Operation Storm

A Croatian military offensive launched in August 1995 that recaptured most territory held by rebel Serbs during the Croatian War of Independence.

Croatian Army: The land warfare branch of Croatia’s armed forces, formed during the Croatian War of Independence. It supplied the main force that attacked rebel Serb positions in August 1995.
Croatian War of Independence: A 1991–1995 war between Croatian forces and Serb forces opposing Croatia’s independence. Operation Storm was the decisive late-war Croatian offensive in this conflict.
Dayton Agreement: The 1995 peace agreement that ended the Bosnian War and established Bosnia and Herzegovina’s constitutional framework. The battlefield shifts after Storm contributed to the negotiations that produced this agreement.
Franjo Tuđman: Croatia’s president from 1990 until his death in 1999 and a central wartime political leader. He authorized the campaign and represented Croatia’s political leadership during its aftermath.
Udbina: A town in the Lika region of Croatia, within territory held by the Republic of Serbian Krajina. Its capture illustrates the offensive’s advance through the Krajina interior.
Croatian Defence Council: The military organization of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia during the Bosnian War. Its forces advanced from Bosnia and Herzegovina alongside Croatia’s offensive.
Log Revolution: A 1990 Serb uprising in Croatia marked by roadblocks made from felled trees. It was an early step in the revolt that led to the Republic of Serbian Krajina.
Flight and expulsion of Serbs from Croatia in 1995: The mass departure of Serbs from Croatia during and after Operation Storm, accompanied by expulsions and violence. The offensive triggered a major displacement whose causes and scale remain politically contested.
Ante Gotovina: A Croatian general who commanded forces in the southern sector during Operation Storm. His command role made him a central figure in the campaign and its war-crimes proceedings.
Bosansko Grahovo: A town in western Bosnia and Herzegovina near the Croatian border. Its capture before Storm threatened Knin’s supply routes and shaped the operation’s timing.

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