Operation Winter '94

Operation Winter '94
Part of the Croatian War of Independence, Bosnian War
Date November 29 - December 24, 1994
Location Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina
Result Croatian victory
Belligerents
 Croatia
 Herzeg-Bosnia
 Republika Srpska
Commanders and leaders
General Ante Gotovina (HV) Ratko Mladić (VRS)
Strength
Units of Croatian Army, Helicopters of Croatian Air Force and HVO (Croatian Defence Council) Units of the 2nd Krajina Corps of the VRS (Vojska Republike Srpske)
Casualties and losses
29 soldiers killed, 58 soldiers wounded, 3 missing Unknown

Operation Winter '94 (Croatian: Operacija Zima '94) was a joint military offensive of Croatian Army and Croatian Defense Council launched in Western Bosnia and Herzegovina on November 29 and continuing up until December 24 of 1994 during the Croatian War of Independence and the Bosnian War. It ended with a decisive victory for Croatian forces, simultaneously freeing Bihać enclave and gaining of approximately 200 km² of territory previously held by Serb forces. Together with Operation Flash, Operation Jump 1, Operation Jump 2 and especially Operation Summer '95, it paved the way for Operation Storm, which ended Croatian War of Independence, and political entities known as Republic of Western Bosnia and Serb Republic of Krajina.

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