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The Croatian Army inherited a vast stock of trucks, four wheel drive, various transport and utility vehicles during the Croatian War of Independence and the Battle of the Barracks, at least 250 FAP trucks, 650 TAM trucks and a number of Soviet trucks such as ZiL, Ural or Maz were captured and put into military
In November 1995 the war in Croatia ended. Around 20,000 people were killed in the war, while official figures on wartime damage published in Croatia in 1996 specify 180,000 destroyed housing units, 25% of the Croatian economy destroyed, and US$27 billion of material damage. [1] Europe Review 2003/04 estimated the war damage at US$37 billion in ...
The Republic of Serbia filed a counterclaim charging the Republic of Croatia with genocide, on 4 January 2010. [4] The application covers missing people, killed people, refugees, expelled people and all military actions and concentration camps with historical account of World War II persecution of Serbs committed by the Independent State of ...
Split ( / ˈsplɪt /; [4] [5] Croatian pronunciation: [splît] ⓘ ); Italian: Spalato: pronounced [ˈspalato] see other names ), is the second-largest city of Croatia after the capital Zagreb, the largest city in Dalmatia and the largest city on the Croatian coast. It lies on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea and is spread over a central ...
Operation Medak Pocket (Serbo-Croatian: Operacija Medački džep, Операција Медачки џеп), officially called by Croatians Operation Pocket-93 (Operacija Džep-93) was a military operation undertaken by the Croatian Army between 9 – 17 September 1993, in which a salient reaching the south suburbs of Gospić, in the south-central Lika region of Croatia then under the control ...
The war in Croatia escalated during the moratorium, and on 8 October 1991, the Croatian Parliament severed all remaining ties with Yugoslavia. In 1992, the countries of the European Economic Community granted Croatia diplomatic recognition and Croatia was admitted to the United Nations .
JNA forces from the 51st Mechanised Brigade killed 58 Croat civilians after capturing Aljmaš. [10] Dalj massacre. 1 August 1991-May 1992. Dalj. 135. SAO Krajina forces, TO units and Serbian Volunteer Guard members massacre Croatian police and ZNG POWs, Croat and Hungarian civilians. Sarvaš massacre. 2 August 1991.
A monument by Đurđa Ostoja was erected in the central part of the cemetery on August 5, 2000 . The monument is made of patinated bronze, it is four meters high, and in the middle is an "air" cross and an Eternal Flame. Two crosses were also set up at the cemetery, one for the youngest victim of the Croatian War of Independence, Ivan Kljajić ...