Operation Mistral 2 , officially codenamed Military_operation Operation Maestral 2 , was a Croatian Army ( HV ) and Croatian Defence Council ( HVO ) offensive in western Bosnia and Herzegovina on 8–15 September 1995 as part of the Bosnian War .

The combined HV and HVO forces Hostile_encounter were under the overall command Control of HV Major General Ante Gotovina .

The combined HV and HVO forces Hostile_encounter were under the overall command Control of HV Major General Ante Gotovina .

Days after commencement of the offensive , the VRS positions to the right and to the left Departing of the HV and the HVO advance were also attacked Attack by the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( `` Armija Republike Bosne i Hercegovine '' – ARBiH ) in Operation Sana .

The offensive achieved Achieve its objectives and set Placing the stage for further advances of the HV , HVO and ARBiH towards Banja Luka , contributing Cause_to_make_progress to the resolution of the war Hostile_encounter .

There is disagreement Quarreling among scholars as to whether the offensive , together with Operation Sana , or NATO airstrikes contributed Cause_to_make_progress more towards the resolution of the Bosnian War Hostile_encounter , and to what extent ARBiH , HVO and HV advances Cause_to_make_progress were aided Assistance by NATO airstrikes .

Operation Winter '94 ( , Операција Зима '94 ) was a joint military offensive Attack of the Croatian Army ( HV ) and the Croatian Defence Council ( HVO ) fought Hostile_encounter in southwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina between 29 November and 24 December 1994 .

Operation Winter '94 was the first in a series of successful advances Cause_to_make_progress made by the HV and the HVO in or near the Livanjsko field , an elongated flat-bottomed valley surrounded Surrounding by hills .

The region was formally controlled Control by the HVO , but the HV contributed Giving a substantial force , including commanding officers .

Operation Whirlwind ( ) was a failed Croatian Army ( HV ) offensive in the Banovina region of Croatia , fought Hostile_encounter from 11–13 December 1991 , during the early stages of the Croatian War of Independence .

It was a decisive victory Getting for the Croatian Army ( HV ) , which attacked Attack across a front against the Republic of Serbian Krajina ( RSK ) , and a strategic victory for the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( ARBiH ) .

The HV was supported Supporting by the Croatian special police advancing from the Velebit Mountain , and the ARBiH located in the Bihać pocket , in the Army of the Republic of Serb Krajina 's ( ARSK ) rear .

The operation built Building on HV and HVO advances made Causation during Operation Summer '95 , when strategic positions allowing the rapid capture of the RSK capital Knin were gained Getting , and on the continued arming and training of the HV since the beginning of the Croatian War of Independence , when the RSK was created Creating during the Serb Log revolution and Yugoslav People 's Army ( JNA ) intervention .

The operation built Building on HV and HVO advances made Causation during Operation Summer '95 , when strategic positions allowing the rapid capture of the RSK capital Knin were gained Getting , and on the continued arming and training of the HV since the beginning of the Croatian War of Independence , when the RSK was created Creating during the Serb Log revolution and Yugoslav People 's Army ( JNA ) intervention .

The HV 's and ARBiH 's strategic success was a result of a series of improvements to the armies themselves , and crucial breakthroughs made in the ARSK positions that were subsequently exploited by the HV and the ARBiH .

The HV 's and ARBiH 's strategic success was a result of a series of improvements to the armies themselves , and crucial breakthroughs made in the ARSK positions that were subsequently exploited by the HV and the ARBiH .

The HV and the special police suffered Bodily_harm 174–211 killed Killing or missing , while the ARSK had 560 soldiers killed Killing .

The HV captured Conquering 4,000 prisoners of war .

By the end Process_end of the year the HV gained Getting control Control of Papuk , securing transport Sending routes between eastern Slavonia and the rest of Croatia .

The offensives Attack were accompanied by the displacement of most of the Croatian Serb population of the area captured Conquering by the HV .

Operation Summer '95 ( , Операција Љето '95 ) was a joint military Military_operation offensive of the Croatian Army ( HV ) and the Croatian Defence Defending Council ( HVO ) that took place Process_start north-west of the Livanjsko Polje , and around Bosansko Grahovo and Glamoč in western Bosnia and Herzegovina .

The attacking Attack force of 8,500 troops commanded by HV 's Lieutenant General Ante Gotovina initially encountered Hostile_encounter strong resistance from the 5,500-strong Army of Republika Srpska ( VRS ) 2nd Krajina Corps .

The massacre was carried out Action after the unit was ordered Request to abandon GiveUp the village before the Croatian Army ( `` Hrvatska vojska '' – HV ) recaptured Conquering the area in Operation Papuk-91 .

The HV secured Assistance Voćin on the night of 14/15 December , the Serb population having left Departing the previous night .

Operation Tiger ( ) was a Croatian Army ( HV ) offensive Attack conducted Action in areas of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina near Dubrovnik between 1 and 13 July 1992 .

