The first soldiers conscripted into the Croatian Army took their solemn oaths on 8 December 1991 in the port of Ploče. Following an order by Commander Admiral Sveto Letica issued …
On the order of the Posavina Operational Group Command, the second phase of “HURRICANE 91”, the largest operation of Croatian forces in western Slavonia was launched at the beginning of …
At approximately 5:45 AM on 6 December 1991, an artillery attack was launched upon on the Imperial Fortress on the Srđ Hill above Dubrovnik. It happened suddenly because negotiations for …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
