The Battle of Nanos (Slovene: bitka na Nanosu) took place on Nanos
| Battle of Nanos | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of World War II in Yugoslavia | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Kingdom of Italy |
 Slovene Partisans | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Unknown |
Janko Premrl | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 800 | 54 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown |
10 Killed 11 captured | ||||||
Plateau on 18 April 1942, when 800 Italian soldiers laid siege to 54 Slovene Partisans during World War II. Ten Partisans were killed and eleven
captured, while the rest pierced the ring. This was one of the first battles between the Partisan insurgence in the Slovene Littoral, led by Janko Premrl, and the Italian Army, and was the beginning of the struggle for the western border between the two nations.[1]
- ^ "President: WW II Resistance Crucial for Slovenia". English Service: News. Slovenian Press Agency. 25 April 2010. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2012.