Operation Maslenica

Operation Maslenica
	Part of the Croatian War of Independence
Date	22 January – 1 February 1993
Location	Maslenica, Croatia
Result	Croatian victory
Belligerents
Croatia	Republic of Serbian Krajina
Commanders and leaders
Janko Bobetko; Ante Gotovina; Ante Roso; Mirko Norac; Mladen Markač; Mirko Šundov; Miljenko Filipović	Mile Novaković; Veljko Milanković (DOW); Kosta Novaković; Milan Đilas; Jovan Dopuđ; Dragan Harambašić; Dragan Tanjga; Momčilo Bogunović †
Strength
10,000	8,500
Casualties and losses
114 killed	348 soldiers and civilians, including 35 women and 3 children (Serbian sources)490 soldiers killed (Croatian sources)

Operation Maslenica was a Croatian Army offensive launched in January 1993 to retake territory in northern Dalmatia and Lika from Krajina Serb forces, with the stated military objective of pushing the Serbs back from approaches to Zadar, Maslenica and Karlobag, allowing a secure land route between Dalmatia and northern Croatia to be opened. While an undoubted net Croatian tactical success, the operation was only a moderate strategic success, and was condemned by the UN Security Council.^[3]

^ ^a ^b "'Maslenica' obilježava 14.obljetnicu". Dnevnik. January 20, 2007. Retrieved December 25, 2010.
^ ""Масленица"-у агресији погунуло 348 војника и цивила". rtrs.tv (in Serbian). January 21, 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
^ "Croats Battle Serbs for a Key Bridge Near the Adriatic". New York Times. January 24, 1993. Retrieved December 25, 2010.

[casualties-1] "'Maslenica' obilježava 14.obljetnicu". Dnevnik. January 20, 2007. Retrieved December 25, 2010.

[2] ""Масленица"-у агресији погунуло 348 војника и цивила". rtrs.tv (in Serbian). January 21, 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2015.

[3] "Croats Battle Serbs for a Key Bridge Near the Adriatic". New York Times. January 24, 1993. Retrieved December 25, 2010.

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