The Battle of Vukovar: Croatia's Stalingrad Begins – August 25, 1991

On August 25, 1991, the Croatian city of Vukovar became the epicenter of one of the most brutal urban battles in post–World War II Europe. What followed was an 87-day siege by the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), backed by Serbian paramilitary forces, that would leave the city in ruins and mark a turning point in the Croatian War of Independence. A City on the Brink Before the war, Vukovar was a...