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38705for the insertion of the 4th Guards Brigade. 4321 On 3 August 1995, Damir Krstičevićordered the 4th Guards Brigade to provide artillery and rocket support to the 7th GuardsBrigade, without mentioning any specific targets. 43221187. On the same day, Rajčić drafted the artillery attachment to this order to attack,which went to the corps artillery level and down to the TS/TRS levels. 4323 Rajčić taskedall TRS with engaging in intensive artillery shelling to rout, neutralize, and destroy theenemy’s combat disposition at the tactical and operational level. All TRS were furthertasked with preventing the enemy from bringing in new forces from the directionsincluding Knin, several places in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Gračac, Obrovac, Bruška inBenkovac municipality, and Benkovac. All TRS were further required to neutralize theartillery positions of enemy batteries and destroy the enemy’s communication centresand command posts. In Section 3 of this attachment, Rajčić further ordered the TRS toput the towns of Drvar, Knin, Benkovac, Obrovac and Gračac under artillery fire. 4324Finally, the chiefs of artillery of the OGs were tasked with drafting all relevantdocuments for carrying out the offensive operations at their respective levels. 43251188. According to Rajčić, the formulation “putting the towns under fire” meant thatthe targets in those towns were to be under constant fire, which referred to a combatactivity known as harassing fire and disruptive fire on enemy combat elements. 4326Rajčić testified that it was clear to all commanders of subordinate units that this meantthat these towns contained important military units, facilities and commands, andreferred to firing at previously selected targets with specific coordinates, according tothe existing plans and source lists. 4327 The artillery units received a textual tabularsegment of the attachment for artillery and the groups also had a list of targets with thecoordinates for the military objectives, based on which the commanders of the artillery4321 P1125 (Offensive Operation Order by Ante Gotovina, 2 August 1995), p. 7.4322 P1202 (4th Guards Brigade’s order for attack, Damir Krstičević, 3 August 1995), p. 1-2, 14.4323 D1425 (Marko Rajčić, witness statement, 13 February 2009), para. 44; Marko Rajčić, T. 16532;P2323 (Military Police official note of Rajčić interview, 11 July 2008), pp. 2-4; P2336 (Analysis of SplitMD actions from 4 to 9 August 1995, by Marko Rajčić, 17 October 2008), p. 2; P2340 (Reconstruction ofthe Split MD artillery from 4 to 9 August 1995, by Marko Rajčić, 28 November 2008), p. 2.4324 D970 (Order to attack attachment for the artillery, by Marko Rajčić, 2 August 1995), p. 3. The TrialChamber has decided to rely on the CLSS translation of the word “udare” in D970, as clarified in theRequest for Verification of English Translation of Exhibit D970 of 12 January 2010. See also D1425(Marko Rajčić, witness statement, 13 February 2009), para. 45.4325 D970 (Order to attack attachment for the artillery, by Marko Rajčić, 2 August 1995), p. 4.4326 Marko Rajčić, T. 16590.4327 D1425 (Marko Rajčić, witness statement, 13 February 2009), para. 45; Marko Rajčić, T. 16535-16537.610Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `