Operation Angela
Operation Angela was the code name of the HVO operation to recapture Odžak[1]. The reason why the HVO operation was suspended was because they had very few soldiers, and also because the VRS hit back with a very strong blow.
| Operation Angela | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Bosnian War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Army of Republika Srpska |
 Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Mile Beronja |
Toma Božić | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| 2nd Krajina Brigade | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | 175 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown |
11 killed 7 captured | ||||||
Long after the fall of Odžak, HVO fighters from Odžak were in Orašje, on the Oraš-Šamača front line. For months, they asked the assembly area to release Odžak, but they never received that permission. They knew that the VRS did not have any strong forces in the area and that liberation was feasible.[2][3]
Timeline of Battle
Finally, they decided and went into action. On their own, they crossed the Sava in boats and set out to liberate the occupied territory. On the foggy night of November 5, 1993, 175[4] members of the 102nd Infantry Brigade of the Odžak HVO under the command of Toma Božić forced their way across the Sava near Svilaja from the territory of the Republic of Croatia in an attempt to liberate the Odžak part of Bosanska Posavina. They crossed the Sava and entered the territory of Odžak municipality. In some places, they penetrated up to 10 km deep, because there was no greater concentration of Serbian forces there. The Serbian action was not absent. Slavonian villages were shelled in revenge. Serbian infantry forces from the reserve were raised to a higher level of readiness and for a greater reaction. The reinforcement of the Army of Republika Srpska was coming and it promised to strike. Because of all this, the members of the brigade called for them to abandon the plan, that is, on the orders of their superiors on the other side of the Sava that they must return. In addition, because of that action, the lives of Croatian civilians from Kakanj and Vareša who found refuge in Republika Srpska after Muslim forces drove them out of their homes, that is, after fleeing from Muslim forces, came into question. Among other things, that is why the decision was made to abandon this action. After that, they stayed in Orašje for 3 years and there was never an order to go and free it. 11 members of the HVO were killed in the action and 7 members were captured, some of them were exchanged, but only in 1995.[5]
References
- ↑ "HercegBosna.org • Pogledaj temu - Operacija "Angela" - Odžak 4.11.1993". hercegbosna.org. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ↑ "Operacija Angela – Hrvatska internetska enciklopedija". enciklopedija.cc. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ↑ 5. Studeni, 20 godina od operacije Angela (in српски / srpski), 5 November 2013, retrieved 2024-04-27
- ↑ Jurmanovic, Drazen (2023-11-05). "Obilježena trideseta obljetnica pogibije 11 branitelja 102. odžačke brigade u operaciji Angelina". Portal Veterani (in hrvatski). Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ↑ Perak, Mišo (2024-04-24). "23. obljetnica pokušaja oslobađanja Odžaka". Posavina.org. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
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