Serbian Army of Krajina
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Serbian Army of Krajina | |
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Српска Војска Крајине Srpska Vojska Krajine | |
Dates of operation | 1992–1995 |
Allegiance | Serbian Krajina |
Size | 30,000[1] |
Battles and wars | Operation Stinger, Operation Medak Pocket, Operation Maslenica, Operation Summer '95, Operation Whirlwind, Operation Flash, Operation Storm |
Colors | (Serbian tricolour) |
War flag |
The Serbian Army of Krajina (Serbo-Croatian: Srpska vojska Krajine; SVK, Serbian Cyrillic: Српска војска Крајине; СВК) was the armed forces of the Republic of Serbian Krajina (RSK). Also known as the Army of the Republic of Serbian Krajina or Krajina Serbian Army, the armed forces of Krajina consisted of ground and air elements.
Created through the merger of the Territorial Defense of the Republika Srpska Krajina (TORSK), units of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) and the Krajina Militia, the Krajina Serb Army was officially established on 19 March 1992. Responsible for the security of the RSK, its area of responsibility covered an area of some 17,028 km² at its peak, as it was located entirely inland it thus had no naval forces. The Serbian Army of Krajina, along with the state of RSK, ceased to exist in 1995 following the Croatian military offensive Operation Storm.
Organization[]
Commanders-in-Chief[]
No. | Portrait | Commander-in-Chief | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch |
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1 | Milan Babić (1956–2006) | 1992 | 1992 | 0 years | none | |
2 | Goran Hadžić (1958–2016) | 1992 | 1994 | 1–2 years | none | |
3 | Milan Martić (born 1954) | 1994 | 1995 | 0–1 years | none |
Commanders[]
No. | Portrait | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch |
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1 | Mile Novaković (1950–2015) | Major general1992 | 1994 | 1–2 years | Army | |
2 | Milan Čeleketić (born 1946) | Major general1994 | 1995 | 0–1 years | Army | |
3 | Mile Mrkšić (1947–2015) | General1995 | 1995 | 0 years | Army |
Structure[]
- 105th Aviation Brigade
- 44th Air defense rocket brigade
- 75th Mixed artillery brigade
- "Pauk" Operational Group
- Special forces corps
- 7th Dalmatia (dalmatinski) corps
- 15th Lika (lički) corps
- 21st Kordun (kordunski) corps
- 39th Banija (banijski) corps
- 18th West-Slavonia (zapadnoslavonski) corps
- 11th East-Slavonia (istočnoslavonski) corps
At the creation of the army, it was planned that its number would be 80,000 people, however it turned out to be less.
- According to Colonel Kosta Novaković: 62,483 (772 officers, 2,709 non-commissioned officers and 59,002 soldiers) or 78% of the planned number.[2]
- According to the General Staff in 1994: 62,805 (2,890 officers, 4,329 non-commissioned officers and 55,886 soldiers).[3]
- According to General Milisav Sekulić: 71,409 (3,291 officers, 3,424 non-commissioned officers and 60,496 soldiers).[3]
Equipment[]
- Armored Vehicles
- Artillery
- Anti-aircraft
- ZSU-57-2
- M53/59 Praga
- 9K35 Strela 1
- Strela 2
- 9K38 Igla
- S-75 Dvina
- 2K12 Kub
- Aircraft
- An-2 (1)
- J-20 Kraguj
- Soko J-22 Orao (2)
- J-21 Jastreb (12)
- G-2 Galeb
- Aérospatiale Gazelle
- Mil Mi-8T
- Utva 66
- Zlin Z-526
- Other
Gallery[]
Krajina Airforce G-2 Galeb
Krajina Airforce Aérospatiale Gazelle
Krajina Airforce Utva 66
Krajina Airforce Zlin Z-526
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Dixon, Jeffrey S.; Sarkees, Meredith Reid (2015). A Guide to Intra-state Wars: An Examination of Civil, Regional, and Intercommunal Wars, 1816–2014. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press. p. 313. ISBN 978-1-50630-081-8.
- ^ Novaković 2009, p. 292.
- ^ a b Рат за опстанак Срба Крајишника. Зборник радова 1. - Београд: Тело Принт. - 2010, с. 199.
Sources[]
- Vrcelj, Marko (2002). Rat za Srpsku Krajinu: 1991-1995. Zora. ISBN 9788683809066.
- Novaković, Kosta (2009). Srpska krajina: usponi, padovi, uzdizanja. Zora. ISBN 978-86-83809-54-7.
- "The Army of Serbian Krajina", Jane's Intelligence Review, 1 October 1993
External links[]
- "Vojska Republike Srpske Krajine". Archived from the original on 30 December 2008.
- Military of Serbian Krajina