The Death of Ante Kelava
It is customary to say something when saying goodbye… give best wishes, shake hands or give a hug. Those of us gathered here part with you forever. We bid you a final farewell, give …
Ovčara and Velepromet: Places of Death and Suffering
In the evening of 18 November 1991, Andrija Hebrang on behalf of Croatia and Andrija Rašeta on behalf of the Yugoslav People’s Army (YPA) signed an agreement to evacuate and …
Croatian Forces take control of the strategic Trokut Motel in western Slavonija
After the forces of the 56th Independent Kutina Battalion and 65th Independent Ivanić Grad Battalion liberated the village of Lovska between Novska and Lipik as part of Operation “HURRICANE ‘91”, …
The War Crimes in Škabrnja
Škabrnja, a village located on a plateau in northern Dalmatia and inhabited by Croats, had long been a “thorn in the side” of Serbs who lived in surrounding villages. As …
The Occupation of Slunj
After occupying Saborsko on 12 November 1991, the Yugoslav People’s Army (YPA) and rebel Serbs turned their attention to the town of Slunj, which was completely cut-off from Croatian government …
A Single Shell kills the Aleksander Family during the Siege of Vukovar
As Vukovar breathed it final breaths a few days before the city fell, several shells struck a civilian shelter in the basement of the already destroyed Eltz Castle. Several dozen …
The “Slavija” transports 3,500 Croatian Refugees from Dubrovnik to Safety
During the five difficult days of the Battle of Dubrovnik from November 8-13, 1991 Croatian forces were forced to abandon their positions above the city at Strinčjer, Bosanka and Srđ. …
The Battle of Bastajski Brđani
With much sacrifice, Croatian forces defended Bastajski Brđani on this day in 1991. On 5 November 1991, it was agreed to cease all hostilities at the Peace Conference on Yugoslavia …
The Occupation and Destruction of Saborsko
Saborsko, a village near Plitvice Lakes became one of the symbols of resistance to Greater Serbian aggression in 1991. Already in the summer of 1991, the Saborsko area found itself …
The Velebit Mountain Company of the Croatian Army
The Velebit Mountain Company was founded in 1991 when a group of experienced mountaineers, alpinists and speleologists began to mobilize around Jerko Kirigin in the Croatian Mountaineering Association. They all …