Operation Bøllebank Danish Leopards in Bosnia [EN SUB]

29th April 1994 Serbian forces began shooting at the Swedish observation post Tango 2 near Tuzla in the former Yugoslavia. Danish tanks came to the rescue of the Swedish observation post, following a plan they had previously trained under the code name "Operation Bøllebank" (Hooligan Bashing). During the night hard battle commenced between the Danish tanks and the Serbian forces. The battle ended with a great Danish victory, in that an estimated up to 150 Serbian soldiers lost their lives in the battle. There were no losses on the Danish side.
The Serbs officially claimed 7 killed and 4 wounded on their side. In total, the Danish tanks fired 72 shells during the engagement - 44 high explosive, 19 armour piercing, and 9 smoke.
In the program we follow the two tank commanders, Jakob Hansen (2nd Platoon) and Klaus Andresen (1st Platoon), who tell about, what they experienced that night. These two soldiers each commanded their tanks in the most violent combat Danish soldiers have been involved in since 9th April 1940.

According to the Deputy Squadron Chief, Lieutenant Colonel Lars R. Møller, the name "Bøllebank" (Hooligan Bashing) was chosen because the Swedes in the battalion couldn't pronounce it. The aggressive name later caused trouble in the media, so the subsequent planned reflief operation was named "Sunflower".

The Danish Tank Squadron (DANSQN) consisted of 10 Leopard 1A5 and was part of the Danish-Norwegian-Swedish battalion (NORDBAT 2) under UNPROFOR in Bosnia. Due to the white UN paint scheme of the tanks, they were also known as "Snow Leopards". DANSQN largely consisted of all the regular personel of 1st Armoured Battalion of the Jutland Dragoon Regiment. Besides the Danish tanks, the battalion consisted of 3 Swedish armoured infantry companies, Swedish staff and logistics, and Norwegian helicopters and a field hospital.

NORDBAT 2 Deputy Chief, Lieutenant Colonel Lars R. Møller
DANSQN Chief, Major Carsten Rasmussen

1st Platoon:
1st TC and PL, Staff Sergeant Claus R. Andreasen
2nd TC, (Unknown)
3rd TC, Staff Sergeant Klaus Andresen

2nd Platoon:
1st TC and PL, First Lieutenant Erik Kirk
2nd TC, Staff Sergeant Jakob Hansen
3rd TC, Sergeant Peter Lyngbye

3rd Platoon (In reserve during the operation):
1st TC and PL, First Lieutenant Henrik L. Christensen
2nd TC, (Unknown)
3rd TC, Staff Sergeant Johnny C. Nielsen

"Sugar loaf" was a nickname for the mountain Vis.

Danish documentary from 1996 made by TV2.