Bukovica massacre

Battle of Bukovica
Part of World War II in Yugoslavia
Date4–7 February 1943
Location
Bukovica, Pljevlja, Italian governorate of Montenegro (modern day Montenegro)
Result Chetnik victory
Territorial
changes		 After the short battle, Bukovica came under Chetnik control
Belligerents
Sandžak Muslim militia Chetniks
Commanders and leaders
  • Latif Močević
  • Alija Hadžimusić †
Units involved
  • Bukovica detachment
  • Foča detachment
  • Mileševa Corps
  • Drina Corps
  • Durmitor Brigade
Strength
2,500 3,550
Casualties and losses
more than 576 civilians

The Bukovica massacre was a massacre of Muslims in Bukovica, Pljevlja, in the Axis-occupied Italian governorate of Montenegro. It took place on 4–7 February 1943, during Pavle Đurišić's Chetniks' 1943 cleansing campaign (conducted against the order of supreme Chetnik command). The massacre was aimed at establishing Chetnik control over territories held by the Sandžak Muslim militia. After a short battle with the Muslim militia, Chetniks captured Bukovica and killed over five hundred civilians.

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