Crest of Army of The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBiH; Armija Republike Bosne i Hercegovine; Армија Републике Босне и Херцеговине) was an official military force of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina established by the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992 following the outbreak of the Bosnian War. Following the end of the war, and the signing of the Dayton Peace Agreement in 1995, it was transformed into Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Under the State Defense Reform Law the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina were unified in to a single structure OSBiH making entity armies defunct. Image File history File links Armija_BiH.svg‎ Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File links Armija_BiH.svg‎ Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Motto: none Anthem: Intermeco Bosnia and Herzegovina() on the European continent()  —  [] Capital (and largest city)  Sarajevo Official languages Bosnian Croatian Serbian Government Parliamentary democracy  -  Presidency members NebojÅ¡a Radmanović1 Haris Silajdžić2 Željko KomÅ¡ić3  -  Chairman of the Council of Ministers Nikola Å pirić  -  High Representative Christian Schwarz... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Combatants Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Predominantly Bosniak) Army of Republika Srpska, Yugoslav Peoples Army, various paramilitary units from Serbia and Montenegro (Serbian) Croatian Defence Council, Croatian Army (Croatian) Commanders Alija Izetbegović (President of Bosnia and Herzegovina) Sefer Halilović (Army chief of staff 1992-1993) Rasim... The Dayton Agreement or Dayton Accords is the name given to the agreement at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio to end the war in the former Yugoslavia that had gone on for the previous three years, in particular the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian, Croatian: Vojska Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine) was the military of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina created after the 1995 Dayton Agreement. ...

Creation and composition

The Army of Republic of Bosnia and Hercegovina, was formed on April 15 1992 during the early days of the Bosnian War. Before the ARBiH was officially created, a number of paramilitary and civil defense groups such as the Green Berets, Patriotic League and the local Territorial Defence (TO) units has been founded. Other irregular groups included criminal bands, as well as collections of police and former JNA soldiers. April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... Combatants Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Predominantly Bosniak) Army of Republika Srpska, Yugoslav Peoples Army, various paramilitary units from Serbia and Montenegro (Serbian) Croatian Defence Council, Croatian Army (Croatian) Commanders Alija Izetbegović (President of Bosnia and Herzegovina) Sefer Halilović (Army chief of staff 1992-1993) Rasim... A paramilitary organization is a group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion. ... The old United States civil defense logo. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Crime is the current Good Article Collaboration of the week! Please help to improve this article to the highest of standards. ...

The army was formed in poor circumstances, and suffored from a very limited supply of arms. Critical deficiencies included tanks and other heavy weaponry. The first commander of the army was Sefer Halilović. Sefer Halilović (born January 6, 1952) is a high-ranked general from Bosnia and Herzegovina, currently a war crimes suspect. ...

The army was divided into Corps, each stationed in a particular territory. In 1993, most brigades were renamed as Mountain troops given that the lack of heavy weapons made it organizationally pointless to list them as infantry or motorized. In addition, Bosnian terrain favored light infantry over armored and mechanized formations. A corps (plural same as singular; a word that migrated from the French language, pronounced IPA: (cor), but originating in the Latin corpus, corporis meaning body) is either a large military unit or formation, an administrative grouping of troops within an army with a common function (such as artillery or... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... In military science a brigade is a military unit that is part of a division and includes regiments (where that level exists), or (in modern armies) is composed of several battalions (typically two to four) and directly attached supporting units. ... Infantry of the Royal Irish Rifles during the Battle of the Somme in World War I. Infantry are soldiers who fight primarily on foot with small arms in organized military units, though they may be transported to the battlefield by horses, ships, automobiles, skis, or other means. ... Motorized forces or military units are those that have trucks, or other wheeled, un-armoured transport as an integral part of their organization. ... Traditionally light infantry (or skirmishers) were soldiers whose job was to provide a skirmishing screen ahead of the main body of infantry, harassing and delaying the enemy advance. ... Alternative meanings: vehicle armour, Armor (novel) A hoplite wearing a helmet, a breastplate and greaves (and nothing else). ... Mechanized military units are otherwise slow-moving or immobile military units that have had trucks or other ground transport systems added to their formation to add to or improve their mobility. ...

• 1st Corps: Sarajevo (HQ), Goražde
• 2nd Corps: Tuzla (HQ), Doboj, Bijeljina, Srebrenica, [[Zvornik]
• 3rd Corps: Zenica (HQ),Tešanj

 Gornji Vakuf, Vitez, Visoko and Lašva Valley 

• 4th Corps: Mainly Mostar (HQ) but also consisting of Livno, Tomislavgrad and Trebinje
• 5th Corps: Bihać (HQ), Bužim, and Bosanska Krajina
• 6th Corps: Konjic (HQ)
• 7th Corps: Jajce and Travnik (HQ)

