Paulin Dvor massacre

Paulin Dvor massacre
Part of the Croatian War of Independence
Paulin Dvor Paulin Dvor on the map of Croatia. Territories controlled by Serb or JNA forces in late December 1991 are highlighted in red.
Location	Paulin Dvor, Croatia
Coordinates	45°26′35″N 18°37′26″E / 45.4431°N 18.6239°E / 45.4431; 18.6239
Date	11 December 1991
Target	Croatian Serb villagers and one Hungarian national
Deaths	19
Perpetrators	Croatian Army (HV)

The Paulin Dvor massacre was an act of mass murder committed by soldiers of the Croatian Army (HV) in the village of Paulin Dvor, near the town of Osijek on 11 December 1991 during the Croatian War of Independence. Of the nineteen victims, eighteen were ethnic Serbs, and one was a Hungarian national. The ages of the victims, eight women and eleven men, ranged from 41 to 85. Two former Croatian soldiers were convicted for their role in the killings and were sentenced to 15 and 11 years, respectively. In November 2010, Croatian President Ivo Josipović laid a wreath at the graveyard of the massacre victims and officially apologized for the killings.