Operation Medak Pocket | ||||||||
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Part of the Croatian War of Independence | ||||||||
Croatian advance during Operation Medak Pocket |
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Belligerents | ||||||||
Croatia | Republic of Serbian Krajina | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
Agim Çeku |
James Calvin Jean Cot |
Mile Novaković | ||||||
Strength | ||||||||
Over 2,500 soldiers, M-84 tanks, Large numbers of artillery |
875 members of 2PPCLI Battle Group | 800 men, 70 tanks | ||||||
Casualties and losses | ||||||||
10 killed, 84 injured (Croatian sources) 27 killed and wounded (Canadian estimate) |
4 Canadians wounded 7 French wounded 3 French APCs lost |
100 Serbs including 29 local Serb civilians (ICTY prosecution estimate) |
UNPROFOR victory