Offensive near Gradačac
| Offensive near Gradačac | |||||||
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| Part of the Bosnian War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Army of Republika Srpska |
 Croatian Defence Council Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Mile Beronja | Unknown | ||||||
The Offensive near Gradačac was Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) attack to break the defense of the 107th Cavalry Motorized Brigade near Gradačac and to put pressure on the ARBiH.[1]
The Events
[edit]Immediately on January 1, the VRS pushed the HVO and ARBiH to the city of Gradačac, the Army of Republika Srpska first captured 2km² remaining of Čardak that was under the control of the ARBiH and HVO, then they took Borovo Polje, then they took control over Gornje Ledenice and Donje Ledenice and finally Sibovac near Gradačac, about 28km2.[2] Serbs now had a better view to shell Gradačac and Serbian villages of Šamac were more safe from ARBiH. Later there was an exchange of corpses between Serbs and Bosniaks.[3]
Aftermath
[edit]In 1994 ARBiH launched Operation Istok 94[4] taking back 8km² of the land Serbs took in there offensive near Gradačac. And other 12km² from operation corridor 92 on the eastern side.
References
[edit]- ^ Balkan Battlegrounds: A Military History of the Yugoslav Conflict. Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Russian and European Analysis. 2002. p. 379. ISBN 978-0-16-066472-4.
- ^ Balkan Battlegrounds: A Military History of the Yugoslav Conflict, 1990-1995. Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Russian and European Analysis. 2002. p. 183. ISBN 978-0-16-066472-4.
- ^ дебељача1 (2023-07-01). Размјена погинулих - Градачац 1993. Retrieved 2024-08-19 – via YouTube.
{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Grad Gradačac - Zvanična web stranica - www.gradacac.ba - 26. godišnjica oslobodilačke akcije Istok 94". gradacac.ba. Retrieved 2024-08-19.