The City of Jajce is Occupied
After entering the former National and University Library in Zagreb, today’s Croatian State Archives, there are paintings of four cities located in the atrium. Above the entrance to the small …
The Yugoslav People’s Army attacks Barcs in Hungary
At 8:51 PM on 27 October 1991, Yugoslav People’s Army (YPA) aircraft dropped cluster bombs on the Hungarian town of Barcs along the Drava River not far from Virovitica, Croatia. …
The Return of the Croatian National Soccer Team
October 17, 1990 was one of the most important dates in the history of Croatian football. On that day, the Croatian Men’s National Soccer Team played its first game in …
“We were never as united as then” – Croatia severs all ties with Yugoslavia
After Croatia declared independence on 25 June 1991, the international community postponed the declaration for three months on 7 July through the Brijuni Declaration. In those three months, the Serb …
The Bombing of the Viceroy’s Palace – Gorbachev warned Tuđman that the Serbs would attack Zagreb
At 2:47 PM on 7 October 1991, a general public alert was sounded in the city of Zagreb. Fourteen minutes later, a Yugoslav Air Force jet flew over the historic …
Tensions between Croats and UNPROFOR near Lipik
The peak of tensions between Croatian police, civilians and the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) in western Slavonia occurred on 3 October 1994 in Donji Čaglić near Lipik. Bukovčanska Street …
The Croatian Defence Forces defend Vukovar
On this day in 1991, members of the Croatian Defense Forces (CDF) joined in the defense of Vukovar. A number of brave soldiers gathered in Nuštar on 26 September and …
Yugoslav Flag set Afire during Hajduk-Partizan Soccer Game in Split
When the rioting of Red Star Belgrade’s Delije soccer fans prevented their club from playing a match against Dinamo at Maksimir Stadium in Zagreb on 13 May 1990, it was …