Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian Defenders, commonly shortened to Victory Day, is a public holiday in Croatia that is celebrated annually on 5 August, commemorating the Croatian War of Independence. On that date in 1995 the Croatian Army took the city of Knin during Operation Storm, which effectively brought an end to the proto-state of Republic of Serbian Krajina. In 2008, the Croatian Parliament also assigned the name Day of Croatian Defenders to the holiday, which honors the current service members and veterans of the Armed Forces of Croatia.
