Nearly 1,200 Serb civilians lost their lives during the offensive and some 150,000 to 200,000 more were forced to flee the area, according to Serbian figures. Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian Defenders (Croatian language: Dan pobjede i domovinske zahvalnosti i Dan hrvatskih branitelja ) is a public holiday in Croatia which is held as a memorial to its War of Independence, celebrated on August 5. The victory followed a large-scale military offensive dubbed "Operation Storm" and has been celebrated ever since. The Croatian military captured Knin, a Republic of Serbian Krajina stronghold, on August 5, 1995, during the Croatian War of Independence. A giant Croatian flag was also hoisted atop the mountain fortress, and military salutes and a flypast were performed. The ceremony included an inauguration of Croatia's largest Catholic church and an unveiling of a monument to Franjo Tudjman, the first president of Croatia, by the country's incumbent President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic. Croatia on August 5 celebrates the national holiday called Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and Veterans Day. In Croatia, in the first seven months of this year, 28,925 new passenger vehicles were registered, which is almost nine percent less than in the same period last year, while.
Knin Fortress became the centre of Croatia's Victory Day celebrations, Wednesday, as thousands gathered at the site of the former defensive stronghold to mark the 20th anniversary of a key Croatian victory in its 'War of Independence.' Car market slows down in Croatia this year hybrid and electric cars becoming more popular.
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