Battle of Petrinja (1995)
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Defensive Army of Krajina victory[1]
- Operation Storm temporarily halted in some areas[2]
- Collapse of the Croatian attack
- Failure of Croatian forces to take Petrinja and their withdrawal[3]
- Successful evacuation of 90% of the equipment to Republika Srpska
| Battle of Petrinja (1995) | |||||||
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| Part of Operation Storm | |||||||
 Petrinja in 2011 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Republic of Serbian Krajina |
 Croatia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Slobodan Tarbuk |
Luka Džanko Ivan Basanac Predrag Matanović † Stjepan Grgac † | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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| Strength | |||||||
| 2,000 | 8,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 90 killed, 4 tanks destroyed and at least 14 wounded[1][5][3] | ||||||
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The Battle of Petrinja was a failed attack of Croatian Forces to capture Petrinja which resulted in their withdrawal with heavy casualties.
Despite a promising start for the Operation Storm, its individual components faced difficulties. The Zagreb Corps immediately encountered problems when it began "Storm-1." The elite special police units of the MUP, which were supposed to lead the attack on Petrinja while the 2nd Guards Brigade bypassed it, were unavailable. As a result, 1st General Basarac decided to modify the attack plan. He apparently ordered the 2nd Guards Brigade to launch a direct assault on Petrinja instead of following the original plan to encircle the town.