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 .

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 .

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 .

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 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 .

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 goal of the operation Military_operation was the destruction Destroying of a salient around the central Bosnian town of Jajce , which was held by the Croatian Defence Council ( `` Hrvatsko vijeće obrane '' – HVO ) and the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( `` Armija Republike Bosne i Hercegovine '' – ARBiH ) .

The ARBiH and HVO in Jajce were not only outnumbered and outgunned , but their units were also plagued Bodily_harm by inadequate staff work , compounded Cause_to_amalgamate by lack of coordination between separate command Control and control Control structures maintained by the two forces Military_operation throughout the battle Hostile_encounter .

The defence Defending of Jajce also suffered Bodily_harm from worsening Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale Croat–Bosniak relations and skirmishes between the ARBiH and the HVO along the resupply route to Jajce .

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 .

The offensive involved Cause_to_be_included more than 60,000 troops and resulted in Causation heavy casualties Killing for all sides , especially the HVO .

The conflict Hostile_encounter was initially between the Yugoslav Army units in Bosnia which later transformed Change into the Army of Republika Srpska ( VRS ) on the one side , and the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( ARBiH ) which was largely composed of Bosniaks , and the Croat forces in the Croatian Defence Council ( HVO ) on the other side .