Battle of Vukovar

When

25 Aug 1991 – 18 Nov 1991

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

45.37° N, 18.96° E

Description

1991 siege of Vukovar in eastern Croatia by the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) during the Croatian War of Independence

1991 Croatian War of Independence siege

The Battle of Vukovar was an 87-day siege of Vukovar in eastern Croatia by the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), supported by various paramilitary forces from Serbia, between August and November 1991. Before the Croatian War of Independence the Baroque town was a prosperous, mixed community of Croats, Serbs and other ethnic groups.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Dissolution of Yugoslavia: Serbian forces begin an attack on the Croatian town of Vukovar”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Hırvatistan'ın Yugoslavya'dan bağımsızlığını ilan etmesinin ardından Yugoslav ordusu ve Sırp paramiliter güçleri Hırvatistan'ın doğusundaki Vukovar kasabasına…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Война в Хорватии: начинается первое крупное сражение и трёхмесячная осада города Вуковар в Восточной Хорватии”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “القوات اليوغسلافية مع العصابات الكرواتية تعلن الحرب على كرواتيا وتبدء بالهجوم على مدينة فوكوفار في معركة فوكوفار”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Croatian War of Independence31 Mar 1991 · War of independence · Deaths 20,000