“Slučaj” Logorište
THE “CASE” OF LOGORIŠTE

Summary/Abstract: The author of this work analyzes the breakout of the mixed garrison of Yugoslav People’s Army (JNA) and rebel Serbs of the Army barracks “Stjepan Milašinčić - Šiljo” from the Karlovac suburb of Logorište. From the middle of September 1991 the barracks were besieged by Croatian forces belonging to the 110th brigade and local units of the Croatian National Guard (ZNG), as well as sometimes other units of the ZNG and the police. The intention of the JNA was that the garrison break through the eastern part of the district of Duga Resa and, at the same time, create suitable conditions for the armaments and materiel of the barracks to be removed within six to eight days. The Croatian plan was to stop this. The breakout occurred 4-6 November 1991 but it was preceded by long preparation and the strengthening of forces from the area of Vojnić. The breakout was made through the defense zone of the 110th brigade Karlovac and the 137th brigade from Duga Resa. The termination of the breakout led to controversy and aside from heavy human and material losses resulted in a change of command of the 137th brigade of the Croatian Army. Even though both sides proclaimed themselves victorious, analysis shows that neither side realized their objectives in their entirety and that both sides experienced successes and failures. This was the second last instance of the breakout of an encircled garrison of a barracks in Croatia in 1991.

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