Siege of Sarajevo

The siege of Sarajevo was a prolonged military blockade of Sarajevo, the capital of Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the ethnically charged Bosnian War. After it was initially besieged by Serbian forces of the Yugoslav People's Army, the city was then besieged by the Army of Republika Srpska. Lasting from 5 April 1992 to 29 February 1996, it was three times longer than the Battle of Stalingrad and more than a year longer than the siege of Leningrad, making it the longest siege of a capital city in the history of modern warfare.

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1992 — 1996  Wikimedia, Wikidata
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1992 — 1996 Siege of Sarajevo

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1878-01-01T00:00:00Z

1875 — 1878 Herzegovina Uprising

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1878 Austro-Hungarian campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878

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1878 Battle of Sarajevo

1941-04-01T00:00:00Z

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1941 — 1944 Bombing of Sarajevo in World War II

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1943 Attack on Rajlovac airport

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1945 Operation Sarajevo

1992-05-02T00:00:00Z

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1992 1992 Yugoslav People's Army column incident in Sarajevo

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1995 May 1995 Pale air strikes

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1995-05-27T00:00:00Z

1995 Battle of Vrbanja bridge

1996-01-09T00:00:00Z

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1996 1996 Sarajevo tram attack

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Sarajevo siege windows destroyed

Sarajevo Siege Shell Damage Downtown

Sarajevo Siege Crashed Bullet Holed Car

Sarajevo Siege Queue for UNHCR-rations

Ratko Mladić in Sarajevo

Sarajevo Siege Children 3

Sarajevo Siege Fetching Water 2

Sarajevo siege man and garbage

Hirlimann-sarajevo-entree

Sarajevo Children 2

• Fax from Sarajevo - nonfiction graphic novel by Joe Kubert, English, 1996
• Restless Souls -
• Sarajevo Tango - book by Hermann Huppen, French, 1995

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1992	Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1875	Herzegovina Uprising	rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1878	Austro-Hungarian campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878	Austro-Hungarian Army, military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1878	Battle of Sarajevo	Austria–Hungary, battle, Bosnia Vilayet	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1941	Bombing of Sarajevo in World War II	aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1943	Attack on Rajlovac airport	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Operation Sarajevo	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1992	Siege of Sarajevo	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1992	1992 Yugoslav People's Army column incident in Sarajevo	skirmish	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1995	May 1995 Pale air strikes	Republika Srpska, NATO, United Nations Protection Force, airstrike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1995	Battle of Vrbanja bridge	battle, Republika Srpska, United Nations Protection Force, François Lecointre, Bruno Heluin	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1996	1996 Sarajevo tram attack	battle	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry		Unis Group	arms industry, business	Wikidata
organisation	military branch	1992	Territorial Defence Force of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina	army, armed forces	Wikidata
site	fort		Barice Kula	fortress, ruins	Wikidata
site	fort		Kula Palež	ruins, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Kula Zlatište	ruins, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Observatory Bistrik kula	ruins, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Vraca Fort	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	1550	Bijela Tabija	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	1727	Žuta Tabija	fortress	Wikidata
site	museum		Sarajevo 1992 War Museum	military museum, museum	Wikidata
site	tower		Ploče kula	gate tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Širokac kula	gate tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Višegradska kapija	gate tower	Wikidata
commons	image		Sarajevo siege windows destroyed		Commons
commons	image		Sarajevo Siege Shell Damage Downtown		Commons
commons	image		Sarajevo Siege Crashed Bullet Holed Car		Commons
commons	image		Sarajevo Siege Queue for UNHCR-rations		Commons
commons	image		Ratko Mladić in Sarajevo		Commons
commons	image		Sarajevo Siege Children 3		Commons
commons	image		Sarajevo Siege Fetching Water 2		Commons
commons	image		Sarajevo siege man and garbage		Commons
commons	image		Hirlimann-sarajevo-entree		Commons
commons	image		Sarajevo Children 2		Commons