Crveni fićo
The Crveni fićo ( Croatian for the red Fićo ) or Fićo gazi tenka! ( Croat. for Der Fićo runs over the tank ) is an installation that is set up in the Croatian city of Osijek .
Idea and content
The work of art symbolically commemorates the Croatian victory over the Yugoslav People's Army and the Serbian attackers during the Battle of Osijek .
The installation is located at the intersection of Vukovar / Trpimir Street and provides the red Zastava 750 (nickname is still FICO ) is standing in front of the cameras on 27 June 1991 by a T-55 - tank was run over the Yugoslav People's Army.
The red Fićo belonged to the Croatian soldier Branko Breškić and became a symbol of the resistance of the citizens of Osijek to the Serbian-Yugoslav aggression.
The idea for the installation came from the Osijek HSLS City Councilor Marija Medić in 2006. The inauguration took place on June 27, 2011.
Web links
- Osijek dobiva spomen na legendarnog crvenog fiću kojeg je pregazio tenk: Sada će naš fićo zgaziti tenk JNA! , jutarnji.hr, June 20, 2011 (Croatian)
- Article and original film document from 1991 in Danas.net (Croatian)
Coordinates: 45 ° 33 ′ 16.6 " N , 18 ° 41 ′ 43.8" E