Vukovar (pronounced [ʋûkoʋaːr]; Serbian Cyrillic: Вуковар, Hungarian: Vukovár, German: Wukowar) is a city in Croatia, in the eastern regions of Syrmia...
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The Battle of Vukovar was an 87-day siege of Vukovar in eastern Croatia by the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), supported by various paramilitary forces from...
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The Vukovar massacre, also known as the Vukovar hospital massacre or the Ovčara massacre, was the killing of Croatian prisoners of war and civilians by...
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Vukovar-Srijem County (Croatian: Vukovarsko-srijemska županija), Vukovar-Sirmium County or Vukovar-Syrmia County, named after the eponymous town of Vukovar...
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The Vukovar water tower (Croatian: Vukovarski vodotoranj) is a water tower in the Croatian city of Vukovar. It is one of the most famous symbols of Vukovar...
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Eastern Slavonia Front (section Vukovar)
Campaign was focusing on Eastern Slavonia a lot, fighting for the town of Vukovar was intensive, as Croatian Forces would not give up the Stronghold as easy...
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The Operation Vukovar '95, more known as the Vukovar dove (in Croatian: Vukovarska golubica) was a planned military-police operation of the Croatian National...
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HNK Vukovar 1991 is a professional Croatian football club based in Vukovar, a city in Slavonia region. They were re-founded in 2012, and they currently...
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Vukovar: The Way Home (Croatian: Vukovar se vraća kući, lit. 'Vukovar is Coming Home') is a Croatian drama film directed by Branko Schmidt. It was released...
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Yugoslav Army at four boats carrying the prefect of Vukovar-Srijem County and the mayors of Vukovar and Bačka Palanka, as well as several other civilians...
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The 1991 killings of Serbs in Vukovar were a series of incidents in which Serbs living in and around Vukovar during the spring and summer of 1991 were...
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disputes, namely around the Danube river and the islands of Šarengrad and Vukovar. Croatian and Serbian, official in Croatia and Serbia respectively, are...
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Vukovar, jedna priča (Serbian Cyrillic: Вуковар, једна прича, English: Vukovar: A Story) is a Serbian war film directed by Boro Drašković. It was released...
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Remembrance Day (Croatia) (section Fall of Vukovar)
Victims of the Homeland War and Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Vukovar and Škabrnja it is a national public holiday in the Republic of Croatia...
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The Island of Vukovar (Serbo-Croatian: Vukovarska ada, Вуковарска ада, pronounced [ʋûkoʋaːrskaː ǎːda] or [-ǎda]) is a disputed island on the river Danube...
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Sava. The Danube, Europe's second longest river, runs through the city of Vukovar in the extreme east and forms part of the border with Vojvodina. The central...
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HNK Vukovar '91 was a Croatian football club based in the river port of Vukovar. Under the name NK Vukovar '91, club was founded in Zagreb by Vukovar refugees...
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Blago Zadro (section Battle of Vukovar)
October 1991) was a commander of the northern part of Croatian forces in Vukovar during the Croatian War of Independence. He was killed in an attack by...
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(Croatian: Nacionalna memorijalna bolnica „dr. Juraj Njavro” Vukovar), commonly known as the Vukovar Hospital (Croatian: Vukovarska bolnica, Serbian Cyrillic:...
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Brod-Posavina, Osijek-Baranja, Požega-Slavonia, Virovitica-Podravina, and Vukovar-Syrmia, although the territory of the counties includes Baranya, and the...
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best known for commanding the 204th Vukovar Brigade and the city of Vukovar's defenses during the 1991 Battle of Vukovar in the early stages of the Croatian...
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Ivan Penava (category Mayors of Vukovar)
a Croatian kinesiologist and politician who is serving as the mayor of Vukovar since 16 June 2014 and as a member of the Croatian Parliament since 14...
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The Serbs of Vukovar (Serbo-Croatian: Srbi u Vukovaru, Срби у Вуковару or Vukovarski Srbi, Вуковарски Срби) are one of traditional communities living...
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The 204th Vukovar Brigade (Croatian: 204. vukovarska brigada) of the Croatian Army was a military unit of the Republic of Croatia that led the defence...
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Lančužanin during the Battle of Vukovar in the aftermath of the battle, Leva Supoderica were one of many perpetrators in the Vukovar massacre, the unit also guarded...
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November 1991 in the Vukovar suburb of Borovo Naselje, shortly after the Battle of Vukovar. Borovo Naselje is a suburb of the town of Vukovar, located 4 kilometres...
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who became prominent in the Battle of Vukovar, and was later prosecuted for alleged complicity in the Vukovar massacre, but was released after being...
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Paul Tabinas (category HNK Vukovar 1991 players)
professional footballer who plays as a right back for Croatian Prva NL club Vukovar 1991. Born in Japan, he plays for the Philippines national team. Tabinas...
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around Syrmia was divided into two counties: Syrmia in the east and Valkó (Vukovar) in the west. In the 13th century, between 1282 and 1316, Syrmia was ruled...
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Jean-Michel Nicolier (category History of Vukovar)
Croatian soldier in the Croatian War of Independence who was killed in the Vukovar massacre. Nicollier was born on 1 July 1966 in Vesoul, France to his mother...
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