All Battles

Operation Storm

1995 • Krajina Großoffensive
Muzej Oluje na kninskoj tvrđavi

Muzej Oluje na kninskoj tvrđavi

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Muzej Oluje na kninskoj tvrđavi

Muzej Oluje na kninskoj tvrđavi

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Balkan War/Croatia War/Map of Operation Storm (hr: Operacija Oluja)

Balkan War/Croatia War/Map of Operation Storm (hr: Operacija Oluja)

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Croatian Army, Republic of Serbian Krajina, Republika Srpska and Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina army corps positions held on 3-4 August 1995 in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina

Croatian Army, Republic of Serbian Krajina, Republika Srpska and Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina army corps positions held on 3-4 August 1995 in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina

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Historic tank in Gornji Viduševac

Historic tank in Gornji Viduševac

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Izložak iz doba tzv. Republike Srpske Krajine u Muzeju Oluje u kninskoj tvrđavi.

Izložak iz doba tzv. Republike Srpske Krajine u Muzeju Oluje u kninskoj tvrđavi.

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Muzej Oluje na kninskoj tvrđavi

Muzej Oluje na kninskoj tvrđavi

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Muzej Oluje na kninskoj tvrđavi

Muzej Oluje na kninskoj tvrđavi

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Milan Martić's order to evacuate civilians from areas of "Republic of Serb Krajina-Scan" affected by military operations.

Milan Martić's order to evacuate civilians from areas of "Republic of Serb Krajina-Scan" affected by military operations.

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Mjesto predaje 21. korpusa srpske vojske u Gornjem Viduševcu.

Mjesto predaje 21. korpusa srpske vojske u Gornjem Viduševcu.

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Spomen-ploča na mjestu predaje 21. korpusa srpske vojske u Gornjem Viduševcu.

Spomen-ploča na mjestu predaje 21. korpusa srpske vojske u Gornjem Viduševcu.

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Mjesto predaje 21. korpusa srpske vojske u Gornjem Viduševcu.

Mjesto predaje 21. korpusa srpske vojske u Gornjem Viduševcu.

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An old woman in a tractor trailer, fleeing from Operation Storm in Croatia. Photo taken at border crossing of FR Yugoslavia, in August 1995

An old woman in a tractor trailer, fleeing from Operation Storm in Croatia. Photo taken at border crossing of FR Yugoslavia, in August 1995

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telefonska kartica iz 1996. urešena fotografijom iz Oluje godinu ranije

telefonska kartica iz 1996. urešena fotografijom iz Oluje godinu ranije

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Muzej Oluje na kninskoj tvrđavi

Muzej Oluje na kninskoj tvrđavi

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Historical Overview

Operation Storm was the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence and a major factor in the outcome of the Bosnian War. It was a decisive victory for the Croatian Army (HV), which attacked across a 630-kilometre (390 mi) front against the self-declared proto-state Republic of Serbian Krajina (RSK), and a strategic victory for the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBiH). The HV was supported by the Croatian special police advancing from the Velebit Mountain, and the ARBiH located in the Bihać pocket, in the Army of the Republic of Serbian Krajina's (ARSK) rear. The battle, launched to restore Croatian control of 10,400 square kilometres of territory – representing 18.4% of the territory it claimed – and Bosniak control of Western Bosnia, was the largest land battle that took place in Europe between the end of World War II and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Operation Storm commenced at dawn on 4 August 1995 and was declared complete on the evening of 7 August, despite significant mopping-up operations against pockets of resistance lasting until 14 August.

Quick Facts

Outcome:Croat. victory.

Croatia

  • Commander: Ante Gotovina
  • Strength: 130000
  • Casualties: 174

Krajina Serbs

  • Commander: Mile Mrkšić
  • Strength: 30000
  • Casualties: 700

Strategic Context

Crushing the Republic of Serbian Krajina.

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