News Reports from Croatian Television at the Time of the Krajina Offensive

Call Number
350-1-1:445/1

General information

Call No.:
350-1-1:445/1
Part of series
HU OSA 350-1-1 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Europe: Balkan Archive
Located at
BetaSP NTSC #445 / No. 1
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00000445
Date of production
1995
Date
1995
Level
Item
Primary Type
Moving image
Language
Croatian
Duration
1 hour 33 min.
Notes
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Content

Form/Genre
Television program
Contents Summary
Features "Operation Lightning," i.e. the Krajina offensive. Press conference with Croatian Minister of Defense, Gen. Ivan Tolj. Broadcast of Franjo Tudjman's message to the "Croatian citizens of Serb nationality living in the occupied territories of Knin, Gracac, Lapac, Korenica, Slunj, Glina, Dvor, and Petrinja" to turn in their weapons, guaranteeing them amnesty and civil rights. Reports of foreign media comments: SKY, BBC, Reuters, and CNN. Reports of damage from shelling by Bosnian and Krajina Serbs on Croatian cities close to "Krajina": Sisak, Karlovac, Šibenik, and Dubrovnik. Report from Ogulin on Polish UN soldiers wounded during the offensive. Street interviews in cities around Croatia. Letters and telegrams of support to President Franjo Tudjman. Report from Croatian government session regarding the offensive. Statements by various Croatian government officials. Press conference with Special Envoy to the Secretary General of the UN, Yasushi Akashi, and President of the Croatian Government, Hrvoje Šarinić. Report from Knin. Reports from various lines of offense and Croatian military positions. Letter to President Tudjman from Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic. Interview with Serb prisoners of war. Statement by Cardinal Franjo Kuharic, Archbishop of Zagreb, urging forgiveness and peace. Croatian correspondents reporting from the UN and from the Vatican. Footage included: archival footage from 1991 and the beginning of the Serb rebellion in Krajina, people celebrating the fall of Knin in the cities around Croatia, the Croatian flag on the Knin fortress, and Croatian soldiers entering Knin, Benkovac, and Drnis.

Context

Associated Names
Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT) (Producer)