Serbian Army of Krajina

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.

Serbian Army of Krajina
Српска Војска Крајине
Srpska Vojska Krajine
Dates of operation1992–1995
Allegiance Serbian Krajina
Size30,000[1]
Battles and warsOperation Stinger,
Operation Medak Pocket,
Operation Maslenica,
Operation Summer '95,
Operation Whirlwind,
Operation Flash,
Operation Storm
Colors(Serbian tricolour)
War flag

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-ChiefTook officeLeft officeTime in officeDefence branch
1
Babić, MilanMilan Babić
(1956–2006)		199219920 yearsnone
2
Hadžić, GoranGoran Hadžić
(1958–2016)		199219941–2 yearsnone
3
Martić, MilanMilan Martić
(born 1954)		199419950–1 yearsnone

Commanders
No. Portrait CommanderTook officeLeft officeTime in officeDefence branch
1
Novaković, MileMajor general
Mile Novaković
(1950–2015)		199219941–2 years Army
2
Čeleketić, MilanMajor general
Milan Čeleketić
(born 1946)		199419950–1 years Army
3
Mrkšić, MileGeneral
Mile Mrkšić
(1947–2015)		199519950 years Army

Structure
Main article: Main Staff of the Serbian Army of Krajina
Territorial organization of SVK
Uniform of SVK
  • 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
  • Krajina Airforce G-2 Galeb
  • Krajina Airforce Aérospatiale Gazelle
  • Krajina Airforce Utva 66
  • Krajina Airforce Zlin Z-526

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. Novaković 2009, p. 292.
  3. Рат за опстанак Срба Крајишника. Зборник радова 1. - Београд: Тело Принт. - 2010, с. 199.

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