Operation Flash
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Operation Flash was a 1995 Croatian military offensive that swiftly recaptured territory held by rebel Serb forces in western Slavonia during the Croatian War of Independence.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Croatian War of Independence
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military offensive ⓘ |
| armedForcesInvolved |
Croatian Army Guards Brigades
NERFINISHED
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Croatian Special Police units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Army of the Republic of Serbian Krajina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Croatian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Croatian Defence Council (support elements) NERFINISHED ⓘ Special Police of the Ministry of the Interior of Croatia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | significant Serb military and civilian casualties ⓘ |
| category |
1995 in Croatia
ⓘ
Battles of the Croatian War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ Conflicts in 1995 ⓘ |
| codename | Bljesak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Croatian Army high command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Croatian War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Croatia ⓘ |
| date | 1995 ⓘ |
| displacement | flight of Serb civilians from western Slavonia ⓘ |
| duration | approximately 36 hours ⓘ |
| endDate | 1995-05-03 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Operation Storm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Western Slavonia front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfNativeName | Croatian ⓘ |
| location |
Croatia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Slavonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Balkan Wars of the 1990s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | Operacija Bljesak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
to regain territory in western Slavonia held by Serb forces
ⓘ
to secure key transport routes in western Slavonia ⓘ |
| opponent |
Republic of Serbian Krajina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rebel Serb forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Croatian War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | UNPROFOR deployment in Croatia ⓘ |
| region | Slavonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Operation Storm
NERFINISHED
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Republic of Serbian Krajina NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations peacekeeping in Croatia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
decisive Croatian victory
ⓘ
recapture of western Slavonia ⓘ restoration of Croatian control over the Zagreb–Belgrade highway segment in the area ⓘ |
| significance | one of the key Croatian offensives before Operation Storm ⓘ |
| startDate | 1995-05-01 ⓘ |
| status | completed ⓘ |
| territorialChange | Croatia regains control of western Slavonia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | May 1995 ⓘ |
| typeOfAction | combined arms offensive ⓘ |
| year | 1995 ⓘ |
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