Croatian War of Independence Part of the Yugoslav Wars Clockwise from top left: the central street of Dubrovnik, the Stradun, in ruins during the Siege of Dubrovnik; the damaged Vukovar water tower, a symbol of the early conflict, flying the Flag of Croatia; soldiers of the Croatian Army preparing to destroy a Serbian tank; the Vukovar Memorial Cemetery; a Serbian T - 55 tank destroyed on the road to Drniš Date 31 March 1991 -- 12 November 1995 (4 years, 7 months, 1 week and 5 days) Location Croatia Result Croatian victory Croatian forces regain control over most of RSK - held Croatian territory; Croatian forces advance into Bosnia and Herzegovina which leads to the eventual end of the Bosnian War. Territorial changes The Croatian government gains control over the vast majority of Croatian territory previously held by rebel Serbs, with the remainder coming under UNTAES control. Belligerents Croatia Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1994 -- 95) Republic of Serbian Krajina SFR Yugoslavia (1991 -- 92) Yugoslav People 's Army (controlled by Republic of Serbia) Republika Srpska (1992 -- 95) Commanders and leaders Franjo Tuđman Gojko Šušak Anton Tus Janko Bobetko Zvonimir Červenko Petar Stipetić Ante Gotovina Slobodan Milošević Milan Martić Milan Babić Goran Hadžić Mile Mrkšić Veljko Kadijević Jovica Stanišić Franko Simatović Radovan Karadžić Ratko Mladić Strength Croatia 70,000 (1991) 200,000 (1995) JNA 145,000 (1991) RSK 50,000 (1995) Casualties and losses Croatia 13,583 -- 15,970 dead or missing 6,788 -- 8,784 soldiers and 4,508 -- 7,186 civilians killed or missing 400,000 displaced RSK 6,827 dead or missing 4,177 soldiers and 2,650 civilians killed or missing JNA 1,279 soldiers killed 300,000 displaced
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