Battle of Petrinja (1995)

Battle of Petrinja (1995)
	Part of Operation Storm
	; Petrinja in 2011
Date	4 August 1995
Location	Petrinja45°26′26″N 16°16′42″E / 45.44056°N 16.27833°E
Result	Defensive Army of Krajina victory Operation Storm temporarily halted in some areas; Collapse of the Croatian attack; Failure of Croatian forces to take Petrinja and their withdrawal; Successful evacuation of 90% of the equipment to Republika Srpska;
Belligerents
Republic of Serbian Krajina	Croatia
Commanders and leaders
Slobodan Tarbuk	Luka Džanko; Ivan Basanac; Predrag Matanović †; Stjepan Grgac †; Killed senior commanders: Željko Paunović †; Miroslav Matleković †; Ozren Jeličić †; Vlado Vočanec †; Dubravko Bečaj †;
Units involved
Army of Serbian Krajina 39th Banija Corps;	Croatian Army 2nd Guards Brigade; 12th Home Guard Regiment; 2nd Home Guard Regiment;
Strength
2,000	8,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown	90 killed, 4 tanks destroyed and at least 14 wounded

The Battle of Petrinja was a failed attack of Croatian Forces to capture Petrinja which resulted in their withdrawal with heavy casualties.

Despite a promising start for the Operation Storm, its individual components faced difficulties. The Zagreb Corps immediately encountered problems when it began "Storm-1." The elite special police units of the MUP, which were supposed to lead the attack on Petrinja while the 2nd Guards Brigade bypassed it, were unavailable. As a result, 1st General Basarac decided to modify the attack plan. He apparently ordered the 2nd Guards Brigade to launch a direct assault on Petrinja instead of following the original plan to encircle the town.