Pregledni rad
Capturing the Yugoslav Peoples Army Barracks in Varadin by the Croatian Army and the Surrender of the 32nd Varaždin Corps of the Yugoslav Peoples Army
Ivica Hrastović
Sažetak
In the first part the paper brings a short analytical assessment of the general political and military situation in the SFRY in 1991, and the data of significance (force and composition) of the 32 nd Yougoslav People's Army (YPA) corps which was one of the strongest corps in Yugoslavia. The second part basically deals with the establishing of the Emergency Staffs and making decisions on the blockade and capturing the barracks of YPA. The central part of the work places the emphasis on the concrete reasons and the plan of the blockade of the Garrison in Varaždin, and indicated the seriousness and phases of negotiations of its surrendering to the Croatian forces (fighting and psychological and propaganda war). The objectives of the Croatian Army are analyzed (to avoid the armed conflict and leaving of YPA Varaždin without its weaponry) together with the objective of the YPA (to leave Varaždin with the complete armament). The end of the work brings the conclusion on the importance of crushing the resistance of 32nd Mechanised Varaždin corpse important for organisation of CA and the victory in the Homeland War.
Ključne riječi
Croatian Army; ZNG (National Guard Corps); 32nd Varaždin Corps; Emergency Staff; YPA; blockade; capturing barracks
Hrčak ID:
17168
URI
Datum izdavanja:
31.12.2006.
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