Jean-Michel Nicollier (1 July 1966 – 20 November 1991) was a French military volunteer, who battled in the Croatian War of Independence.
[1][3] At Ovčara, according to later witness testimonies, a man named Kemo took Nicollier from the hangars, at which point he was viciously beaten, and killed by a gunshot to the head by one Spasoje Petković, who then took 20 francs from his pocket.
[8] In 2010, Croatian authors Višnja Starešina and Ivan Maloča released a documentary about the Vukovar massacre, telling the story of Siniša Glavašević as well as Nicollier.
[2] On 17 November 2011, at the initiative of an NGO led by Ivanković, Nicollier was posthumously awarded with the Vukovar-Srijem County "Tribute for love, loyalty and bravery in the Croatian War of Independence".
Nicollier's mother came to Zagreb with his younger brother Paul, to receive the order from Croatia's President Ivo Josipović.
[13][14] In May 2013 citizens of Vukovar decided by internet voting to name the new build 50-meter-long (160 ft) bridge on the river Vuka in his honour Most Jean-Michela Nicoliera.