The operation 's success was facilitated Cause_to_make_progress by the establishment of the HV 's Southern Front command Control and the successful conclusion of the MayJune 1992 operations against the VRS in the Neretva River valley , which concluded with Operation Jackal .

That was achieved Achieve through a negotiated Communication JNA withdrawal Escaping from Konavle followed by a HV amphibious operation in the area of Cavtat—capturing Konavle before the VRS could move Motion in and reach Arriving the Adriatic Sea coast .

Two additional HV offensives aimed Aiming at securing the Dubrovnik area defencesOperation Liberated Land and an assault Attack on the Vlaštica Peak—stabilized the HV hold on the area and threatened Warning VRS-held Trebinje in the eastern Herzegovina .

Two additional HV offensives aimed Aiming at securing the Dubrovnik area defencesOperation Liberated Land and an assault Attack on the Vlaštica Peak—stabilized the HV hold on the area and threatened Warning VRS-held Trebinje in the eastern Herzegovina .

After a part of the ARBiH 5th Corps was threatened Warning with defeat Conquering around the town of Ključ , the ARBiH requested Request assistance from the HV .

The HV and HVO launched Process_start Operation Southern Move in response , removing Removing the VRS pressure from Ključ and allowing Preventing_or_letting the 5th Corps , reinforced by the 7th Corps , to resume Process_start its advance and capture Sanski Most on 12 October , by which time a comprehensive ceasefire was to come into effect Change throughout the country .

Operation Sana , alongside concurrent HV and HVO offensives , sparked Causation debate among military analysts as to whether the ground assaults or NATO 's airstrikes were more responsible for ending the Bosnian War .

Also in question was to what extent the advances of the ARBiH , HVO and HV were assisted Assistance by the airstrikes , and conversely , to what extent they hampered Hindering the VRS .

Operation Southern Move ( ) was the final Croatian Army ( HV ) and Croatian Defence Council ( HVO ) offensive of the Bosnian War .

The objectives of Operation Southern Move included Cause_to_be_included the capture of the town of Mrkonjić Grad and positions on the Manjača Mountain which would allow the HV and the HVO to directly threaten Hindering Banja Luka , the largest city controlled by Bosnian Serbs .

The combined HV and HVO forces were under the overall command Control of HV Major General Ante Gotovina .

The combined HV and HVO forces were under the overall command Control of HV Major General Ante Gotovina .

Operation Jackal ( , Операција Чагаљ ) , also known as Operation June Dawns ( Operacija Lipanjske zore , Операција Липањске зоре ) , was an offensive of the Bosnian War fought Hostile_encounter between a combined Croatian Army ( HV ) and Croatian Defence Council ( HVO ) army against the Army of Republika Srpska ( VRS ) from 7–26 June 1992 .

The HV concluded Process_end that the JNA offensive operations of April and May 1992 , resulting in the capture of Kupres and much of the Neretva River valley south of Mostar , were aimed Aiming at capturing or threatening the Croatian Port of Ploče and possibly Split .

To counter Response this threat , the Croatian leadership deployed Arranging the HV , under the command of General Janko Bobetko , to the `` Southern Front '' including the area in which Operation Jackal was to be conducted Action .

The offensive marked Recording the first significant Bosnian Serb defeat in the war and placed Placing the HV in a favourable position to push back the VRS and remnants of the JNA holding positions north and east of Dubrovnik .

The HV later re-established Recovering overland links with the city which had been under siege by the JNA since late 1991 .

The offensive was aimed Aiming at recapturing the region , in conjunction with two other HV offensives launched Motion against SAO Western Slavonia in the north of the region within days .

Even though the offensive captured Conquering a portion of the targeted area , including the town of Lipik as the first of the larger settlements captured Conquering by the HV during the war , the mission objectives were not met Come_together before the ceasefire took effect Change .

Assessments range from claims Statement that the JNA was on the brink of defeat in the area , to estimates Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale that the HV was too exhausted and its ammunition stocks Preserving too low to permit Preventing_or_letting a successful conclusion of the offensive .

The three HV offensives launched Process_start in Western Slavonia in late-1991 led to Causation the displacement of approximately 20,000 Croatian Serb refugees who were later settled Resolve_problem in the JNA-held Baranja region in eastern Croatia .

Operation Military_operation Corridor 92 ( , `` Operacija Koridor 92 '' ) was the largest operation conducted Action during the Bosnian War by the Army of Republika Srpska ( VRS ) against the forces Military_operation of the Croatian Defence Council ( HVO ) and the Croatian Army ( HV ) in the Bosanska Posavina region of northern Bosnia and Herzegovina between 24 June and 6 October 1992 .

The offensive was prompted Causation by the capture Conquering of Derventa by the HV and the HVO – a move that blocked Hiding_objects the single overland road between the VRS-controlled territories .

The VRS successfully recaptured Conquering Derventa and pushed Motion the HVO and the HV north , capturing Conquering several towns in the process .

In the second phase of the offensive , the VRS reached Arriving the Sava River , the border with Croatia , and destroyed Destroying a bridgehead held Defending by the HV and the HVO at Bosanski Brod .