BATTLES OF THE HOMELAND WAR
- The Occupation of BaranjaOn this day in 1991 Bilje became the last village in the Baranja region of eastern Croatia to fall under occupation by rebel Serbs during the Battle of Baranja. The …
- “I swear on their Ustasha mothers that I will flatten Petrinja to the ground” – The Attack on Petrinja BeginsOn this day in 1991, the Yugoslav People’s Army (YPA) and rebel Serbs launched their attack on Petrinja. After Serbian terrorists attacked a police station in the city center, Lieutenant …
- The Battle for Doljani – The Decisive Point in the Defense of DaruvarIn the early morning hours of 1 September 1991, the Town of Daruvar and the villages of Doljani and Sirač in the southern part of the municipality of Daruvar. Serb …
- The Battle of Vukovar – The Greatest Battle of the Homeland War BeginsOn 24 August 1991, the first Yugoslav People’s Army (YPA) aircraft shot down in the Homeland War took place near the Đergaj silo on the Vukovar battlefront. Located between the …