The Surrender of the 51st Brigade (Serbo-Croatian: Predaja 51. brigade) was the surrender of the 51st Brigade of the 18th Western Slavonian Corps of the Serbian Army of Krajina to Croatia during Operation Flash.[1][2] The surrender marked the end of Operation Flash and the recapture of 558 km2 (215 sq mi) of Western Slavonia. Lieutenant Colonel Stevo Harambašić, the commanding officer of the 51st Brigade, was ordered by Milan Babić to surrender 7,000 troops and civilians. The surrender was signed on 3 May 1995, and around 600 troops, including Harambašić, surrendered immediately. The rest remained in the Psunj mountain east and southeast of Pakrac.[3] The surrender was accepted by Pakrac chief of police, Nikola Ivkanec.[4]
| Basic agreement signed about the surrender of the 51st Brigade | |
|---|---|
| Type | Ceasefire |
| Signed | 3 May 1995 |
| Location | Pakrac, Croatia |
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| Parties | |
| Language | English, Serbian |
References
edit- ^ Balkan Battlegrounds: A Military History of the Yugoslav Conflict, 1990-1995. Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Russian and European Analysis. 2002. ISBN 978-0-16-066472-4.
- ^ "Oklopne jedinice Vojske Republike Srpske Krajine". 2018-09-16. Archived from the original on 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ Balkan Battlegrounds 2002, p. 298
- ^ Slobodna Dalmacija & 18 September 2004
Sources
edit- Balkan Battlegrounds: A Military History of the Yugoslav Conflict, 1990–1995. Diane Publishing Company. 2003. ISBN 978-0-7567-2930-1. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- Krstulović, Zvonimir (18 September 2004). "Heroj domovinskog rata" [Hero of the Croatian War of Independence]. Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). Retrieved 3 February 2013.