Operation Bøllebank 1994
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 29 April 1994 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1994 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | War in Bosnia and Herzegovina | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 44.4425, 18.8731 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
Operation Bøllebank (English: Operation Bully Bashing) was a military confrontation between Bosnian Serb military forces and Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish combat units composing the United Nations Protection Force's (UNPROFOR) Nordic Battalion (NORDBAT 2), outside of the city of Tuzla on 29 April 1994.
When trying to relieve Swedish forces at the Tango 2 observation post past the village of Kalesija, Danish forces of the Jydske Dragonregiment were ambushed by the Bosnian Serb Šekovići brigade. The ambush was dispersed by backup UN forces retaliating with heavy fire from Danish Leopard 1 A5 tanks in two separate firefights. While no Danish or Swedish soldiers were killed in the operation, estimates place the number of Serb deaths as high as 150.
The incident is the first time the Danish Armed Forces had carried out combat operations since the Second World War nearly fifty years prior, and is the source of ongoing debate and controversy as to the rights of UN peacekeeping forces to exert force and engage in direct combat.
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