21. August 2011 02:09
by Rene Pallesen
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Driving to Slovenia we again chose to take the scenic route rather than take the highway to Zagreb and then to Slovenia from there. Instead we took the scenic road to Karlovac and then straight north across the border from there.
The was a very small road through a hilly landscape consisting mostly of farms and forests. A great and very enjoyable drive.
When we arrived to Karlovac I noticed a field just outside the city limits where they had deposited a lot of military hardware such as tanks, planes and artilery.
We decided to stop and have a look and it was almost like a museum, but there didn't seem to be anyone taking and entrance fee. There were also a number of bombed out buildings surrounding the field.
Karlovac was badly damaged during the war. Especially the southern part where this field was was totally destroyed. It was pretty much on the frontline between the croats and the serbs. The United nations tried to keep the parties apart, but the croats detroyed the UN observation posts.
The serbs responded with a heavy bombardment of Karlovac firing 5-6,000
grenades into the city every day (that is a lot) as well as by firing
missiles into Zagreb.
One of the things on display was one very much shot up and crashed Mig 21...I would assume from the Yugoslav/Serbian Army based on the markings.
The Croatian markings were different on the other Mig21 on display.