The JNA tasked the 2nd Titograd Corps and the 9th Boka Kotorska Military-Maritime Sector (VPS)both of which were elements of the 2nd Operational Groupwith cutting off and capturing the Dubrovnik area.
The defences of Dubrovnik were almost non-existentat the outset of hostilities there were 480 troops in the city area,[REF] out of which only 50 had some training [REF].