| Conflict: | Battle of Ernestinovo |
| Partof: | the Croatian War of Independence |
| Place: | Ernestinovo, Croatia |
| Date: | 20 November 1991 |
| Result: | Yugoslav People's Army victory[1] |
| Combatant1: | Yugoslavia SAO Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia |
| Combatant2: |  Croatia |
| Campaign: | Eastern Slavonia |
| Casualties1: | Unknown |
| Casualties2: | 41 killed, mostly soldiers |
| Units1: | Yugoslav People's Army
Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia Territorial Defense |
| Units2: | Armed Forces of Croatia |
| Commander1: | Željko Ražnatović |
| Commander2: | Nikola Huđin |
The Battle of Ernestinovo was a battle during the Croatian War of Independence fought on 20 November 1991. It was fought between Croatia, and SAO Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia which was supported by the Yugoslav People's Army.[2] Yugoslav People's Army took Ernestinovo then the battle for Antunovac began.[3] [4]
The attack on Ernestinovo and Seles began on November 20. Before five o'clock in the morning on November 20, 1991, a fierce attack by the JNA and Croat Serbs on defenders, who defended Ernestinovo until their last breath, began from all surrounding strongholds.[5] [6]
All the force fell on Ernestinovo that day - from aerial rocket fire to rocket fire with multi-barreled launchers and grenades, from all calibers of artillery and armored vehicles, all with infantry attacks. 11 tanks moved to the place and the defenders had nothing to defend themselves.[7]
The fact that the place was inhabited made it even more difficult for the defenders,[8] so around noon they started pulling people out of the southern part of the village towards Osijek.[9]
That day and the next day, 27 people died, some civilians, some soldiers.[10] A total of 41 people died in Ernestinovo.[11]