Battles of Glina (1991)

Battle for Glina in 1991
Part of the Croatian War of Independence
Glina Location of Glina in Croatia
Date First battle: 26 June 1991 Second battle: 26 July 1991 Location Glina, Croatia Result SAO Krajina victory in both battles
Belligerents
SAO Krajina Supported by: Yugoslavia	Croatia
Commanders and leaders
Dragan Vasiljković Bojan Drobnjak	Tomislav Rom † Ivan Šantek (WIA)
Units involved
Yugoslav People's Army Yugoslav Ground Forces Krajina Territorial Defense Kninjas	Croatian National Guard Croatian Police
Strength
28–29 soldiers & volunteers	600–650 soldiers and police officers
Casualties and losses
Unofficial estimate: 2 killed and 1 wounded	Unknown

The Battle for Glina was an armed conflict between a Knindža unit supported by the JNA against the joint forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Croatia and the Croatian Army. Two battles were fought in Glina and both ended in serbian victories as they managed to capture of the police station, which became part of SAO Krajina.^[1]