User:Zika1741/Battle of Batina

Battle of Batina was a battle of WWII in Yugoslavia. Battle was led for a month, on a narrow front in Baranja, present day Croatia. It was a battle between Yugoslav partisans and the Red arma on one side, and the Germans and Ustaše on the other. Conditions of fighting were very heavy because battle was fought on a swampy terrain. Battle ended in an Allied victory, but after enormous casualties on both sides. It had a direct consequences on the Budapest operation. After the victory at Batina, Soviet forces had a great bridgehead on the western bank of Danube river, and they could start a new offensive toward Budapest.