The Homeland War Memorial ( hr, Spomenica Domovinskog rata) is a
Croatian state medal awarded to both Croatian and foreign citizens who participated in the nation's
Croatian War of Independence
The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the Government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY)—and the Serb-controlled Yugosl ...
as a volunteer, part of the
Croatian Army and
Croatian Council of Defence or in some other role.
The medal was widely granted, given to over 430,000 people who participated in the war in some form. Much less number has been given in its first and original form Spomenica Domovinskog rata 1990.-1992. to those who participated in the resistance and early days of the formation of the Croatian state and army in the period 1990-1992, and as such was established on the 9th of June 1992.
Notable recipients
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Imra Agotic
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Mate Boban
Mate Boban (; 12 February 1940 – 7 July 1997) was a Bosnian Croat politician and one of the founders of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia, an unrecognized entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was the 1st President of Herzeg-Bosnia from ...
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Radimir Čačić
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Zvonimir Cervenko
Zvonimir is a Croatian male given name, used since the Middle Ages.
During Yugoslavia, the name became popular in other ex-Yugoslav republics like Croatia and Slovenia.{{citation needed, date=February 2014
People named Zvonimir
* Demetriu ...
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Frane Vinko Golem
Frane Vinko Golem (4 October 1938 – 11 August 2007) was a Croatian diplomat and politician.
Golem, a physician by profession, was the Croatian Minister of Foreign Affairs from November 1990 to May 1991. In 1992 he founded the Department for End ...
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Josip Jovic Josip () is a male given name found among Croats and Slovenes, a cognate of Joseph.
In Croatia, the name Josip was the second most common masculine given name in the decades up to 1959, and has stayed among the top ten most common ones throughout 2 ...
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Ante Kotromanovic
Ante or Antes may refer to:
* Ante (cards), an initial stake paid in a card game
* Ante (poker), a forced bet in the game of poker
* Ante (name), Croatian form of the given name Anthony
* The Latin word ''ante'', meaning "before", which is used a ...
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Alfred Freddy Krupa
Alfred Freddy Krupa (14 June 1971, Karlovac, Yugoslavia) is a Croatian contemporary painter, master draughtsman, book artist, art photographer, and art teacher. He published New Ink Art Manifesto in 1996. His name was introduced to the general ...
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Slobodan Lang
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Sveto Letica
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Josip Lucic Josip () is a male given name found among Croats and Slovenes, a cognate of Joseph.
In Croatia, the name Josip was the second most common masculine given name in the decades up to 1959, and has stayed among the top ten most common ones througho ...
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Predrag Matić
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Rudolf Perešin
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Željko Reiner
Željko Reiner (born 28 May 1953) is a Croatian physician, politician, university professor, member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts and former Minister of Health and Social Welfare who served as the 10th Speaker of the Croatian Parlia ...
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Daniel Srb
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Predrag Stipanović
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Petar Stipetić - ''(
Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia)''
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Franjo Tuđman
Franjo Tuđman (; 14 May 1922 – 10 December 1999), also written as Franjo Tudjman, was a Croatian politician and historian. Following the country's independence from Yugoslavia, he became the first president of Croatia and served as p ...
- ''(as the
President of Croatia, presented to him by
Nedjeljko Mihanović
Nedjeljko Mihanović (; 16 February 1930 – 27 January 2022) was a Croatian politician who served as Speaker of the Croatian Parliament from 1994 to 1995. He was an associate member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
The Croatian ...
, the President of
Sabor)''
References
External links
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Croatian War of Independence
Orders, decorations, and medals of Croatia
Awards established in 1995
1995 establishments in Croatia
Campaign medals
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