Bukovica massacre

Battle of Bukovica
	Part of World War II in Yugoslavia
Date	4–7 February 1943
Location	Bukovica, Pljevlja, Italian governorate of Montenegro (modern day Montenegro)
Result	Chetnik victory
Territorial; changes	After the short battle, Bukovica came under Chetnik control
Belligerents
Sandžak Muslim militia	Chetniks
Commanders and leaders
Latif Močević; Alija Hadžimusić †;	Pavle Đurišić;
Units involved
Bukovica detachment; Foča detachment;	Mileševa Corps; Drina Corps; Durmitor Brigade;
Strength
2,500	3,550
Casualties and losses
	more than 576 civilians

The Bukovica massacre was a massacre of Muslims in Bukovica, Pljevlja, in the Axis-occupied Italian governorate of Montenegro. It took place on 4–7 February 1943,^[1] during Pavle Đurišić's Chetniks' 1943 cleansing campaign (conducted against the order of supreme Chetnik command). The massacre was aimed at establishing Chetnik control over territories held by the Sandžak Muslim militia. After a short battle with the Muslim militia, Chetniks captured Bukovica and killed over five hundred civilians.

^ Knežević 1969, p. 113

[1] Knežević 1969, p. 113

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