Victory Day (Croatia)

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Victory Day
Soldiers raising the Flag of Croatia on Knin Fortress, 5 August 2011
Official name	Dan pobjede i domovinske zahvalnosti i Dan hrvatskih branitelja
Observed by	Croatia
Significance	Operation Storm
Date	5 August
Next time	5 August 2024 (2024-08-05)
Frequency	Annual

Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian Defenders (Croatian: Dan pobjede i domovinske zahvalnosti i Dan hrvatskih branitelja) is a public holiday in Croatia that is celebrated annually on 5 August, commemorating the Croatian War of Independence.^[1] On that date in 1995 the Croatian Army took the city of Knin during Operation Storm, which effectively brought an end to Republic of Serbian Krajina proto-state.^[2] In 2008, the Croatian Parliament also assigned the name Day of Croatian Defenders (Croatian: Dan hrvatskih branitelja) to the holiday, which honors the current service members and veterans of the Armed Forces of Croatia.^[3]