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
Army of Republika Srpska Bosnia and Herzegovina Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Commanders and leaders
Željko Ražnatović "Arkan" Unknown
Units involved
Serb Volunteer Guard 6th Knight Motorized Brigade[2]
Casualties and losses
Unknown Bosnia and Herzegovina 23-27 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 trough the factory of "Famos" but their attack was repelled and they suffered heavy losses.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Sarajevsko ratište 1992 - 1995 (Prvi dio)". katera.news (in Serbian). 2024-02-04. Archived from the original on 2024-05-01. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  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 2024-05-01. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  4. ^ "Obilježena 28. godišnjica sudbonosne Bitke za Famos". sarajevskasehara.com (in Croatian). 2020-08-04. Archived from the original on 2024-05-01. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  5. ^ "Obilježena 20 godišnjica "Bitke za Famos"". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 2014-08-04. Archived from the original on 2024-05-25. Retrieved 2024-05-25.