Kroatisches Militär greift innerhalb von Sekunden zwei serbische Soko J-21 Jastreb-Flugzeuge an, 21.9.1991, kroatischer Unabhängigkeitskrieg

The phrase „oba dva su pala“ translates from Croatian to English as **“Both of them have fallen“** or **“Both fell“**. 

This phrase is a famous and iconic exclamation in Croatian history, originating from a video recording made during the Croatian War of Independence (Domovinski rat) on September 21, 1991. A Croatian soldier, Filip Gaćina, enthusiastically shouted „Obadva, obadva! Oba su pala!“ as two enemy JNA (Yugoslav People’s Army) airplanes were shot down by Croatian defenders near Šibenik. 

The phrase became a symbol of resistance and a morale booster for Croatian forces and the general public at the time

Couple of days before this, Croatia had no air defense. Serbian planes roamed freely targeting some military but mostly civilian targets. Then military base near Šibenik got liberated, and from there we captured Zastava M55 AA cannons and Strela 2M rockets which were used in this video.

That day marked first victory over Serbian air force and gave Croats hope that it is possible to fight back against numerically and tehnologically superior enemy.

4 years later, we won the war. Today we are part of NATO and EU as a free country