Draft:Battle of Rosinjača forest

Battle of the Rosinjača forest in 1991
	Part of the Croatian War of Independence
Date	5 December 1991
Location	Rosinjača forest, slightly south of Osijek, Croatia
Result	SAO Krajina victory Serbian forces capture the Rosinjača forest; Serbian advance stopped at the outskirts of Osijek;
Belligerents
Croatia 106th "Osijek" Brigade; ;	SAO Krajina White Eagles; ; Supported by:; Yugoslav People's Army
Commanders and leaders
Karl Gorinšek	Života Panić
Strength
50 soldiers (16 of whom were part of the 106th Brigade)	1 JNA battalion
Casualties and losses
The entire 106th "Osijek" Brigade destroyed 16 killed;	Unknown

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Comment: Editor(s) largely failed to address the initial WP:DRAFTIFY reasons. Melmann 14:52, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

The Battle of the Rosinjača forest was fought between the 106th "Osijek" brigade of the Croatian Defence Council (HVO) and SAO Krajina forces on 5 December 1991 during the Croatian War of Independence.

Battle

Preparations

On December 5, 1991, the forces of the JNA and the SAO Krajina set out to conquer the city of Osijek and, with an infantry attack, they directed the strongest penetration through the Rosinjača forest to approach the city from the south.^[1] Due to the fact that no major penetration of the Krajina Serb forces was expected in that direction, the positions in the Rosinjača forest were held only by the reinforced forces of the 106th Osijek brigade of the HVO, that included only 16 Croatian soldiers in total.^[1]

Course of the battle

The battle was uneven, given the more numerous strength of the SAO Krajina forces. In an effort to stop their penetration, every member of the Croatian forces was killed on 5 December in the Rosinjača forest. The Croatian brigade nonetheless managed to halt the advance of the SAO Krajina for a short period, enabling the consolidation of the defense on other approaches to Osijek. Mainly thanks to their resistance, the city was still defended. A total of 26 members of the 106th Osijek HV Brigade were killed in the defense of Osijek.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "The Battle for Osijek – Unconquered City, on December 5, 1991, has great significance. On that day, more than 50 defenders were killed on the entire Osijek front line, over 50 km long, of which 26 were from Osijek's 106th HV brigade alone". Crodex (in Croatian). 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
^ "The Tragic Battle of the Rosinjača Forest". DomovinskiRat. 2020-12-05. Retrieved 2024-05-19.

[Crodex-1] "The Battle for Osijek – Unconquered City, on December 5, 1991, has great significance. On that day, more than 50 defenders were killed on the entire Osijek front line, over 50 km long, of which 26 were from Osijek's 106th HV brigade alone". Crodex (in Croatian). 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2024-05-19.

[DomovinskiRat-2] "The Tragic Battle of the Rosinjača Forest". DomovinskiRat. 2020-12-05. Retrieved 2024-05-19.

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