Battle of Dražgoše

Battle of Dražgoše; dražgoška bitka
	Part of World War II in the Slovene Lands
	; The village of Dražgoše below the Jelovica Plateau
Date	January 9–11, 1942
Location	Dražgoše, Nazi Germany (present-day Slovenia)46°15′7.61″N 14°10′38″E
Result	Partisans retreated on the third day, Germans razed Dražgoše and imprisoned or killed its inhabitants in revenge
Belligerents
Slovene Partisans	Germany
Commanders and leaders
Jože Gregorčič	Willi Hertlein
Strength
200 fighters	4,000 policemen and soldiers
Casualties and losses
9 killed in action; 11 wounded	27 killed in action; 42 wounded
	41 hostages shot; 81 villagers interned
	Location in annexed and occupied Yugoslavia

46°15′7.61″N 14°10′38.02″E

The Battle of Dražgoše (Slovene: dražgoška bitka) was a Second World War battle between the Slovene Partisans and Nazi Germany armed forces, which took place between January 9 and January 11, 1942, in the village of Dražgoše in German-annexed Slovenia. This battle was the first direct confrontation between the two. It ended with brutal reprisals of German forces against the villagers and the destruction of the village.

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