The Occupation of Baranja
3. rujna 1991.
On 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 Begins
September 2, 1991
On 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 Daruvar
1. rujna 1991.
In 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 Begins
On 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 …
Operation “BRĐANI ’91” – The Forgotten Battle between Sunja and Sisak
On this day in 1991 Croatian forces launched the first major offensive on the Sisak battlefront. The objective of Operation “BRĐANI ’91” was to unblock the road between Komarevo and …
Daruvar, Lipik and Pakrac are Attacked – One of the most difficult battles of the Homeland War Begins
On this day, 19 August 1991 rebel Serbs attacked Pakrac, Lipik and Daruvar. The situation in the area had been extremely tense since 1 March 1991 when Serb police officers …
The Battle of Bosansko Grahovo – Croatian Forces stop the little-known Attempt of Serbs to regain Losses suffered in Operation “STORM”
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 …
The Serbian Forces of Krajina Surrender to the Croatian Army
On this day in 1995, a historical moment in Croatian history took place between Gornji Viduševac and Topusko when the 21st Kordun Corps of the rebel „Serbian Army of Krajina“ …
The Unstoppable Advance of Croatian Forces on Day Four of Operation “STORM”
On this day in 1995, the 9th Guard Brigade liberated Udbina during the fourth day of Operation “STORM”. Donji Lapac followed in the early afternoon as troops from the Gospić …
The Town of Petrinja is Finally Free
On 6 August 1995, the third day of Operation “STORM”, the town of Petrinja was finally liberated in the early hours of the morning by the forces of the Zagreb …