The JNA forces consisted of 70 officers and 200 soldiers[REF] garrisoned at the Stanko Opsenica barracks and four other smaller JNA facilities in Gospić [REF].
In early September, Croatian forces in Gospić comprised 427 troops, largely drawn from police forces based in Gospić, Rijeka and Zabok, volunteers from Gospić, Zagreb and Senj as well as Croatian Defence Forces troops [REF].