The Tragic Battle of the Rosinjača Forest
The Battle of the Rosinjača Forest, one of the most heroic, tragic yet little known events of the Homeland War took place on 5 December 1991. Following heavy artillery, the …
The Destruction of the Village of Smoljanac
Smoljanac, a small village located on the northern border of the Plitvice Lakes National Park, is one of many in the area that suffered greatly during the Homeland War. Before …
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 …