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Homeland War

Homeland War

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Lectures

Seminar

Course Description

The aim of the course is to introduce students to the Croatian Homeland War of Independence (1991-1995). Croatian the war in Croatia (1991-1995) as a just, defensive and liberation war, and European and world historiography defined it as the "Croatian War of Independence". Through examples from the Homeland War, based on the analysis of the study of military operations and actions and other aspects of war, enable students to develop critical thinking in dealing with specific tactical and operational problems.

Study Programmes

graduate
Military Engineering - study
(2. semester)

Learning Outcomes

  1. Define the key developments in the reasons and causes of the war in Croatia
  2. Define the importance of the struggle for independence and the creation of the Croatian state
  3. Define the changes in the conduct of war and be able to critically analyse military operations From Homeland War
  4. Define the relationship of enemy forces and their military tactics in Phase I (armed Aggression to the Republic of Croatia)
  5. Define the military tactics of enemy forces in the Second Phase of the War (1992 - 1995) and the defense tactics of the Croatian forces.
  6. Define the effectiveness of Croatian forces in the liberation operations of the Homeland War
  7. Define the importance of Croatian liberation operations for the peaceful reintegration of the Croatian Danube region

Forms of Teaching

Lectures

All students are required to attend lectures and seminar classes. The number of absences allowed is defined in the Rulebook on Studying at University Study Programs for the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia.

Seminars and workshops

Seminar work (presentation, participation in discussions)

Week by Week Schedule

  1. The breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY), the verbal rebellion of Serbs in Croatia; the armed rebellion of Serbs with terrorism)
  2. Homeland War (just, defensive, liberation), 3 phases of war: first phase: armed aggression on the Republic of Croatia, second phase: neither war nor peace phase; the third phase; the liberation operations of the Croatian Army
  3. Conflicting Parties: Croatian Forces, Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), Serbian Krajina Army (SVK)
  4. War Plans of Conflicting Parties (Yugoslav People's Army, Croatian Army, Serbian Krajina Army)
  5. The first phase of the war: Armed aggression against the Republic of Croatia (main battlefields: East Slavonian, West Slavonian, Banovinsko-Pokursko, Karlovac-Kordun, Ličko, North Dalmatian, South)
  6. Battle of Vukovar (August 24, 1991 - November 18, 1991); Operation Otkos 10 and Operation Hurricane
  7. 1. Colloquium
  8. Second phase of the war: Phase of neither war nor peace (from the Sarajevo ceasefire to Operation Winter 94): Miljevci, Tiger, Liberation Land, Konavle, Vlastica
  9. Operation "Maslenica", Pocket 93 "
  10. Third phase of the war: Operations: "Cincar", "Winter 94th", "Jump - 1st", Jump - 2 ",
  11. Operations "Flash", "Summer 95"
  12. Operation Storm, (Zagreb area, Karlovac area, Gospic area and Split area)
  13. Final operations: "Maestral", "Southern move"
  14. Peaceful reintegration of the occupied areas of Eastern Slavonia
  15. FINAL EXAMINATION (2nd colloquium)

Literature

Rajko Rakić, Branko Dubravica (20009.), Kratak pregled vojnih djelovanja u Domovinskom ratu 1991.-1995., MORH - Hrvatsko vojno učilište "Dr. Franjo Tuđman", Zagreb
Željko Radelić, Davor Marijan, Nikica Barić, Albert Bing, Dražen Živić (2006.), Stvaranje hrvatske države i Domovinski rat, Školska knjiga
Davor Marijan (2016.), Domovinski rat, Hrvatski institut za povijest, Despot Infinitus
Davor Marijan (2007.), Oluja, Hrvatski memorijalno-dokumentacijski centar Domovinskog rata

For students

General

ID 282166
  Summer semester
3.0 ECTS
L1 English Level
L1 e-Learning
30 Lectures
15 Seminar