Remembrance Day of the Sacrifice of Vukovar in 1991 in Croatia
Remembrance Day of the Sacrifice of Vukovar in 1991 in Croatia is held on November 18. This event in the second decade of the month November is annual. 
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The Battle of Vukovar was an 87-day siege of Vukovar in eastern Croatia by the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), supported by various paramilitary forces from Serbia, between August and November 1991. 1,103 killed, 2,500 wounded; 110 tanks and armoured vehicles and 3 aircraft destroyed; 1,131 civilians killed.
The battle is widely commemorated in Croatia. Almost every town has streets named after Vukovar. In 2009, the lead vessel of the Croatian Navy's two newly launched Helsinki-class missile boats was named after the town. The Croatian Parliament has declared 18 November to be the "Remembrance Day of the Sacrifice of Vukovar in 1991", when "all those who participated in the defence of the city of Vukovar – the symbol of Croatian freedom – are appropriately honoured with dignity."
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