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The Battle of Vrbanja Bridge occurred on 27 May 1995 between United Nations peacekeepers from the French Army and elements of the Bosnian Serb Army of Republika Srpska (VRS). It began after the VRS seized French-manned United Nations Protection Force observation posts at both ends of the Vrbanja Bridge in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the Bosnian War, taking twelve French peacekeepers hostage. Two of them remained held at the bridge as human shields. A platoon of 30 French peacekeepers, led by then Captain François Lecointre, re-captured the bridge with the support of 70 French infantrymen and direct fire from armoured vehicles. Two French soldiers were killed during the battle, ten were wounded, and one died of wounds later that day. VRS casualties were four killed, three wounded and four captured. VRS forces were subsequently less likely to engage French UN peacekeepers deployed in the city. In 2017, Lecointre, now an general, was appointed French Chief of the Defence Staff. (Full article...)
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Hi Peacemaker67 and congratulations. A draft blurb for this article is above. Thoughts, comments and edits from you or from anyone else interested are welcome. Gog the Mild (talk) 18:55, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks Gog, great job as usual. Have lined it up for 27 May next year. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 21:54, 10 December 2020 (UTC)