Operation Delphin was an anti-partisan operation in the
Independent State of Croatia
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that took place in
World War II
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, from 15 November to 1 December 1943.
The objective of the mission was to destroy the
Partisan
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Military
* Partisan (weapon), a pole weapon
* Partisan (military), paramilitary forces engaged behind the front line
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elements on the Dalmatian islands off central
Dalmatia
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.
The Axis forces included:
*
114th Jäger Division (main force)
*
264th Infantry Division (elements)
* Küstenjäger-Abteilung (Coastal Raiders Battalion) "
Brandenburg
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"
*
DKM Flak cruiser Niobe, 1 destroyer, several gunboats, 2 armed steamers, 3 Siebel ferries, and numerous smaller ships, boats and landing craft.
Result
The operation, which was
amphibious
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* Amphibious fish, a fish ...
, it ran relatively according to plan, but most of the Partisans appear to have avoided engaging the German forces. Some of them escaped to the island of
Vis farther out into the
Adriatic
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. It is not thought that the operation was very successful.
References
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Delphin
''Delphin'' (dolphin) was a midget submarine created during World War II. Designed in 1944, only three prototypes were created by Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine by the end of the war, all of which were destroyed. The ''Delphin'' was built for under ...
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November 1943 events
December 1943 events