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Croatian Defence Council
Th e role of the Croatian Defence Council (HVO) in Storm is generally speaking not mentioned,
giving rise to the impression that there was none - which, of course, is not true. During Storm some
HVO units committed in Livanjsko Polje were already under the commander of the Split Corps
District. 475 Aft er operation Summer-95 two HVO Guards Brigades were engaged in the defence
of Livanjsko Polje and Glamoč, and the forces of the Tomislavgrad Corps District endeavoured to
exploit the success achieved during the operation in order to gain better positions in the Kupres
theatre. 476 For the accomplishment of the mission in Glamočko Polje and Kupreško Polje OG
North set up an advance command post in the village of Vrba near Glamoč. Th e mission included
the seizure of dominant points, the placing of the Kupres - Šipovo area under fi re control and
creation of conditions for advance towards Šipovo and Jajce. 477 Accordingly, on 4 August the
advance command post North ordered the HVO 2 nd and 3 rd Guards Brigades to mount the attack
on the following day. 478 Over the following days the units were able to make some advances,
drawing attention to their action and tying down units of the VRS 2 nd Krajina Corps. 479
Croatian Guardsmen
475 A. Gotovina, “Napadajni bojevi HV i HVO” (Off ensive HV and HVO Battles), 47.
476 MORH, GSHV: OG North Command, cl. str. conf. 8/95-01/17, reg. no. 1080-01-95-307 of 29 July 1995;
Active defence order.
477 MORH, GSHV: OG North Command, cl. str. conf. 8/95-01/17, reg. no. 1080-01-95-307, reg. no. 1080-01-
95-324 of 1 August 1995; of 29 July 1995; Attack order.
478 MORH, GSHV: OG North Command, cl. 8/95-02-03, reg. no. 1402/95-03-25 of 4 August 1995; Order.
479 MORH, GSHV: OG North Command, cl. str. conf. 81/95-01/19, reg. no. 1080/5-01-95-36 of 4 August
1995; Operational report. MORH, GSHV: OG North Command, cl. 818-01/05-02/05, reg. no. 1402-05-95-
39 of 5 August 1995; Daily operational report. MORH, GSHV: OG North Command, l. 818-01/95-02/05,
reg. no. 1402-05-95-71 of 5 August 1995; Daily operational report.
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