Operation Angela

Operation Angela
Part of the Bosnian War and the Croatian War of Independence
Date5 November 1993
Location
Odžak Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia
Result

Army of Republika Srpska victory

Commanders and leaders
Republika Srpska Unknown Toma Božić
Units involved
Army of Republika Srpska Croatian Defence Council
Strength
Republika Srpska Unknown 175
Casualties and losses
Republika Srpska None 11 killed, 8 captured[1]
Croatian villages shelled

Operation Angela was the code name of the Croatian Defence Council (HVO) operation to retake Odžak from the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) on 5 November 1993 during the Bosnian War. The HVO operation was suspended due to a lack of soldiers and a counterattack by the Army of Republika Srpska.[2] Long after the fall of Odžak,[3] HVO fighters from Odžak were in Orašje stationed at the Orašije-Šamača front line.[4] For months, they asked the assembly area to release Odžak, but never received permission. The HVO knew that the VRS did not have any strong forces in the area and that liberation was feasible.[5]

  1. ^ https://posavina.org/d.-svilaj/23-obljetnica-pokusaja-oslobadanja-odzaka
  2. ^ https://portal-veterani.info/tag/vojna-operacija-angela/
  3. ^ Balkan Battlegrounds: A Military History of the Yugoslav Conflict, 1990-1995. Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Russian and European Analysis. 2002. p. 315. ISBN 978-0-16-066472-4.
  4. ^ Balkan Battlegrounds: A Military History of the Yugoslav Conflict. Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Russian and European Analysis. 2002. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-16-066472-4.
  5. ^ Maxcro RGP (2013-11-05). 5. Studeni, 20 godina od operacije Angela. Retrieved 2024-07-30 – via YouTube.