Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day (Croatian: Dan pobjede i domovinske zahvalnosti) ia a public holiday in Croatia which is held as a memorial to that country's War of Independence. It is celebrated on August 5. On that date in 1995 the Croatian Army liberated the occupied city of Knin as part of Operation Storm. The word holiday has related but different meanings in English-speaking countries, with the exception of the United States where usage differs greatly. ... Croatian War of Independence (Croatian: Domovinski rat (Homeland war)), was a war in Croatia from 1991 to 1995, between the Croatian government and Croatian Serbs, backed up by Serbia-controlled Yugoslav Peoples Army. ... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Croatian Ground Army (Croatian: Hrvatska kopnena vojska), commonly referred as Croatian Army (Hrvatska vojska) is a branch of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia. ... Knin is a historical town in the Šibenik-Knin county of Croatia, located near the source of the river Krka at , , in the Dalmatian hinterland, on the railroad Zagreb–Split. ... Combatants Croatia Republic of Serbian Krajina Commanders general Zvonimir Červenko general Mile Mrkšić Strength 150,000 soldiers, 350 tanks, 800 artillery pieces, 50 rocket launchers, 30 aircraft and helicopters 40,000 soldiers, 200 tanks, 350 artillery pieces, 25 rocket launchers, 20 aircraft and helicopters Casualties 174 soldiers killed, 1...