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Third Enemy Offensive

The Third Enemy Offensive forms part of the Seven Enemy Offensives framework in Yugoslav historiography. It took place in modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro in two stages, and consisted of two major counter-insurgency operations conducted in occupied Yugoslavia during 1942. These were:Operation Trio, a joint German-Italian counter-insurgency operation in eastern Bosnia from 15 April to 13 May 1942 1942 Montenegro offensive, an Italian-led counter-insurgency operation in the Italian governorate of Montenegro and eastern Herzegovina from mid-May to June 1942

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The Third Enemy Offensive forms part of the Seven Enemy Offensives framework in Yugoslav historiography. It took place in modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro in two stages, and consisted of two major counter-insurgency operations conducted in occupied Yugoslavia during 1942. These were:

  • Operation Trio, a joint German-Italian counter-insurgency operation in eastern Bosnia from 15 April to 13 May 19421
  • 1942 Montenegro offensive, an Italian-led counter-insurgency operation in the Italian governorate of Montenegro and eastern Herzegovina from mid-May to June 19422


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  1. Ramet, Sabrina P. (6 June 2006). The Three Yugoslavias: State-Building and Legitimation, 1918-2005. Indiana University Press. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-253-34656-8.
  2. Tomasevich, Jozo (October 2002). War and Revolution in Yugoslavia, 1941-1945: Occupation and Collaboration. Stanford University Press. p. 414. ISBN 978-0-8047-7924-1.