Battle of Loznica (1941)

Battle of Loznica
	Part of the Uprising in Serbia during World War II in Yugoslavia
	; Lieutenant Colonel Veselin Misita was killed leading his Chetniks in the attack on the German garrison
Date	31 August 1941
Location	Loznica, German-occupied territory of Serbia
Result	Chetnik victory First liberated town by a domestic resistance in occupied Europe;
Belligerents
Chetniks	Germany; Serb Gendarmes
Commanders and leaders
Veselin Misita †	Von der Olenz
Units involved
Jadar Chetnik Detachment	Elements of the 750th Infantry Regiment; 100~ Serbian Gendarmerie
Casualties and losses
18 killed; 4 wounded	Several killed and wounded; 93 captured

The Battle of Loznica involved an attack on the German garrison of that town by the Jadar Chetnik Detachment on 31 August 1941. Following the World War II German-led Axis invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was partitioned. At the time, Loznica was part of the German-occupied territory of Serbia, which included Serbia proper, with the addition of the northern part of Kosovo (around Kosovska Mitrovica), and the Banat.

The Chetniks attacked, led by Lieutenant Colonel Veselin Misita, who was killed during the assault. The Germans surrendered and 93 were captured. This battle was closely followed by the joint Partisan-Chetnik attack on the German garrison at Banja Koviljača.

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