Past and Present of Warfare
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Development of Chivalry Chivalry developed in the late 10th century, as the late Carolingian society transitioned into feudal one and when castles became seats of lords instead of just fortresses. Title of knight appeared first in 971., at least in feudal sense. Originally, knight (lat. Eques, fr. Chevalier, ger. Ritter) was a warrior on the … Continue reading Chivalry in Croatia
Among the Croatian Left and also in the West, there is a widespread idea that the Croatian Homeland War was a civil war (see: Index, and other far-Left media, as well as foreign Left-leaning media such as BBC and CNN). Faktograf, a Left-leaning fact checker, stated that the war was a civil war until 8th … Continue reading Croatian Homeland War Was Not a Civil War
Croatian Defense Forces (HOS – Hrvatske Obrambene Snage) were the paramilitary force of the Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) and also one of the first organized paramilitary units operational in the Homeland War in Croatia and BiH, having been founded in 1991. In 1992., during reorganization of Croatian forces, Croatian Defense Forces were integrated with … Continue reading HOS – Croatian Defense Forces
Serbia had played a key role in forming SAO Krajina, so question is, why it did little to nothing to help Serbs in Krajina in 1995, when Operation Storm was wiping out the pseudo-state? The reason lay several years in the past. In the year 1989., a part of Serbs in Croatia had joined the … Continue reading Why Serbia Did Not Help Serb Krajina
Croatian MiG-21s had utilized numerous different tactical moves during the Operation Storm – some of which were new for MiG-21 pilots. Even though these were really old tactics by global standards, they had completely redefined usage of MiG-21 aircraft. Through liberation of Bosansko Grahovo and Glamoč in BiH, as well as mobilization of its forces, … Continue reading MiG-21 Tactics in the Operation Storm
Introduction Operation Storm '95, or just the Operation Storm, is the greatest military victory in history of the Croatia. In only 84 hours, some 200 000 soldiers of the Croatian Army had liberated over 10 000 square kilometers of the occupied territory. This operation marked the end of the Homeland War. The Operation Operation Storm … Continue reading Operation Storm 1995
Underwater near the Polivalo peninsula of the island of Vis is located a wreck of the US B-17 bomber, of the B-17G type. This particular type of B-17 was in production since 1943., with a production run of 12 700 aircraft. It had length of 22,667 meters, wingspan of 31,663 meters, and weight of 24 … Continue reading B-17G Wreck Near Vis
Background On 27th of July 1941., a rebellion began against the government of Independent State of Croatia. For a long time, this day was celebrated as the day of Antifascist uprising in Croatia. Uprising caught the area of Srb, Lapac, Drvar and Bosansko Grahovo, that is the area of Lika and Western Bosnia. Since the … Continue reading Chetnik Uprising in Srb, 27 July 1941
Anti-Fascist Struggle Day is a public holiday in Croatia. It is observed on 22nd of June, and commemorates the formation of the First Sisak Partisan Detachment, a Communist-led guerilla unit, on 22nd June 1941., as well as the general uprising of Communist Partisans against the Axis. The public holiday was introduced by the Croatian Parliament … Continue reading Croatian Anti-Fascist Struggle Day is Based on a Lie
Operation on the direction North In the North, which was an auxilliary direction of the attack, were 52.dp (52nd Home Guard Regiment) and 105th Brigade of Croatian Army (HV), reinforced with an artillery battery of antitank cannons 76 mm from 127th Brigade HV (127.br HV). On the first day of the operation in the direction … Continue reading Operation Flash 1995 – Part 2
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