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Battle of Osijek

Battle of Osijek was a battle fought in August 1991 at Osijek, in what is now Croatia; it ran into the following year. It was part of the Croatian War of Independence, which ran from 1991 to 1995. The recorded result: Ceasefire.

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FoughtAugust 1991ran into the following year
WhereOsijek, Croatia45.560N, 18.670E
OutcomeCeasefire
BelligerentsYugoslaviaagainstCroatia
Casualties and lossesUnknownand800 soldiers and civilians 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, 199119911991Battle of Osijek, 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

DateAugust 1991 (month precision)
to June 1992
PlaceOsijek, Croatia
45.560N, 18.670E
KindBattle, Cold War
Casualties and lossesUnknown800 soldiers and civilians killed
Commanders
  • Branimir Glavaš
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between AD 351 and 1991.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1991

Battle of Osijek 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 Q4111833, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Osijek, revision 1372673078, 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.