Draft:Second Battle of Preševo

The Second Battle of Preševo was an armed clash between the Yugoslav partisan and the Ballist forces. The clash lasted for a few hours until the Ballist forces were defeated, and the Preševo valley returned into Partisan hands.

Second Battle of Preševo
Part of The Insurgency in Karadak–Gollak (1941–1951) and World War II in Yugoslavia
Date9 - 15 November 1944
Location
Preševo valley, at the time Bulgaria, modern-day Serbia
Result Yugoslav partisan victory
Belligerents
Balli Kombëtar Yugoslav Partisans Yugoslav Partisans
Commanders and leaders
Ramiz Cernica [sq]
Hoxhe Lipovica
Yugoslav Partisans Abdullah Krašnica
Strength
From 700 to 1,000 men Unknown

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During the First Battle of Preševo, on 19 September 1944, the Ballist forces attacked and captured several Partisan positions in the Preševo valley, in the territory of Bulgaria. A victory in this battle would have let Ballist forces easily reach Gjilan.

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