Bolman ( sr-Cyrl, Болман, hu, Bolmány) is a settlement in the region of Baranja,

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...

. Administratively, it is located in the Jagodnjak municipality within the

Osijek-Baranja County Osijek-Baranja County (, hr, Osječko-baranjska županija, hu, Eszék-Baranya megye) is a county in Croatia, located in northeastern Slavonia and Baranja. Its center is Osijek. Other towns include Đakovo, Našice, Valpovo, Belišće, and B ...

. Population is 450 people.

History

From March 6 till March 24, 1945, during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

, near Bolman was waged

battle A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ...

between

Yugoslav Army The Yugoslav People's Army (abbreviated as JNA/; Macedonian and sr-Cyrl-Latn, Југословенска народна армија, Jugoslovenska narodna armija; Croatian and bs, Jugoslavenska narodna armija; sl, Jugoslovanska ljudska ar ...

and

Red Army The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army ( Russian: Рабо́че-крестья́нская Кра́сная армия),) often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and, afte ...

on one side and German army on the other side.

Demographics

1991

*Serbs: 586 (79,08%) *Croats: 86 (11,60%) *Yugoslavs: 33 (4,45%) *Hungarians: 5 (0,67%) *Others, unknown: 31 (4,18%)

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Osijek-Baranja County Baranya (region) Joint Council of Municipalities Serb communities in Croatia

History

Demographics

1991

See also

References