Battles of Glina (1991)
| Battle for Glina in 1991 | |||||||
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| Part of the Croatian War of Independence | |||||||
Location of Glina in Croatia | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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SAO Krajina Supported by: Yugoslavia | Croatia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Dragan Vasiljković Bojan Drobnjak |
Tomislav Rom † Ivan Šantek (WIA) | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Krajina Territorial Defense Kninjas |
Croatian National Guard Croatian Police | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 28–29 soldiers & volunteers | 600–650 soldiers and police officers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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Unofficial estimate: 2 killed and 1 wounded | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle for Glina was an armed conflict between a Knindža unit supported by the JNA against the joint forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Croatia and the Croatian Army. Two battles were fought in Glina and both ended in serbian victories as they managed to capture of the police station, which became part of SAO Krajina.