Siege of Dubrovnik
The Siege of Dubrovnik (Croatian: Opsada Dubrovnika, Serbian Latin: Blokada Dubrovnika) was a military engagement fought between the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) and Croatian forces defending the city of Dubrovnik and its surroundings during the Croatian War of Independence. The JNA started its advance on 1 October 1991 and by late October had captured virtually all of the territory between the Pelješac and Prevlaka peninsulas on the coast of the Adriatic Sea—except for Dubrovnik itself. The JNA attacks and bombardment of Dubrovnik, including the Old Town—a UNESCO World Heritage Site—culminated on 6 December 1991. The bombardment provoked strong international condemnation of the JNA and became a public relations disaster for Serbia and Montenegro, contributing to their diplomatic and econo
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Siege of Dubrovnik
The Siege of Dubrovnik (Croatian: Opsada Dubrovnika, Serbian Latin: Blokada Dubrovnika) was a military engagement fought between the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) and Croatian forces defending the city of Dubrovnik and its surroundings during the Croatian War of Independence. The JNA started its advance on 1 October 1991 and by late October had captured virtually all of the territory between the Pelješac and Prevlaka peninsulas on the coast of the Adriatic Sea—except for Dubrovnik itself. The JNA attacks and bombardment of Dubrovnik, including the Old Town—a UNESCO World Heritage Site—culminated on 6 December 1991. The bombardment provoked strong international condemnation of the JNA and became a public relations disaster for Serbia and Montenegro, contributing to their diplomatic and econo
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Die Belagerung von Dubrovnik ( ...... iche zivile Ziele bombardiert.
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El asedio de Dubrovnik (en cro ...... do resultado esas acusaciones.
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Le siège de Dubrovnik (en croa ...... e contrôle des forces croates.
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The Siege of Dubrovnik (Croati ...... sulted from these indictments.
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Осада Дубровника (хорв. Opsada ...... рисоединить его к Черногории».
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165 killed
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22px|border|Croatian Defence ForcesCroatian Defence Forces(in October 1991)
22px|border|Republic of Monten ...... egro Territorial Defence Force
22px|border|Yugoslav People's ArmyYugoslav People's ArmyandNavy
Croatian Army(from November 1991)
Croatian National Guard(in October 1991)
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1991-10-01
1992-05-31
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*Siege lifted
*Yugoslav troops withdraw
Croatian victory
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480–1,000 troops (1991)
7,000 troops
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Bombardment of the Old Town of Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik on the map of Croati ...... arly 1992 are highlighted red.
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Nikola Samardžić, former Monte ...... g Strugar's trial at the ICTY.
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Die Belagerung von Dubrovnik ( ...... iche zivile Ziele bombardiert.
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El asedio de Dubrovnik (en cro ...... convirtió en un desastre para
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Le siège de Dubrovnik (en croa ...... e contrôle des forces croates.
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The Siege of Dubrovnik (Croati ...... to their diplomatic and econo
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Осада Дубровника (хорв. Opsada ...... ербов в югославском конфликте.
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Asedio de Dubrovnik
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Belagerung von Dubrovnik
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Siege of Dubrovnik
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Siège de Dubrovnik
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Осада Дубровника
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