The Fall of Cetingrad
November 27, 1991
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
November 25, 1991
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”
November 24, 1991
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
November 23, 1991
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
22. studenoga 1993.
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 …
The Death of Ante Kelava
November 21, 1992
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
November 20, 1991
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
November 19, 1991
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
November 18, 1991
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
November 16, 1991
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 …