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Siege of Bjelovar Barracks

Siege of Bjelovar Barracks was a siege conducted on 14 September 1991 at Bjelovar, in what is now Croatia; it lasted 15 days. It was part of the Croatian War of Independence, which ran from 1991 to 1995. The recorded result: Croatian victory. Recorded strength: 550 against Unknown.

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Fought14 September 1991lasted 15 days
WhereBjelovar, Croatia45.903N, 16.834E
OutcomeCroatian victory
BelligerentsYugoslaviaagainstCroatia
Casualties and losses14 killed; 30 wounded; 425 capturedand17 killed
Part ofCroatian War of Independence1991 to 1995

Where it sits in the Croatian War of Independence

Pakrac clash, 19911991 Siege of Kijevo, 1991Battle of Borovo Selo, 1991Battle of Glina, 1991Battle of Osijek, 1991Battle of Vukovar, 1991Battle of Gospić, 1991Battle of Kusonje, 1991Battle of the Barracks, 1991Siege of Bjelovar Barracks, 1991Siege of Varaždin Barracks, 1991Battle of Šibenik, 1991Battle of Zadar, 1991Siege of Dubrovnik, 1991Operation Swath-10, 1991Battle of the Dalmatian channels, 199119911991Siege of Bjelovar Barracks, 1991
16 placed engagements of the Croatian War of Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date14 September 1991
to 29 September 1991
PlaceBjelovar, Croatia
45.903N, 16.834E
KindSiege, Cold War
Strength550Unknown
Casualties and losses14 killed; 30 wounded; 425 captured17 killed; 5 civilians killed, 70 Croatian troops and civilians wounded
Commanders
  • Milan Tepić
  • Želimir Škarec
Siege of Bjelovar BarracksSiege of Bjelovar BarracksOperation Swath-10Siege of BerzenceSiege of BabócsaSiege of Novi ZrinFirst Battle of ZrínyiújvárSiege of BerzenceSiege of BabócsaSiege of Novi ZrinZagrebLjubljanaGrazBanja LukaMariborKaposvárPrijedorOsijek100 km45.903N, 16.834E
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Siege of Bjelovar Barracks is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 99 in present-day Croatia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q18639132, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Bjelovar Barracks, revision 1370739637, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.