On This Day
Historical events that occurred on this date throughout the centuries
8 recorded eventsThe first day of the bombing - The NATO aggression begins
Without UN approval, NATO begins the bombing of the FR Yugoslavia. First attacks on military targets in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Podgorica and Priština.
Read articleGeneral Nebojša Pavković — komandant odbrane Beograda
General-potpukovnik Nebojša Pavković bio je komandant Treće armije Vojske Jugoslavije tokom NATO bombardovanja 1999. Pod njegovom komandom, organizovana je odbrana Beograda i centralne Srbije od najm…
Read articleGeneral Vladimir Lazarević — komandant Prištinskog korpusa
General Vladimir Lazarević komandovao je Prištinskim korpusom Vojske Jugoslavije tokom NATO bombardovanja 1999. Pod njegovom komandom, srpske snage na Kosovu održale su borbenu sposobnost uprkos naji…
Read articleYevgeny Primakov — turning the plane around over the Atlantic
Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov, en route to an official visit to Washington on 24 March 1999, ordered his plane turned around over the Atlantic Ocean when he learned that NATO had begun bomb…
Read articleNATO bombing 1999 - Aggression against Yugoslavia, an illegal intervention
The NATO bombing of the FRY (24 March - 10 June 1999, 78 days) - an illegal aggression without UN approval. Goal: the secession of Kosovo from Serbia, support for the Albanian terrorists (KLA/OVK). 2…
Read articleIljo Arizanov - the pilot who fought his way through enemy territory for three days
Major Iljo Arizanov was the first pilot to take off on a combat mission on the first day of the NATO aggression, 24 March 1999. After the downing of his MiG-29 over Kosovo, he fought his way for thre…
Read articleNebojša Nikolić - the pilot who survived being shot down on the first day of the bombing
Lieutenant Colonel Nebojša Nikolić took off on the first day of the NATO aggression, 24 March 1999, at 20:37 from Batajnica. Despite a faulty navigation system, he set out to intercept NATO aircraft.…
Read articlePredrag Milutinović "Grof" (the Count) - experienced pilot who survived the downing of a MiG-29
Lieutenant Colonel Predrag Milutinović, known as "Grof", was one of the most experienced MiG-29 pilots in Yugoslavia. On the first day of the NATO aggression, 24 March 1999, his aircraft was hit, but…
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