Operation Chameleon '93
| Operation Chameleon | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Croatian War of Independence | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Croatia |
 Serbian Krajina | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Marko Skejo (WIA) |
Dragan Vasiljković Milorad Ulemek | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
 Croatian Army Croatian Defence Forces (16 March) |
 Army of Serbian Krajina Arkan Tigers | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
|
300 soldiers 80 soldiers (16 March) |
350 soldiers 100 soldiers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 12 killed (22 March)[citation needed] | unknown | ||||||
Operation Chameleon '93 also known as the Battle of Škabrnja (1993) was a Serbian counter-offensive to take back Škabrnja from Croats who took it in Operation Maslenica. In response, the Serbs launched Operation Steel '93[citation needed](Operation Chameleon).[citation needed] In that operation, the Serbs took back the town of Škabrnja.[citation needed]
Battle
In the late evening at the end of January 1993, HOS and HV army entered Škabrnja. Although the Croatian forces led by Marko Skejo had taken control of the town and even the dominant elevation of Ražovljeva glava as part of Operation Maslenica, they were immediately pushed back by the Serb counterattack with significant losses, in which Serbs took back Ražovljeva glava.[citation needed]
The town was controlled by 80 HOS soldiers and an unknown number of HV soldiers for 43 days since its occupation by Croats. They were facing the Serbian army of Krajina to the north. Later members of the HOS battalions were replaced by other HV soldiers who had more soldiers. The replacement found itself unprepared, in a very difficult position and in an almost hopeless situation. The HOS soldiers were exhausted and on the verge of defeat, so on 16 March they were replaced by more HV soldiers. SVK launched Operation Chameleon '93 on the same day and 6 days later Škabrnja was recaptured by Serbian army of Krajina which was commanded by Dragan Vasiljković.[1][better source needed]
References
- ↑ Igor (2015-05-25). "Srpski mediji o kapetanu Draganu (IV. dio)". Hrvatski vojnik (in hrvatski). Retrieved 2024-08-26.
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