Occurring from 31 October to 4 November 1991 , during the Croatian War Hostile_encounter of Independence , the operation was a Croatian victory and its success set the stage for follow-up advances by Croatian forces Military_operation on Papuk Mountain in Operation Papuk-91 in late November and December .

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 .