Battle of Vukovar
| Battle of Vukovar | |||||||
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| Part of the Croatian War of Independence | |||||||
 The Vukovar water tower, 2010. Heavily damaged in the battle, the tower has been preserved as a symbol of the conflict. |
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Yugoslav People's Army SAO Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia
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 Croatia
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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 Željko Ražnatović Vojislav Šešelj
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Blago Zadro † Mile Dedaković Branko Borković Marko Babić Anton Tus Robert Šilić †
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| Units involved | |||||||
 Republic of Serbia Territorial Defence Forces Serb Volunteer Guard White Eagles
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 Croatian Police Croatian Defence Forces
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| Strength | |||||||
| ~ 36,000 | ~ 1,800 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1,103–1,503 dead, 2,500 wounded 110 armoured vehicles and 3 aircraft destroyed |
Official Croatian figures: 1,649 casualties (879 dead, 770 wounded) 1 Antonov An-2 shot down |
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| 1,131 civilians killed 550 missing overall |
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Aleksandar Spirkovski (until September 1991) Života Panić (from September 1991) Mile Mrkšić Veselin Šljivančanin Mladen Bratić † Andrija Biorčević Goran Hadžić
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