Battle of Hrasnica (1992)

Battle of Hrasnica in 1992
Part of the Siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War

Location of Hrasnica in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Date4 August 1992
Location
Hrasnica, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Result

Army of Republika Srpska victory

Belligerents
 Republika Srpska Bosnia and Herzegovina Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Commanders and leaders
Željko Ražnatović Bosnia and Herzegovina Fikret Prevljak
Units involved

Army of Republika Srpska

Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • 4th Knight Motorized Brigade[2]
Casualties and losses
Unknown Bosnia and Herzegovina 27 killed[3][4][5][1]
Bosnia and Herzegovina 17 wounded[3]

The Battle of Hrasnica (in Serbian: Bitka kod Hrasnice; in Serbian Cyrillic: Битка код Храснице; in Bosnian: Bitka kod Hrasnice) on 4 August 1992 was a battle fought between the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) and the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBiH). The Bosnian Muslim units attacked the Bosnian Serbs in Hrasnica by passing through the factory of "Famos" but their attack was repelled and they suffered heavy losses.[1]

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  2. ^ Veteran.ba: "Obiljezena 22. godisnjica bitke za FAMOS", accessed on 06-Apr-17, http://www.veteran.ba/clanak/614/obiljezena_22_godisnjica_bitke_za_famos.html Archived 19 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b "Godišnjica bitke za "Famos"". historija.ba (in Bosnian). Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Obilježena 28. godišnjica sudbonosne Bitke za Famos". sarajevskasehara.com (in Croatian). 4 August 2020. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Obilježena 20 godišnjica "Bitke za Famos"". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 4 August 2014. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.