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The war was originally fought between the Croatian Defence Council and Croatian volunteer troops on one side and the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBiH) on the other, but by 1994, the Croatian Army had an estimated 3,000 to 5,000 troops involved in the fighting. [239]
Victory. Croatian forces regain control over most of RSK -held Croatian territory. Croatian forces advance into Bosnia and Herzegovina which helps lead to the eventual end of the Bosnian War. 1992–1995. Bosnian War. Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia Republic of Croatia.
The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY)—and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) and local Serb forces, with the JNA ending its combat operations in Croatia by 1992.
Work of Croatian sculptor Stjepan Skoko. The first mention of Croatian military actions dates from the time of the Croatian principalities in the 8th and 9th centuries. Vojnomir led a Croatian army in wars against the Avars at the end of the 8th century. He launched a joint counterattack with the help of Frankish troops under Charlemagne in 791.
Background Croatian Parliament building. During the World War II period from 1941 to 1945, Croatia was established as a puppet state called the Independent State of Croatia, governed by the ultranationalist, fascist Ustaše, backed by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy within the territory of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
The 1991 Yugoslav campaign in Croatia was a series of engagements between the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), the Yugoslav Navy and the Yugoslav Air Force, and the Croatian National Guard (ZNG) then the Croatian Army (HV) during the Croatian War of Independence. The JNA was originally deployed in order to preserve Yugoslavia, and the initial plan ...
Independent State of Croatia. The Independent State of Croatia ( Serbo-Croatian: Nezavisna Država Hrvatska, NDH; German: Unabhängiger Staat Kroatien; Italian: Stato indipendente di Croazia) was a World War II -era puppet state of Nazi Germany [6] [7] [8] and Fascist Italy.
Category:Battles of the Croatian War of Independence. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. KML. GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) This category contains historical battles fought as part of the Croatian War of Independence (1991–1995). Please see the category guidelines for more information.