| Abstract | Rat u Bosni i Hercegovini počeo je 1992. godine, a najveće borbe prve ratne godine vodile su se na području Bosanske Posavine. Srbi su nastojali ovladati ovim krajem jer su htjeli povezati okupirane dijelove Bosne i Hercegovine i Hrvatske sa Srbijom. Odmah po izbijanju rata JNA osvaja Bosanski Šamac, a u svibnju i dijelove Brčkog i veći dio Modriče. U svibanjskom protunapadu HV-a i HVO-a vraćena je Modriča, a srpska država unutar Bosne i Hercegovine podijeljena je na dva dijela. Srbi su izgubili kontrolu nad „cestom života“ koja je povezivala dva dijela Republike Srpske te Beograd s Banja Lukom i Kninom. Odlučni da povrate kontrolu nad Bosanskom Posavinom, Srbi u lipnju pokreću veliku operaciju pod nazivom „Koridor-92“. Prije toga je u svibnju JNA transformirana u Vojsku Republike Srpske što je Srbima dalo veliku prednost u naoružanju pred druga dva naroda. U operaciji „Koridor-92“ bosanskohercegovački Srbi angažirali su svoje najbolje snage koje su svom silom udarile na malobrojne i slabije naoružane branitelje. U teškim borbama koje su uslijedile VRS osvaja veći dio Bosanske Posavine. Modriča je osvojena 28. lipnja, Derventa 4. srpnja, Odžak 13. srpnja i Bosanski Brod 6. listopada. Rat u Bosanskoj Posavini postao je jedna od najkontroverznijih epizoda iz ratnih 90-ih. Uz nju se vežu priče kako je prodana/predana od strane hrvatskog političkog vrha. Iako mnogo toga do danas nije razriješeno, jedno je sigurno: osvajanjem Bosanske Posavine Republici Srpskoj osiguran je život, a multinacionalnoj Bosanskoj Posavini smrt. |
| Abstract (english) | The war in Bosnia and Herzegovina began in 1992, and the heaviest fighting during the first year of the war took place in the area of Bosnian Posavina. The Serbs sought to control this region in order to connect the occupied parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia with Serbia. Immediately after the outbreak of war, the JNA took control of Bosanski Šamac, and in May, parts of Brčko and most of Modriča. In a May counterattack by the Croatian Army and the Croatian Defense Council (HVO), Modriča was recaptured, and the Serbian state within Bosnia and Herzegovina was divided in two. The Serbs lost control of the "lifeline" that connected two parts of Republika Srpska and Belgrade with Banja Luka and Knin. Determined to regain control of Bosnian Posavina, the Serbs launched a major operation in June called "Koridor-92". Before that, in May, the JNA was transformed into the Army of Republika Srpska, which gave the Serbs a significant advantage in armament over the other two nations. In Operation "Koridor-92," the Bosnian Serbs engaged their best forces, which struck with all their might against the outnumbered and poorly armed defenders. In the fierce battles that followed, the VRS took control of most of Bosnian Posavina. Modriča was captured on June 28, Derventa on July 4, Odžak on July 13 and Bosanski Brod on October 6. The war in Bosnian Posavina became one of the most controversial episodes of the 1990s war. It is associated with stories of how it was sold/handed over by the Croatian political leadership. Although much has not been resolved to this day, one thing is certain: with the conquest of Bosnian Posavina, Republika Srpska secured life, while multinational Bosnian Posavina was doomed to death. |
