Operation B (1947)
| Operation B | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the anti-communist insurgencies in Central and Eastern Europe | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Czechoslovakia | Ukrainian Insurgent Army | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
|
Jan Heřman Július Nosko |
Volodymyr Shchyhelskyi (POW) Mykhailo Duda (WIA) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 13,500–15,340 men | 400–500 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
|
39–68 killed 81 wounded 5 missing |
61 killed 289 captured (Perhaps exaggerating) | ||||||
| 50 Czechoslovak civilians killed | |||||||
The Operation B was a name for Czechoslovak military operation aimed against members of Ukrainian Insurgent Army who entered Czechoslovak territory.