Odlazak Jugoslavenske narodne armije s područja Zadra, Šibenika i Splita krajem 1991. i početkom 1992. godine

In this article, the author, on the basis of original archival sources of the Yugoslav People’s Army, newspapers and literature, presents the situation in the region of Zadar, Split, and Šibenik from the outbreak of open war in their hinterlands and the Croatian blockade of military objects in August-September 1991, to the completion of the transfer of units and materiel of the Army from the said cities at the beginning of January 1992. Consequently emphasis is placed on the garrisons of the Yugoslav People’s Army in Zadar, Šibenik and Split and thus, their relations with other military units and responsible commands on the one hand and the representatives of Croatian military and civilian authorities in these regions on the other, are analyzed and clarified with respect to their specific position and role during wartime developments, the establishment of the blockades and the occupation of military installations by Croatian forces, the process of negotiations and the making of agreements concerning the transfer of these units as well as the actual transfer of military units and materiel from the territory of the Republic of Croatia.