistična fronta, PIF), was a Slovene anti-fascist political party. Battle of Kočevje and Liberation Front of the Slovene Nation are Slovenia in World War II.

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Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a totalitarian dictatorship.

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Operational Zone of the Adriatic Littoral

The Operational Zone of the Adriatic Littoral (Operationszone Adriatisches Küstenland, OZAK; or colloquially: Operationszone Adria; Zona d'operazioni del Litorale adriatico; Operativna zona Jadransko primorje; Operacijska cona Jadransko primorje) was a Nazi German district on the northern Adriatic coast created during World War II in 1943. Battle of Kočevje and Operational Zone of the Adriatic Littoral are Slovenia in World War II.

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Oskar von Niedermayer

Oskar Ritter von Niedermayer (8 November 1885 – 25 September 1948) was a German General, professor and a German spy.

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Slovene Home Guard

The Slovene Home Guard (Slovensko domobranstvo, SD; Slowenische Landeswehr.) was a Slovene anti-Partisan collaborationist militia that operated during the 1943–1945 German occupation of the formerly Italian-annexed Slovene Province of Ljubljana. Battle of Kočevje and Slovene Home Guard are Slovenia in World War II.

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Slovene Partisans

The Slovene Partisans, formally the National Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Slovenia, were part of Europe's most effective anti-Nazi resistance movementJeffreys-Jones, R. (2013): In Spies We Trust: The Story of Western Intelligence, Oxford University Press,, Adams, Simon (2005): The Balkans, Black Rabbit Books,, led by Yugoslav revolutionary communists during World War II, the Yugoslav Partisans. Battle of Kočevje and Slovene Partisans are Slovenia in World War II.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. Battle of Kočevje and World War II are conflicts in 1943.

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World War II in Yugoslavia

World War II in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia began on 6 April 1941, when the country was invaded and swiftly conquered by Axis forces and partitioned among Germany, Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria and their client regimes. Battle of Kočevje and World War II in Yugoslavia are conflicts in 1943 and Yugoslavia in World War II.

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See also

Battles involving Slovenia

December 1943 events

Slovene Partisans

Slovenia in World War II

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kočevje

Also known as Battle of Kocevje.