1942 Anti-Partisan offensive in Montenegro

The 1942 Montenegro offensive was an Italian-led counter-insurgency operation of World War II, which targeted the Yugoslav Partisans in the Italian governorate of Montenegro and the eastern Herzegovina region of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH). It was carried out from mid-May to June 1942, with Chetnik forces taking part on the Italian side. The offensive followed the conclusion of the joint German-Italian Operation Trio in eastern Bosnia. Together these two operations comprise what was known as the Third Enemy Offensive (Serbo-Croatian Latin: Treća neprijateljska ofenziva) in Yugoslav historiography.

1942 Montenegro offensive
Part of World War II in Yugoslavia
Execution of Ljubo Čupić by firing squad, Nikšić, 9 May 1942
Date mid-May–June 1942 Location Italian governorate of Montenegro and eastern Herzegovina Result Italian-Chetnik victory
Belligerents
Italy Chetniks	Partisans
Commanders and leaders
Zaharije Ostojić	Josip Broz Tito Konstantin Popović
Units involved
	1st Proletarian Brigade 2nd Proletarian Brigade

The offensive resulted in the expulsion of almost all of the Partisans from Montenegro and eastern Herzegovina. Most of captured Partisans were executed by Italian occupying forces.

See also

• Anti-partisan operations in World War II
• Resistance during World War II