Operation Maslenica

January 22 – February 1, 1993 · Maslenica

Result Croatian tactical victory

The Croatian Army attacked Serb forces near Zadar to retake the Maslenica area. The offensive restored a land link between Dalmatia and the rest of Croatia.

On the map Contemporaries

Croatia

Yugoslavia and Serb forces

Croatia

Republic of Serbian Krajina

Agim Çeku military commander

Franjo Tuđman belligerent leader

Janko Bobetko military commander

Ante Gotovina military commander

Veljko Milanković military commander Mile Novaković military commander

Strength and losses

Strength: 10,000
Killed: 114

Strength: 8,500

Units

Croatian Army 4th Guards Brigade (Croatia) 1st Guards Brigade (Croatia) 2nd Guards Brigade (Croatia) 3rd Guards Brigade (Croatia) Zrinski Battalion