Battle of Sjenica (1941)

Battle for Sjenica
	Part of World War II in Yugoslavia
Date	22 December 1941
Location	Sjenica, Italian governorate of Montenegro (modern-day Serbia)
Result	Axis victory defeat of Partisan forces;
Participants
Axis:; Sandžak Muslim militia; Supported by:; Italy; Germany	Allies:; Yugoslav Partisans
Commanders and leaders
Hasan Zvizdić; Sulejman Pačariz; Džemail Koničanin;	Tadija Andrić †; Vladimir Knežević; Petar Stambolić;
Units involved
Sandžak Muslim militia:; Sjenica detachment; Tutin detachment; Prijepolje detachment; Milicija (police) (Serbs and Muslims)	Yugoslav Partisans:; 2nd Takovo Company; Belgrade Company (part); Serbian-Sandžak Company (part);
Strength
800 — 900; 300 Milicija (Serbs and Muslims); 500 — 600 Sandžak Muslim militia;	350
Casualties and losses
30 killed and 60 wounded	around 100 52 killed; 25 wounded; 18 — 22 captured;

The Battle of Sjenica took place between attacking forces of Yugoslav Partisans on one side and defending forces of the Sandžak Muslim militia and town's militsiya (Serbs and Muslims) in Sjenica, on the territory of the Italian governorate of Montenegro.

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