✦ History

Croatian War of Independence

March 31, 1991 – November 12, 1995

Result Croatian victory

Ended by Erdut Agreement

Croatia fought the Yugoslav People's Army and the Krajina Serbs, ending with the reconquest of the Krajina in 1995 and the Erdut Agreement.

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Battles and events 32

1991
Pakrac clash Status quo ante bellum Pakrac
March 1991
Plitvice Lakes incident Croatian victory Plitvice Lakes National Park Milan Martić
May 2, 1991
Battle of Borovo Selo Serbian Krajina victory Borovo Josip Reihl-Kir
June 26 – July 27, 1991
Battles of Glina (1991) SAO Krajina victory in both battles Glina
July 26–27, 1991
Operation Stinger SAO Krajina victory Banovina
August 1991 – June 1992
Battle of Osijek Ceasefire Osijek Branimir Glavaš
August 17–26, 1991
Siege of Kijevo Yugoslav People's Army victory Kijevo Ratko Mladić, Milan Martić
August 19, 1991
Operation Labrador Zagreb
August 25 – November 18, 1991
Battle of Vukovar Pyrrhic Yugoslav People's Army victory Battle of Vukovar Veselin Šljivančanin, Blago Zadro, Mile Dedaković
August 29 – September 22, 1991
Battle of Gospić Croatian victory Gospić
September 8–9, 1991
Battle of Kusonje SAO Western Slavonia victory Kusonje
September 14 – November 23, 1991
Battle of the Barracks Croatian victory Croatia Veljko Kadijević, Anton Tus
September 16 – October 5, 1991
Battle of Zadar Dalmatia Ratko Mladić, Anton Tus
September 16–22, 1991
Battle of Šibenik Croatian victory Dalmatia Ratko Mladić, Rahim Ademi, Anton Tus
October 1, 1991 – May 31, 1992
Siege of Dubrovnik Croatian victory Siege of Dubrovnik Momir Bulatović, Milo Đukanović, Slobodan Milošević
October 29, 1991 – January 3, 1992
Operation Hurricane-91 Croatian victory Slavonia
October 31 – November 4, 1991
Operation Swath-10 Croatian victory Slavonia
November 14–16, 1991
Battle of the Dalmatian Channels Croatian victory Adriatic Sea
December 11–13, 1991
Operation Whirlwind Yugoslav-SAO Krajina victory Banovina
June 7–26, 1992
Operation Jackal Croatian victory Bosnia and Herzegovina Janko Bobetko
June 12, 1992 – August 5, 1995
Siege of Bihać (1992–1995) ARBiH and Croatian Army victory Bihać Ratko Mladić, Milan Martić, Zvonimir Červenko
June 21–23, 1992
Battle of the Miljevci Plateau Croatian victory Dalmatia Rahim Ademi
July 1–13, 1992
Operation Tiger (1992) Croatian victory Croatia Janko Bobetko, Anton Tus
January 1993
Evacuation of Karin Base Successful evacuation of French peacekeepers from the base
January 22 – February 1, 1993
Operation Maslenica Croatian tactical victory Maslenica Agim Çeku, Franjo Tuđman, Janko Bobetko
September 9–17, 1993
Operation Medak Pocket Serbian–Canadian victory Gospić Janko Bobetko, Rahim Ademi, Mile Novaković
November 29 – December 24, 1994
Operation Winter '94 Croatian victory Croatia Ratko Mladić, Janko Bobetko, Tihomir Blaškić
May 1–4, 1995
Operation Flash Croatian strategic victory Operation Flash Janko Bobetko, Zvonimir Červenko, Petar Stipetić
May 3, 1995
Zagreb rocket attacks Zagreb
July 22, 1995
Split Agreement Split Franjo Tuđman
July 25–29, 1995
Operation Summer '95 Croatian victory Bosnia and Herzegovina Zvonimir Červenko, Ante Gotovina
August 4–7, 1995
Operation Storm Croatian victory Operation Storm Nikica Valentić, Alija Izetbegović, Franjo Tuđman

Key commanders

Yugoslavia and Serb forces 19

Slobodan Milošević belligerent leader Radovan Karadžić belligerent leader Ratko Mladić military commander Milan Martić military commander Milan Babić belligerent leader Života Panić military commander Borisav Jović military commander Veljko Kadijević military commander Veselin Šljivančanin military commander Mile Mrkšić military commander Goran Hadžić military commander Momir Bulatović belligerent leader Milo Đukanović belligerent leader Pavle Strugar military commander Miodrag Jokić military commander Milan Čeleketić military commander Mile Novaković military commander Momir Talić military commander Veljko Milanković military commander

Croatia 16

Franjo Tuđman belligerent leader Gojko Šušak military commander Janko Bobetko military commander Zvonimir Červenko military commander Petar Stipetić military commander Anton Tus military commander Blago Zadro military commander Mile Dedaković military commander Marko Babić military commander Nikica Valentić belligerent leader Alija Izetbegović belligerent leader Rahim Ademi military commander Ante Gotovina military commander Josip Reihl-Kir military commander Agim Çeku military commander Branimir Glavaš military commander

Bosnia and Herzegovina 4

Zvonimir Červenko military commander Ante Gotovina military commander Janko Bobetko military commander Tihomir Blaškić military commander

United Nations 1

Mile Novaković military commander