{"id":35754,"date":"2025-01-28T12:22:55","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T11:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/?post_type=news&#038;p=35754"},"modified":"2025-01-28T12:22:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T11:22:55","slug":"president-milanovic-proposes-ceremonial-armed-forces-parade-in-zagreb-to-mark-30th-anniversary-of-operation-storm-on-victory-day-5-august","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-proposes-ceremonial-armed-forces-parade-in-zagreb-to-mark-30th-anniversary-of-operation-storm-on-victory-day-5-august\/","title":{"rendered":"President Milanovi\u0107 Proposes Ceremonial Armed Forces Parade in Zagreb to Mark 30th Anniversary of Operation \u2018Storm\u2019 on Victory Day, 5 August"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis year, the Republic of Croatia will commemorate the 30<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the victorious Military and Police Operation \u2018Storm\u2019, which in August 1995 liberated the largest portion of previously occupied Croatian territory. As the President of the Republic and the Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces, I believe that we are obliged to mark the 30<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the greatest and most significant victory of the Croatian Army in the Homeland War in a unique, magnificent, and victorious manner: with a ceremonial parade of the Croatian Armed Forces on the 5<sup>th<\/sup> of August in Zagreb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We owe this to all Croatian defenders who defended and liberated Croatia, and in whose honour we celebrate the anniversary of \u2018Storm\u2019 on the 5<sup>th<\/sup> of August every year as Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and Croatian Defenders\u2019 Day. There is no national holiday that can be more strongly, emotionally, or truly associated with the victory and glory of the Croatian Army than the 5<sup>th<\/sup> of August. I believe that every Croatian citizen would feel proud to see, on the 5<sup>th <\/sup>of August 2025, in the capital of Croatia, the full strength and equipment of the modern Croatian Army. It would also be an opportunity for members of the Croatian Armed Forces to demonstrate and showcase their readiness and ability to protect Croatia\u2019s borders and ensure the safety of the Croatian people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The anniversary of \u2018Storm\u2019 is a unique national holiday that is genuinely celebrated across our Homeland, as Croatian people from every part of Croatia participated in that great victory. We all know that without the victory of the Croatian Army, there would be no Croatia as we know it today. That is why Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and Croatian Defenders\u2019 Day is a day that unites Croatia. May the ceremonial military parade on the 5<sup>th<\/sup> of August serve as a symbolic pledge to preserve the memory of the glorious victory in the Homeland War and a tangible testament to the unity of the Croatian people in the present and future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Given the significance of the military parade, all military, organizational, and financial aspects should certainly be carefully considered at a session of the Defense Council \u2013 the convening of which I proposed to the Prime Minister and which I believe will take place soon \u2013 in order to begin preparations on time and ensure all prerequisites for its organization on the 5<sup>th<\/sup> of August in Zagreb.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThis year, the Republic of Croatia will commemorate the 30th anniversary of the victorious Military and Police Operation \u2018Storm\u2019, which in August 1995 liberated the largest portion of previously occupied Croatian territory. As the President of the Republic and the Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces, I believe that we are obliged to mark the 30th anniversary of the greatest and most significant victory of the Croatian Army in the Homeland War in a unique, magnificent, and victorious manner: with a ceremonial parade of the Croatian Armed Forces on the 5th of August in Zagreb.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":35753,"template":"","news-cat":[12],"class_list":["post-35754","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-cat-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>President Milanovi\u0107 Proposes Ceremonial Armed Forces Parade in Zagreb to Mark 30th Anniversary of Operation \u2018Storm\u2019 on Victory Day, 5 August - President of the Republic of Croatia - Zoran Milanovi\u0107<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-proposes-ceremonial-armed-forces-parade-in-zagreb-to-mark-30th-anniversary-of-operation-storm-on-victory-day-5-august\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"President Milanovi\u0107 Proposes Ceremonial Armed Forces Parade in Zagreb to Mark 30th Anniversary of Operation \u2018Storm\u2019 on Victory Day, 5 August - President of the Republic of Croatia - Zoran Milanovi\u0107\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u201cThis year, the Republic of Croatia will commemorate the 30th anniversary of the victorious Military and Police Operation \u2018Storm\u2019, which in August 1995 liberated the largest portion of previously occupied Croatian territory. 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