The Battle of Vukovar was an 87-day siege by the Yugoslav People’s Army (JNA) with the support of multiple Serbian paramilitary forces. The battle concluded with the defeat of the Croatian National Guard (Zbor Narodne Garde), the near-total destruction the city itself and the murder and expulsion of almost the entire Croat population of the city and its surrounding areas.
Vukovar Water Tower, a symbol of the conflict
Between 18 November and 21 November, 1991, just after the city had finally fallen to the JNA, hundreds of prisoners of war and civilians were executed by Serbian paramilitaries. Many of the Croatians in the Vukovar hospital (around 260 people plus several medical personnel) were taken by JNA and Serb paramilitary forces to the nearby fields of Ovčara and were executed there.
Ovčara Memorial
Of the non-Serb civilian survivors, around 800 men of fighting age (civilians and captured soldiers alike) were relocated to Serbian prisons. The majority from Vukovar ended up in the Sremska Mitrovica camp. Although most were eventually freed in prisoner exchanges, some reportedly died after being tortured.
Croatian civilians expelled from the city
Although the battle was a significant and symbolic loss for Croatia, it was also a very costly victory for the JNA and helped to gain international support for Croatian independence. It is widely regarded as having been a crucial turning point in the course of the war. After the war, Vukovar and its surrounding region were placed under United Nations administration and later reintegrated into Croatia in 1998.
Today, Remember Vukovar and Those Who Died
Zivjela Hrvatska
Vukovar stoji na braniku Hrvatske
I vi ste se pohrvatili a ima i jugica ovdje, fuckin loser
ZIVILA HRVATSKA i HRVATSKI NAROD !
ZA DOM SPREMNI !
NIKAD ZABORAVITI VUKOVAR
Tko to kaze ubio ga caca, da su srbi i Hrvati braca!
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Searching for a Storm is a good documentary for someone who has no clue what happend with Gotovina or has any background. With all the hype this thing received in the croatian community I was expecting much much more. I am not ripping the product, it is OK. But, if you know something about the situation and have followed it or have connections with Gotovina and those he had under command, then this documentary is not for you.
I think I might have a few bootleg copies. Let me know if anyone wants once, I can mail it out.
@Ivica,
Well written. You guys are doing great. I think I will just sit tight and spend all the $$$ coming in from CSR on booze and cheap women.
I was lucky enough to catch Miroslav Škoro last night at the Arena. Every 30 minutes or so there were chants of 'Vukovar vukovar'… Miroslav sang for 3 hours with only one short five minute break. 15 tamburaša, and 12 other singers. His some made an appearance to play Pink Floyd's Another brink in the wall on electric guitar.
@ Ivica
i wasnt able to go to a screening, but I bought the dvd. the filmmaker is a croatian-american, jack baric.
if any of you guys live in a cro community that hasn't had a screening, you can contact baric through the website and arrange something.
@ Boris
I went to a screening for Searching For a Storm earlier this year at New York University. An excellent documentary I must say. Its main focus is on Ante Gotovina. Really shows you how unfounded and pathetic the ICTY's strategy and case against Ante Gotovina is.
guys, check out this documentary. it's about the war in cro, oluja, and the ICTY trails.
http://searchingforastorm.com/
Slovenia played a good game, not happy to see France essentially cheat their way in. I'm really surprised that Henry of all players would blatantly handle the ball to set up a goal.
Whoa, Russia knocked out. Expected to see Greece beat Ukraine, but Ukraine had a multitude of chances.
ZDS
…stoji na braniku svoje Hrvatske…
VUKOVAR!
pocivali u miru!