The Vukovar massacre , also known as the Vukovar hospital massacre or the Ovčara massacre , was the killing Killing of Croatian prisoners of war and civilians by Serb paramilitaries , to whom they had been turned Becoming over by the Yugoslav People 's Army ( JNA ) , at the Ovčara farm southeast of Vukovar on 20 November 1991 , during the Croatian War of Independence .

The Vukovar massacre , also known as the Vukovar hospital massacre or the Ovčara massacre , was the killing Killing of Croatian prisoners of war and civilians by Serb paramilitaries , to whom they had been turned Becoming over by the Yugoslav People 's Army ( JNA ) , at the Ovčara farm southeast of Vukovar on 20 November 1991 , during the Croatian War of Independence .

Several prisoners were identified Check as hospital staff and removed Removing from the group to be returned Arriving to the hospital while the rest of them were transported Sending to the Ovčara farm south of Vukovar .

The site of the mass grave is marked Recording by a monument and the storage building used Using at Ovčara farm to hold Hold the prisoners in captivity before their execution was rebuilt Building as a memorial centre in 2006 .