Siege of Dubrovnik

The siege of Dubrovnik was a military engagement 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 Dubrovnik itself. The siege was accompanied by a Yugoslav Navy blockade. The JNA's bombardment of Dubrovnik, including that of the Old Town—a UNESCO World Heritage Site—culminated on 6 December 1991. The bombardment provoked international condemnation, and became a public relations disaster for Serbia and Montenegro, contributing to their diplomatic and economic isolation, as well as the international recognition of Croatia's independence. In May 1992, the JNA retreated to Bosnia and Herzegovina, less than 1 kilometre from the coast in some places, and handed over its equipment to the newly formed Army of Republika Srpska (VRS). During this time, the Croatian Army (HV) attacked from the west and pushed back the JNA/VRS from the areas east of Dubrovnik, both in Croatia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and by the end of May linked up with the HV unit defending the city. Fighting between the HV and Yugoslav troops east of Dubrovnik gradually died down.

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1991 — 1992  Wikimedia, Wikidata
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Location: 42.6413, 18.1086, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1991-10-01T00:00:00Z

1992-05-31T00:00:00Z

1991 — 1992 Siege of Dubrovnik

0046-03-01T00:00:00Z

0046-03-01T00:00:00Z

-46 Battle of Tauris

0866-01-01T00:00:00Z

0868-01-01T00:00:00Z

866 — 868 Siege of Ragusa

1806-05-26T00:00:00Z

1806-06-01T00:00:00Z

1806 Siege of Ragusa

1992-07-01T00:00:00Z

1992-07-13T00:00:00Z

1992 Operation Tiger

1430-01-01T00:00:00Z

1432-01-01T00:00:00Z

1430 — 1432 First War of Konavle

1451-01-01T00:00:00Z

1454-04-19T00:00:00Z

1451 — 1454 Second War of Konavle

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Radna ratna mapa

Dubrovnik shelling

Spomenik braniteljima Dubrovnika

Muzej srđ

Dubrovnik-shelling-91-92

Dubrovnik Wartime Stradun (cropped)

Hirlimann-dubrovnik-degats

Plan des destructions de la vieille ville de Dubrovnik

Brojno stanje 1291

Izvješće 071191

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	900	Travunia		Wikidata
area	region	1358	Republic of Ragusa		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	46	Battle of Tauris	naval battle, Caesarians, Pompeians	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	866	Siege of Ragusa	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1806	Siege of Ragusa	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1991	Siege of Dubrovnik	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1992	Operation Tiger	offensive	Wikidata
event	war	1430	First War of Konavle	war, Republic of Ragusa, Kingdom of Bosnia	Wikidata
event	war	1451	Second War of Konavle	war, Republic of Ragusa, Kingdom of Bosnia	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1901	Giuseppe Garibaldi	Giuseppe Garibaldi-class armored cruiser, armored cruiser	Wikidata
site	castle	1400	Sokol Fortress	fortress, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Revelin	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Royal	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Kula Brankovića	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Lovrijenac	Republic of Ragusa, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Mičevac	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Saint John's Fortress	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Sutvrač	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	1900	Fort Strinčjera	fortress	Wikidata
site	tower		Bokar Fortress	bastion, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Minčeta	fortified tower	Wikidata
commons	image		Radna ratna mapa		Commons
commons	image		Dubrovnik shelling		Commons
commons	image		Spomenik braniteljima Dubrovnika		Commons
commons	image		Muzej srđ		Commons
commons	image		Dubrovnik-shelling-91-92		Commons
commons	image		Dubrovnik Wartime Stradun (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Hirlimann-dubrovnik-degats		Commons
commons	image		Plan des destructions de la vieille ville de Dubrovnik		Commons
commons	image		Brojno stanje 1291		Commons
commons	image		Izvješće 071191		Commons