Red Fićo

Following the Croatian declaration of independence from Yugoslavia on 25 June 1991, the Yugoslav army moved into Osijek on 27 June, meeting little opposition as Croatia had no army of its own. This was one of the first attacks by the Yugoslav forces against civilians in Croatia during the War of Independence. Footage of the event was recorded by reporter Žarko Plevnik and broadcast worldwide, becoming a symbol of Croatian resistance. Breškić went on to enlist in the Croatian Army and fought in the war, being wounded several times. == Monument ==

. The sculpture consists of a T-55 main battle tank tilted forward, with the front part of the tracks partially buried, facing a red Zastava 750 small car whose front wheels rest on top of the tank, as if the car was about to run over it. The car bears the symbolic registration plate OS 27.06.91 consisting of the two-letter city code for Osijek and the date of the event that the monument commemorates: 27 June 1991. The monument was inaugurated at the intersection on 27 June 2011, on the 20th anniversary of the event and on Osijek's veterans' day. The idea of showing the car triumphing over the tank came from a committee of war veterans. The monument memorialises the Croatian resistance against Yugoslavia and is a site of remembrance for those that died in the war. On the evening before the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Homeland War residents light candles at the monument. In October 2011 the Fićo was vandalised, with its back window broken and bonnet dented; it was repaired and CCTV cameras installed at the site. To mark the Croatian football team finishing second in the 2018 FIFA World Cup the Fićo was painted in the white and red checks of the national team's strip. == See also ==