Green Berets (Bosnian paramilitary)
Green Berets | |
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Zelene beretke | |
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Active | 1992 |
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Type | Light infantry |
Size | 3,500 |
Garrison/HQ | Sarajevo, Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Nickname(s) | Zeleni Spartanci |
Colors | |
Engagements | Bosnian War |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Emin Švrakić |
The Green Berets (Bosnian: Zelene beretke) was a paramilitary organization founded in Sarajevo in early 1992. They were founded by demobilized soldiers and conscripts from the Yugoslav National Army (JNA) who were mostly ethnic Bosniaks and supporters of the elected government of Bosnia and Herzegovina. They were integrated into a newly founded Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the second half of 1992. The Green Berets as a gear of choice[clarification needed] and name was selected both as a reference to United States Army Special Forces (although no actual relation existed) and as a common colour brand of the predominant ethnic group that composed the unit, namely Bosniaks. Bosnian Green Berets were mostly active during the war in the early part of 1992 in northern and central Bosnia.[1]
References[]
- ^ Swanee Hunt (2004). This was not our war: Bosnian women reclaiming the peace. Duke University Press. p. 284. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
Zelene beretke.
See also[]
- Green Berets
- Military units and formations of the Bosnian War
- Paramilitary organizations in the Yugoslav Wars
- Military wings of political parties
- Disbanded units and formations
- Military unit and formation stubs
- Bosnia and Herzegovina stubs
- Military history stubs