Battle of Vukovar Footage | 'Croatia's Stalingrad' | Croatian War of Independence Documentary (1991)

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Between August and November 1991, the Croatian town of Vukovar became the site of one of the most devastating urban battles in Europe since the Second World War. Part of the Croatian War of Independence, the battle saw Yugoslav forces and Serbian paramilitaries attack the town, which was defended by Croatian troops and volunteers. The 87-day siege resulted in around 3,000 deaths and the near-total destruction of Vukovar. After the town’s fall, tens of thousands of non-Serb residents were forcibly expelled or subjected to ethnic cleansing. Presented here is a series of ITN reports covering the Battle of Vukovar and its aftermath. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:45 1. The Road to Vukovar (6 August – 20 September 1991) 00:43:31 2. Reporting the Battle of Vukovar (21 September – 17 November 1991) 01:27:18 3. Fall of Vukovar and Aftermath (18 November 1991 – 30 March 1993) #Vukovar #BattleOfVukovar #YugoslavWars #CroatianWarOfIndependence #Yugoslavia #Croatia #MilitaryHistory #History #SlobodanMilosevic #SlobodanMilošević #YugoslavPeoplesArmy #WarOfIndependence #Conflict #Warfare #ModernWarfare #CombatFootage #Frontline #NewsFootage #ArchiveFootage #ITNArchive To license the footage featured in this clip, follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/search/2/film?family=editorial&phrase=Croatia%20ITN&sort=best&recency=daterange&begindate=1991-05-31&enddate=1993-06-07 To search the ITN Archive collection on Getty Images, follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/footage/itn 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest ITN Archive videos!) - https://www.youtube.com/@ITNArchive 🎥 Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/ITNArchive 🎥 Like us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ITNArchiveITNP 🎥 Check out our TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@itnarchive1955