Battle of Hrvatska Kostajnica

Battle of Hrvatska Kostajnica
Part of the Croatian War of Independence
Date July 1991 - September 1991 Location Hrvatska Kostajnica, Croatia Result SAO Krajina victory
Belligerents
Serbian Krajina	Croatia
Commanders and leaders
Branko Dmitrovic Dragan Vasiljković	Zvonimir Kalan  Nedjeljko Podunajec  Janko Bobetko
Units involved
Yugoslav People's Army Knin Special Police Unit (Kninjas) Serbian paramilitaries 7th Banija Division	Croatian National Guard 1st Guards Brigade Zrinski Battalion 120th Croatian National Guard brigade Croatian Police units Lučko Anti-Terrorist Unit Zagreb active/reserve policemen Hrvatska Kostajnica policemen
Strength
1,000 - 2,000	400 - 450
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Many killed, many surrendered

The Battle of Hrvatska Kostajnica was a military engagement fought between SAO Krajina and Croatian forces. Fought between Late July, 1991 to Early September of 1991. Croatian forces had successfully defended the town for months, briefly abandoning it.^[1] Since Croatian president Franjo Tuđman was inspecting troops in Hrvatska Kostajnica,^[2] SAO Krajina forces led by Branko Dmitrovic committed to occupying Hrvatska Kostajnica.^[1]

The Kninjas commanded by Dragan Vasiljković then showed up, and promptly ended the siege by breaking the outer defenses of Hrvatska Kostajnica, and making the Croatian Defenders surrender.^[3]