Brčko offensive

Brčko offensive
Part of the Bosnian War
Date 1 January — 12 January 1993 Location Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina Result Army of Republika Srpska victory VRS expand the corridor near Brčko and manage to retain their gains from ARBiH and the HVO
Belligerents
Army of Republika Srpska	Croatian Defence Council Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Commanders and leaders
Momir Talić	Unknown

The Brčko offensive was a response by the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) to expand the Corridor near Brčko due to many Croatian Defence Council (HVO) attacks. The HVO forces from the settlement south of Brčko and Orašje aimed to cut off the corridor. At the end of 1992, the focus of the fighting in the Posavina Corridor shifted to its narrowest sector near Brčko. The Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBiH) and HVO forces, including units from Orašje, launched several attacks that temporarily cut off the corridor northwest of Brčko. The VRS retaliated with an attack to widen the corridor, succeeding in doing so.

The Events

Army of Republika Srpska expanded the corridor near Brčko, occupying Donji Rahić, Ulice (Brčko) and Vukšić Gornji near Brčko, about 36km². On January 2, ARBiH and HVO forces attacked again and cut the corridor northwest of Brčko. The VRS 1st Krajina Corps and the East Bosnian Corps fought back and fought the local HVO and ARBiH 2nd Corps for ten days along this line before the VRS completely regained their positions. The front lines solidified in a futile exchange of heavy shelling and small arms combat that made Brčko one of the most dangerous sectors in Bosnia, even when it was the most stable.