25 May 1992 On May 16, 1992, an army unit (for which a joke is already going round that it is "continuing the tradition of the Wermacht in withdrawal") destroyed the air base in Zeljave, near Bihac. At 6:00 AM sharp, a series of earth-shaking explosions took place, so say witnesses. Five runways (2,500-3,500 meters […]

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