Battle of Vukovar

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. As Yugoslavia began to break up, Serbia's President Slobodan Milošević and Croatia's President Franjo Tuđman began pursuing nationalist politics. In 1990, an armed insurrection was started by Croatian Serb militias, supported by the Serbian government and paramilitary groups, who seized control of Serb-populated areas of Croatia. The JNA began to intervene in favour of the rebellion, and conflict broke out in the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia in May 1991. In August, the JNA launched a full-scale attack against Croatian-held territory in eastern Slavonia, including Vukovar.

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Location: 45.3742, 18.9625, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1991-08-25T00:00:00Z

1991-11-18T00:00:00Z

1991 Battle of Vukovar

0314-10-08T00:00:00Z

0314-10-08T00:00:00Z

314 Battle of Cibalae

1945-03-06T00:00:00Z

1945-03-21T00:00:00Z

1945 Battle of the Transdanubian Hills

1991-05-02T00:00:00Z

1991-05-02T00:00:00Z

1991 Battle of Borovo Selo

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Croatian War 1991 Vukovar destroyed

Destroyed Yugoslav National Army T-72 (Yugoslav modification : M-84) tank at Vukovar, 1991

Croatian War 1991 Vukovar destruction

A destroyed street in Vukovar, Croatia, November 1991.

Balkans War 1991, Vukovar destroyed - Flickr - Peter Denton 丕特 . 天登 (1)

Croatian War 1991 child refugee

Balkans War 1991, child refugee - Flickr - Peter Denton 丕特 . 天登

Battle of Vukovar, September - November 1991

Map 3 - Croatia - Eastern Slavonia, September 1991-January 1992

Map 2 - Croatia - Battle of Vukovar, September-November 1991

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Unknown	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	314	Battle of Cibalae	Constantine the Great, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Battle of the Transdanubian Hills	battle, Italian Empire	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1991	Battle of Borovo Selo	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1991	Battle of Vukovar	battle	Wikidata
site	castle	1350	Šarengradska utvrda	fortress, castle	Wikidata
site	fort	1338	Bač Fortress	citadel, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	1712	Tvrđa	district of Osijek, old town, fortress	Wikidata
commons	image		Croatian War 1991 Vukovar destroyed		Commons
commons	image		Destroyed Yugoslav National Army T-72 (Yugoslav modification : M-84) tank at Vukovar, 1991		Commons
commons	image		Croatian War 1991 Vukovar destruction		Commons
commons	image		A destroyed street in Vukovar, Croatia, November 1991.		Commons
commons	image		Balkans War 1991, Vukovar destroyed - Flickr - Peter Denton 丕特 . 天登 (1)		Commons
commons	image		Croatian War 1991 child refugee		Commons
commons	image		Balkans War 1991, child refugee - Flickr - Peter Denton 丕特 . 天登		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Vukovar, September - November 1991		Commons
commons	image		Map 3 - Croatia - Eastern Slavonia, September 1991-January 1992		Commons
commons	image		Map 2 - Croatia - Battle of Vukovar, September-November 1991		Commons