Clashes in Bogdanovci
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The clashes in Bogdanovac was during the Croatian War of Independence that was fought on 18 November 1991. It was fought between Croatia, and SAO Krajina which was supported by the Yugoslav People's Army. The battle ended with a Serbian victory and the taking over of Bogdanovci.[1]
| Clashes in Bogdanovci | |||||||
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| Part of the Croatian War of Independence | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Yugoslavia SAO Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia |
 Croatia | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
.svg){kind=small} Yugoslav People's Army |
 Croatian Army | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 40 soldiers killed | ||||||
| 89 croat civilians killed or are still missing | |||||||
Prelude to the battle
The only connection with the outside world was the so-called "corn road". It was a field road hidden by corn that went through Bogdanovaci, Marinci and Nuštar. With the fall of the Marinci at the end of October, that connection broke.[2]
Clashes
From 19 October 1991 the connection between Bogdanovaci and Vukovar was completely cut off.[3] The company of the 204th brigade of the National Guard Corps, which was located in the besieged Bogdanovci, then resisted the attacks of the Serbian army completely independently with the help of local patriots.[4] Despite month of brave defense in which the locals, members of the police, the National Guard Corps, and the HOS participated, Bogdanovci, a place of 3,200 as of (1991) inhabitants, on 10 November 1991 the town near Vukovar - Bogdanovci - fell into the hands of SAO Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia units supported by Yugoslav People's Army.[5]
About 89 Croat civilians were killed or are still missing. In addition to the 89 victims of Bogdanovci, 40 Croat soldiers also got killed, who came to help defend Bogdanovci. For serb side it is unknown.[6]
References
- ^ Narod.hr (2022-11-10). "10. studenoga 1991. Bogdanovci: herojsko selo čija je hrabrost branila Vukovar". narod.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-08-24.
- ^ B, Ante (2022-11-10). "Na današnji dan 1991. Bogdanovci – hrabrost o kojoj se premalo govori". Kamenjar (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-08-24.
- ^ Ljubuški, Radio (2021-11-10). "10. studenoga 1991. Bogdanovci – hrabrost o kojoj se premalo govori". RADIO LJUBUŠKI (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-08-24.
- ^ Marinić, Borna (2023-11-10). ""Kako je koji punkt padao tako su pojedini dijelovi sela išli u proboj" - okupirani Bogdanovci". Domovinski rat (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-08-24.
- ^ "FOTO-VIDEO 10. studenog 1991. – Pad Bogdanovaca; Agresorska JNA i srbočetnički agresori ušli su u Bogdanovce, poubijali su i masakrirali 130 branitelja, civila, žena i djece te stare i nepokretne mještane koji su ostali u selu". Braniteljski portal (in Croatian). 2022-11-11. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
- ^ Kostanjsak, Petra (2020-12-28). "29 godina nakon počinjenog zločina u Bogdanovcima". Hrvatski vojnik (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-08-24.