Rebel Croatian Serbs abducted Dr. Ivan Šreter, a local leader of Croats in western Slavonia, at barricades in the village of Kukunjevac near Lipik on 18 August 1991. Ivan Šreter …
On 17 August 1990, Croatian Serbs set up roadblocks around the town of Knin. It was the beginning of a revolt by some Serbs against the new government elected in …
On 16 August 1991, in the village of Pecki near Petrinja, rebel Serbs committed one of the most horrific crimes of the Homeland War. Pecki, a small village in the …
Lado Lekčević of Grubišno Polje and hero of Croatia’s Homeland War was killed in the battle for Bosanska Posavina on this day in 1992. Lekčević was born on February 18, …
A wave of refugees from the area of the self-proclaimed “Republic of Serbian Krajina” in Croatia poured into Banja Luka and western Bosnia in early August of 1995. Approximately 130,000 …
Although unknown to the general public, a difficult and decisive battle was fought in the area of Bosanski Grahovo soon after Operation “STORM” in which Serbian forces led by General …
On 12 August 1991, Tomislav Ivčić’s song “Stop the War in Croatia” premiered on Croatian Television. After the video’ debut, it was quickly broadcast throughout the world by prominent television …
In early August of 1991, leaders from the village of Orahovica met with a dozen townspeople from Slatinski Drenovac to discuss concerns of the Serbs living in the area. The …
Gordan Lederer, one of Croatian National Television’s most prominent cameramen was killed on Čukur Hill overlooking Hrvatska Kostajnica on this day in 1991. He died from enemy sniper fire while …
After the National Guard Corps of the Republic of Croatia was formed in May of 1991 and within it the 1st A “Tigers” Brigade, the organization of battalions within the …
