Plitvice Lakes incident

When

Mar 1991

Kind

Massacre

Coordinates

44.88° N, 15.61° E

Description

armed clash at the beginning of the Croatian War ought Independence

Armed battle at the beginning of the Croatian War of Independence

The Plitvice Lakes incident was an armed clash at the beginning of the Croatian War of Independence. It was fought between Croatian police and armed forces from the Croatian Serb-established SAO Krajina at the Plitvice Lakes in Croatia, on 31 March 1991. The fighting followed the SAO Krajina's takeover of the Plitvice Lakes National Park and resulted in Croatia recapturing the area.

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