Case White (German: Fall Weiss), also known as the Fourth Enemy Offensive (Serbo-Croatian: Četvrta neprijateljska ofenziva/ofanziva) was a combined Axis strategic offensive launched during against the Partisans throughout occupied Yugoslavia. It is one of the most significant confrontations of the Yugoslav National Liberation War (a theater of World War II). The offensive took place in early 1943, between 20 January and mid-to-late March 1943.
The operation is most remembered in Yugoslavia for its final phase, the Battle of the Neretva (Bitka na Neretvi) named after the Neretva river. The final phase is also known as the Battle for the Wounded (Bitka za ranjenike).
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