Historical geographical causes and consequences of Battle for Vukovar

Abstract

Tema rada je herojska bitka za obranu grada Vukovara od srbo-četničke agresije – Bitka za Vukovar. U radu se daje historijsko-geografski pregled velikosrpske ideologije, otvorenih pretenzija Srbije prema hrvatskim teritorijima te njihov prostorni obuhvat. Kroz pregled o raspadu Jugoslavije, demokratskim procesima u Hrvatskoj te njezinom osamostaljenju, prikazuje se i pobuna dijela srpskog stanovništva u Hrvatskoj te predratno stanje. Vremenskim presjekom samog tijeka bitke daje se pregled odnosa snaga, opisuje brutalnost agresora te moral i motiviranost hrvatskih branitelja za obranu grada i domovine. U završnom dijelu dana je analiza događaja pri ulasku agresora u grad i same okupacije te, naposljetku, posljedica agresije na grad.The subject of the thesis is a heroic battle in defence the city of Vukovar – Battle for Vukovar. It brings historical geographical rewiew of the Greater Serbian ideology, open Serbian pretensions over Croatian territory and their spatial coverage. Through the rewiew of breakup of Yugoslavia, democratic processes in Croatia and it's declaration of independence, a rebellion of part of Croatian Serbs if portrayed and also a moral and motivation of Croatian defenders to defend the city and the homeland. The final part of thesis analyses events that took place when agressors entered the city and occupation occured, and, finally, the consequences of the agression