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Battle of Gospić

Index Battle of Gospić

Battle of Gospić (Bitka za Gospić) was fought in the environs of Gospić, Croatia, from 29 August until 22 September 1991 during the Croatian War of Independence. [1]

16 relations: Đorđe Božović, Široka Kula massacre, Battle of Šibenik, Battle of the Barracks, Bekim Berisha, Croatian Defence Forces, Croatian National Guard, Divoselo, Gospić, Gospić massacre, Lika, Plitvice Lakes incident, Timeline of the Croatian War of Independence, Zrinski Battalion, Zvonimir Škerl, 1991 Yugoslav campaign in Croatia.

Đorđe Božović

Đorđe "Giška" Božović (Ђорђе Гишка Божовић; 16 September 1955 – 15 September 1991) was a Serbian criminal and paramilitary commander during the Yugoslav Wars.

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Široka Kula massacre

The Široka Kula massacre was the killing of 41 civilians in the village of Široka Kula near Gospić, Croatia during the Croatian War of Independence.

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Battle of Šibenik

The Battle of Šibenik (Bitka za Šibenik), also known as the September War (Rujanski rat), was an armed conflict fought between the Yugoslav People's Army (Jugoslovenska Narodna Armija – JNA), supported by the Croatian Serb-established Serbian Autonomous Oblast of Krajina (SAO Krajina), and the Croatian National Guard (Zbor Narodne Garde – ZNG), supported by the Croatian Police.

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Battle of the Barracks

The Battle of the Barracks (Bitka za vojarne) was a series of engagements that occurred in mid-to-late 1991 between the Croatian National Guard (Zbor narodne garde – ZNG, later renamed the Croatian Army) and the Croatian police on one side and the Yugoslav People's Army (Jugoslovenska Narodna Armija – JNA) on another.

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Bekim Berisha

Bekim Berisha (Bekim Berisha; Croatian: Bekim Beriša) (15 June 1966 – 10 August 1998) was a Kosovar Albanian soldier who gained prominence in the Yugoslav Wars.

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Croatian Defence Forces

The Croatian Defence Forces (Hrvatske obrambene snage or HOS) were the paramilitary arm of the Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) from 1991 to 1992, during the first stages of the Yugoslav wars.

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Croatian National Guard

The Croatian National Guard (Zbor narodne garde – ZNG) was an armed force established by Croatia in April and May 1991 during the Croatian War of Independence.

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Divoselo

Divoselo (Дивосело) is a village in the Gospić municipality in the Lika region of central Croatia.

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Gospić

Gospić is a town and municipality in the mountainous and sparsely populated region of Lika, Croatia.

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Gospić massacre

The Gospić massacre was the killing of 100–120 civilians in Gospić, Croatia during the last two weeks of October 1991, during the Croatian War of Independence.

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Lika

Lika is a traditional region of Croatia proper, roughly bound by the Velebit mountain from the southwest and the Plješevica mountain from the northeast.

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Plitvice Lakes incident

The Plitvice Lakes incident (Krvavi Uskrs na Plitvicama or Plitvički krvavi Uskrs, both translating as "Plitvice Bloody Easter") was an armed clash at the beginning of the Croatian War of Independence.

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Timeline of the Croatian War of Independence

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.

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Zrinski Battalion

The Zrinski Battalion (Bojna Zrinski) was a special forces unit of the Croatian National Guard (Zbor narodne garde – ZNG) and later of the Croatian Army (Hrvatska vojska – HV) established in Kumrovec on 18 May 1991, during the Croatian War of Independence.

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Zvonimir Škerl

Zvonimir Škerl (June 30, 1962 – January 19, 1992) was a Croatian handball player and soldier during the Croatian War of Independence.

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1991 Yugoslav campaign in Croatia

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.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gospić

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