14 September 1991 – 23 November 1991 (2 months, 1 week and 2 days)
Location
Croatia
Result
Croatian victory
Belligerents
Croatia
Yugoslavia
Commanders and leaders
Anton Tus
Veljko Kadijević
Units involved
Croatian National Guard (until November 1991) Croatian Army (from November 1991) Croatian Police
Yugoslav Ground Forces Yugoslav Air Force Yugoslav Navy
Casualties and losses
Unknown
Unknown casualties Captured: 250 tanks 400–500 artillery pieces 36 naval vessels 180,000 small arms 3,000 JNA officers defected to Croatia
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Croatian War of Independence
1991
Pakrac
Plitvice Lakes
Kijevo
Borovo Selo
Zadar riot
Split protest
Sisak
Stinger
Hrvatska Kostajnica
Labrador
Banija villages
Vukovar
Massacre
Osijek
Gospić
Massacre
Kusonje
Korana bridge
The Barracks
Varaždin
Bjelovar
Zadar
Šibenik
JNA campaign
Dubrovnik
Banski Dvori
Široka Kula
Lovas
Baćin
Barcs
Saborsko
Libertas convoy
Požega
Swath 10
Erdut
Dalmatian channels
Kostrići
Škabrnja
Vance plan
Whirlwind
Paulin Dvor
Gornje Jame
Orkan 91
Voćin
Joševica
Devil's Beam
Bruška
Vrsar airport
1992
Sarajevo
ECMM helicopter downing
Baranja
Jackal
Miljevci Plateau
Tiger
Liberated Land
Konavle
Vlaštica
1993
Maslenica
Medak Pocket
1994
Winter '94
1995
Leap 1
Flash
Medari
Zagreb
Leap 2
Summer '95
Storm
Komić
Kijani
Golubić
Uzdolje
Bosanski Petrovac bombing
Dvor
Grubori
Gošić
Maestral 2
Varivode
Timeline of all major events
Log Revolution
Events in Serbia
The Battle of the Barracks (Croatian: Bitka za vojarne) was a series of engagements that occurred in mid-to-late 1991 between the Croatian National Guard (ZNG, later renamed the Croatian Army) and the Croatian police on one side and the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) on the other. The battle took place around numerous JNA posts in Croatia, starting when Croatian forces blockaded the JNA barracks, weapons storage depots and other facilities. It formally began on 14 September; its objective was to neutralise the JNA positions in ZNG-held territory and to secure arms and ammunition supplies for the poorly equipped ZNG.
The Battle of the Barracks was an escalation of the conflict between Croatian authorities and the Croatian Serbs who openly revolted in August 1990 and the JNA's efforts to preserve the Yugoslav federation. At the same time, Croatia made moves towards achieving independence from Yugoslavia. The Battle of the Barracks briefly preceded the start of the JNA's campaign in Croatia—itself amended in early September to add relief of the blockaded barracks to the operation plans. However, the JNA's advance was largely curbed by the ZNG and it relieved few JNA facilities.
The ZNG and the police captured small, isolated JNA posts, and a number of large weapons depots and barracks—including the entire 32nd (Varaždin) Corps of the JNA. The move provided the Croatian forces with a sizable stock of weapons—including 250 tanks, hundreds of artillery pieces and a large supply of small arms and ammunition—which proved crucial in defending against JNA advances in the early stage of the Croatian War of Independence. Some of the JNA facilities surrendered without fighting, while others put up armed resistance to the takeover. In some places, this caused civilian casualties because the barracks were situated in urban areas. Legal charges of abuse of or killing captured JNA personnel, and charges of war crimes against civilian populations were filed in Croatia, but most defendants remain at large.
In November, the JNA and Croatia reached several agreements to end the blockade and withdraw JNA from Croatia. The pullout was completed by 4 January 1992, except in areas around Dubrovnik and on the islands of Vis and Lastovo. The JNA maintained its presence there until the summer of 1992. As the JNA withdrew from the areas it controlled in Croatia, it was replaced by the UN peacekeepers agreed upon by the Vance plan.
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