The Voćin Massacre
On 13 December 1991, a series of horrific crimes against the civilian population were committed in the villages of Voćin, Hum, Kometnik, Bokane and Kraskovići in the Papuk foothills. In …
The Destruction of the Village of Smoljanac
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 …
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 …
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 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 War Crime in Bizovac
On 7 November 1991, Yugoslav People’s Army (YPA) jets attacked the railway tracks, railway stations and houses in Feričanci Našice, Breznica Našička, Niza, Koška and Bizovac on the Virovitica-Osijek railway …
The Murder of the Kozbašić Family in Petrinja
On 5 November 1991, all four members of the Kozbašić family were killed in one of a series of horrific crimes committed in the city of Petrinja. After Petrinja was …
The Forgotten Massacre in the Village of Baćin
On 21 October 1991, an unspeakable and forgotten crime took place during Croatia’s Homeland War when rebel Serb forces committed a horrific massacre against innocent civilians in the village of …