▁unit ▁in ▁G os pi ć ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 1 8 th ▁Infantry ▁Brigade , ▁which ▁started ▁to ▁form ▁around ▁the ▁Z NG ▁ 5 8 th ▁Independent ▁Battalion ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁August , ▁but ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁fully ▁assemble d ▁until ▁after ▁October . ▁By ▁mid - Se ptember , ▁the ▁brig ade ▁compr ised ▁two ▁batt al ions — one ▁with ▁four ▁companies ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁one ▁three . ▁The ▁ 1 1 8 th ▁Infantry ▁Brigade ▁was ▁commanded ▁by ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁Mir ko ▁Nor ac , ▁while ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁police ▁in ▁G os pi ć ▁was ▁Ivan ▁Das ović . ▁ ▁Tim eline ▁ ▁The ▁J NA ▁and ▁the ▁Ser b ▁par amil it ary ▁force ▁bomb arded ▁G os pi ć ▁with ▁art illery ▁station ed ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Div os elo ▁and ▁J NA ▁Jas ik ov ac ▁Bar ra cks ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁The ▁intensity ▁of ▁these ▁attacks ▁increased ▁significantly ▁towards ▁mid - Se ptember ▁causing ▁significant ▁damage ▁to ▁G os pi ć ; ▁one ▁SA O ▁K raj ina ▁report ▁of ▁the ▁attack ▁estimated ▁that ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 % ▁of ▁structures ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁were ▁dam aged . ▁▁ ▁At ▁the ▁out set ▁of ▁the ▁battle , ▁the ▁J NA ▁and ▁the ▁par amil itar ies ▁pushed ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁force ▁out ▁of ▁eastern ▁G os pi ć . ▁On ▁ 5 ▁September , ▁Cro at ian