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Battle of Ernestinovo

Battle of Ernestinovo
Part of the Croatian War of Independence

Map showing the fighting in eastern Slavonia, September 1991 – January 1992
Date20 November 1991
Location
Ernestinovo, Croatia
Result Yugoslav People's Army victory[1]
Belligerents
Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
Republic of Serbian Krajina SAO Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia		  Croatia
Commanders and leaders
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Ražnatović Croatia Nikola Huđin
Units involved

Yugoslav People's Army

Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia Territorial Defense
Serb Volunteer Guard

Armed Forces of Croatia

Croatian Police
Croatian Defence Forces
Casualties and losses
Unknown 41 killed, mostly soldiers

The Battle of Ernestinovo was a battle during the Croatian War of Independence fought on 20 November 1991. It was fought between Croatia, and SAO Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia which was supported by the Yugoslav People's Army.[2] Yugoslav People's Army took Ernestinovo then the battle for Antunovac began.[3][4]

  1. ^ https://centardomovinskograta.hr/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Domovinski-Rat-Kronologija-eng.pdf
  2. ^ Balkan Battlegrounds: A Military History of the Yugoslav Conflict. Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Russian and European Analysis. 2002. p. 208. ISBN 978-0-16-066472-4.
  3. ^ Balkan Battlegrounds: A Military History of the Yugoslav Conflict. Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Russian and European Analysis. 2002. p. 208. ISBN 978-0-16-066472-4.
  4. ^ "32. obljetnica stradanja u Ernestinovu". Hrvatska radiotelevizija (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-08-26.
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