Siege of Dubrovnik

When

1 Oct 1991 – 31 May 1992

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

42.64° N, 18.11° E

Description

1991 JNA/Serb led siege

1991–1992 siege in Croatian War of Independence

The siege of Dubrovnik was a military campaign fought between the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) and Croatian forces defending the city of Dubrovnik and its surroundings during the Croatian War of Independence. The JNA started its advance on 1 October 1991, and by late October, it had captured virtually all the land between the Pelješac and Prevlaka peninsulas on the coast of the Adriatic Sea, with the exception of Dub…

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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: Forces of the Yugoslav People's Army surround Dubrovnik, beginning the Siege of Dubrovnik, which lasts until May 31, 1992”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Das Kappen der Telefon-, Strom- und Wasserversorgung ist Auftakt der Schlacht um Dubrovnik zwischen der Jugoslawischen Volksarmee und kroatischen Verteidigern…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Война в Хорватии: Хорватские войска прорвали блокаду Дубровника, которая длилась почти семь месяцев”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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