✦ History

Part of Croatian War of Independence

Battle of Vukovar

August 25 – November 18, 1991 · Battle of Vukovar

Result Pyrrhic Yugoslav People's Army victory

The Yugoslav People's Army and Serb paramilitaries besieged and destroyed Vukovar; after its fall prisoners were massacred at Ovčara.

On the map Contemporaries

Croatia

Yugoslavia and Serb forces

Other

Croatia
Yugoslavia
Blago Zadro military commander Mile Dedaković military commander Anton Tus military commander Marko Babić military commander
Veselin Šljivančanin military commander Života Panić military commander Mile Mrkšić military commander Goran Hadžić military commander

Strength and losses

Strength
1,800
Killed
879
Wounded
770
Strength
36,000
Killed
1,103
Wounded
2,500
Civilian deaths
1,131

Units

Armed Forces of Croatia Croatian Army 204th Vukovar Brigade Croatian Defence Forces Croatian National Guard 3rd Guards Brigade (Croatia)
Serb Volunteer Guard Yugoslav Ground Forces Yugoslav People's Army Yugoslav Navy Yugoslav Air Force