The Death of Vlado Harmund, Homeland War Hero
On December 3, 1991, Homeland War hero Vlado Harmund died as a result of being wounded in action during Operation “PAPUK 91”. Harmund was born in Vaška, a village near …
The Death of Mirko Vukušić, Pilot and Homeland War Hero
In the morning hours of 2 December 1991, heroes of the Croatian skies and the Homeland War, pilots Marko Živković and Mirko Vukušić and paratroopers Ante Plazibat and Rade Griva …
The Croatian Army launches an Attack on Serb-Occupied Baranja
On 30 November 1991, the 107th Valpovo Brigade of the Croatian Army (CA) attacked the enemy in the occupied Baranja region by forcing an assault via the Drava River. The …
The Death of war hero Miro Petrin
Of course, we agree that everything should be according to the law but my brother was buried with the highest military honours, decorated with the Order of Petar Zrinski and …
The Death of war hero Ibrahim “Gaddafi” Abushaala
After the Yugoslav People’s Army (YPA) and Serb rebels occupied most of Lipik in October 1991, defense lines remained unchanged until 28 November 1991. On that day, all of Lipik …
The Fall of Cetingrad
Cetingrad, where the Croatian nobility in 1527 passed the historic Cetingrad Charter and chose Ferdinand I of the House of Habsburg as their king has been subject to destruction over …
The Prisoner Exchange at Pleso Airport
In the morning of 25 November 1991, a special Yugoslav military plane landed at Pleso Airport near Zagreb. Among its passengers were 27 prisoners of war who were exchanged for …
The Battle of Čepikuće – The “Herzegovinian Vukovar”
On 24 November 1991, the Yugoslav People’s Army occupied Čepikuće, a village on the Dubrovnik coast along the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina. When the Battle of Dubrovnik began on …
The unsuccessful Battle of Korita
After the strategically important Trokut Motel was liberated on 19 November 1991, Croatian forces continued their efforts in the western Slavonija region. On 23 November 1991, seven Croatian national guardsmen …
The Death of Mario Luetić, War Hero
On 22 November 1993, Croatian Homeland War hero Mario Luetić was killed in action on the “Southern Battlefront”. Mario Luetić was born on 3 April 1967 in the Župa Biokovska …