War damaged department store, Vukova, Sightseeing in Croatia picture - Vukovar is called "Croatia's Stalingrad" because of the great resistence the Croats mounted here in 1991 during the Croatian-Serbian War. Unlike Stalingrad, the city was lost to the Serbs and was not regained until 1998. It is considered a turning point in the war however.
Vukovar is called "Croatia's Stalingrad" because of the great resistence the Croats mounted here in 1991 during the Croatian-Serbian War. Unlike Stalingrad, the city was lost to the Serbs and was not regained until 1998. It is considered a turning point in the war however.