Battle of Medvedjek

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Part of Ten-Day War
Date 27 June-1 July 1991
Location Medvedjek
Result Slovenian victory
Casus
belli
Slovenian declaration of independence
Combatants
Territorial Defense of the Republic Slovenia Yugoslav National Army
Commanders
Franc Smerdu
Bogdan Mali
Šiško
Alojz Završnik
Boško Prodanović
Strength
504 men 12 BOV
? men
Casualties
1 killed
5 wounded
1 killed
2 wounded
5 deserted
7 civilians killed

The Battle of Medvedjek (Slovene Bitka na/pri Medvedjeku) was a battle between the Territorial Defense of the Republic Slovenia (TORS) and the Yugoslav National Army (JLA) that took place in Medvedjek from 27 June to 1 July 1991 during the Ten-Day War.

The battle was directly connected to the previous Battle of Poganci and the latter Battle of Krakovski gozd, because all of the battles involved the same JLA unit - Self-propelled mechanized detachment of air defense. It was one of the most intense battles in the entire war.