Battle of Novi Pazar

The Battle of Novi Pazar was fought between November and December 1941 during World War II, between the Chetniks and Albanian forces under Axis command in the city of Novi Pazar, Sandžak, in the German-occupied Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Despite launching three assaults, the Chetniks failed to capture Novi Pazar.

Battle of Novi Pazar
Part of World War II in Yugoslavia
DateNovember — December 1941
Location
Novi Pazar, German-occupied territory of Serbia (modern-day Serbia)
Result Albanian victory
Belligerents

Albania

Sandžak Muslim militia

Chetniks

Montenegrin partisans
Commanders and leaders
  • Radomir Cvetić
  • Vojislav Lukačević
  • Sveta Trifunović
Units involved
  • Albanian gendarmerie
  • Vulnetari
  • Local elements of the Sandžak Muslim militia
  • Studenica—Deževo detachment
  • Kopaonik detachment (two companies)
Strength
600 unknown
Casualties and losses
60 killed
23 wounded 		83 killed
48 wounded
Civilian victims of terror: 115 Serbs and 61 Muslims

During World War II, the territory of Sandžak was the subject of territorial disputes between Germany, Italy, as well as the local Muslim and Albanian populations. Due to the multiple insurgent, ethnic and religious groups in the region, persecution and genocide of Serbs, Jews and Romani people characterised the conflict in Yugoslavia.

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