Map of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo) Coordinates: Country Bosnia and Herzegovina Entity Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Canton Sarajevo Canton Government  - Mayor Semiha Borovac (SDA) Area [1]  - City 141. ... Goražde (Cyrillic: Горажде) is a city in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina on the Drina river. ... Municipality of Bosnia and Herzegovina General Information Entity Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Canton Tuzla Canton Land area 302,35 km² Population 165,000 Population density 545/km² Coordinates Area code +387 35 Mayor Jasmin Imamović (SDP) Website http://www. ... Doboj (Cyrillic: Добој) is a city and a municipality in the Republika Srpska entity, Bosnia and Herzegovina, situated on the river Bosna. ... Bijeljina (Serbian Cyrillic: Бијељина) is a town in northeastern Bosnia-Herzegovina in the Republika Srpska entity. ... Srebrenica (Cyrillic: Сребреница; IPA: /srÉ›.brÉ›.ni. ... Zenica (Cyrillic: Зеница) is an industrial city (the fourth largest, after Sarajevo, Banja Luka and Tuzla) in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the capital of the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity. ... TeÅ¡anj is a town in the northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located near Teslić, Doboj and Zavidovići. ... Location in Bosnia and Herzegovina General Information Municipality president Marinko Krajina (HDZ) Land area Population (1991 census) 25,130 Population density Coordinates Area code +387 30 Subdivisions Website Gornji Vakuf - Uskoplje is a town and municipality in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, located between Bugojno, Prozor, Kupres, Novi Travnik and Konjic. ... Shield of Vitez Vitez (Serbian: Витез) is a town in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Visoko is a small but famous and noteworthy city in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Mostar (Мостар) is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the center of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation. ... Livno Valley and mountain Dinara Livno is a city in western Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Municipality of Bosnia and Herzegovina General Information Entity {{{entity}}} Land area Population (1991 census) 29,321 Population density Coordinates Area code +387 34 Mayor Zdravko Prka (HSP) Website http://www. ... Trebinje (Cyrillic: Требиње) is the southern-most municipality and town in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Municipality of Bosnia and Herzegovina General Information Entity {{{entity}}} Land area Population (1991 census) 70,896 Population density Coordinates Area code +387 37 Mayor Hamdija Lipovača (SDP) Website http://www. ... The municipality of Bužim is one of the most northwestern municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Bosanska Krajina Region Bosanska Krajina (lit Bosnian Frontier) is a geographical region of Bosnia and Herzegovina enclosed by three rivers - Sava, Una and Vrbas. ... Shield of Konjic with the Neretva river Municipality of Konjic (marked green) Konjic is a town and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina situated on the Neretva river. ... Municipality of Bosnia and Herzegovina General Information Entity {{{entity}}} Land area Population (1991 census) 45,007 Population density Area code +387 30 Mayor Nisvet Hrnjić (SDA) Website http://www. ... Location in Bosnia and Herzegovina General Information Mayor Tarih Lendo (SDA) Land area 35 km² Population 70,000 Population density Coordinates Area code +387 30 Subdivisions Website http://www. ...

Generals

• Sefer Halilović (first commander)
• Jovan Divjak (second commander)
• Stjepan Šiber (third commander)
• Rasim Delić (commander)
• Mustafa Hajrulahović Talijan (first commander of the 1st Corps)
• Atif Dudaković (second commander of the 5th Corps)
• Ramiz Dreković (first commander of the 4th Corps)
• Mehmed Alagić (first commander of the 7th Corps)
• Željko Knez (first commander of the 2nd Corps)

Sefer Halilović (born January 6, 1952) is a high-ranked general from Bosnia and Herzegovina, currently a war crimes suspect. ... Jovan Divjak (Born March 11, 1937 in Belgrade, Serbia) was a general in the Bosnian army during the 1992-1995 Bosnian War. ... Atif Dudaković (Born December 2, 1953 in Bosanska Dubica, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a former general in the Bosnian army, commanding the armys 5th Corps before becoming the general commander of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina army. ...

Bosnian War

1992

In 1992, 70% of Bosnia was under JNA (Yugoslav People's Army), and then later VRS (Bosnian Serb Army), control. Sarajevo was under siege. The ARBiH had defended Sarajevo with light weaponry. The army was surrounded and the transfer of supplies was hard, if not impossible. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Motto: none Anthem: Intermeco Bosnia and Herzegovina() on the European continent()  —  [] Capital (and largest city)  Sarajevo Official languages Bosnian Croatian Serbian Government Parliamentary democracy  -  Presidency members NebojÅ¡a Radmanović1 Haris Silajdžić2 Željko KomÅ¡ić3  -  Chairman of the Council of Ministers Nikola Å pirić  -  High Representative Christian Schwarz... The Yugoslav Peoples Army (YPA) (Serbian: Југословенска народна армија / Jugoslovenska narodna armija (JHA / JNA); Croatian: Jugoslavenska narodna armija (JNA); Slovene: Jugoslovanska ljudska armada (JLA); Macedonian: Jугословенската народна армија (JНA); Albanian: Armata Popullore e Jugosllavisë) was the military force of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. ... Bosnian Serb Army, officially Army of the Republika Srpska (Serbian Војска Републике Српске/Vojska Republike Srpske, ВРС/VRS) is the military of the Bosnian Serb political entity of Republika Srpska. ... Combatants ARBiH (1992-95) NATO Air Force (1995) JNA (1992) VRS (1992-95) Commanders Jovan Divjak Mustafa Hajrulahović Vahid Karavelić Nedžad Ajnadžić Stanislav Galić (1992-94) Dragomir MiloÅ¡ević (1994-95) Strength 40,000 badly-armed soldiers (1992) 30,000-50,000 heavily-armed troops (1992) The Siege...

1993

1993 saw no major changes in the front lines. Instead, this year marked the start of the Bosniak-Croat war in Central Bosnia and in Herzegovina, notably the Mostar region. The initial offensive of the Bosnian Croat HVO (Croatian Defence Council) was stopped by ARBiH units, which then began a counter offensive named Neretva 93. As the ARBiH prepared a new offensive, peace was negotiated. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Bosniaks (natively: Bošnjaci) are South Slavs descended from those who converted to Islam during the Ottoman period (15th-19th century). ... Croats (Croatian: Hrvati) are a south Slavic people mostly living in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (where theyre one of the constitutive nations). ... Look up war in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Herzegovina (natively Hercegovina/Херцеговина) is a historical region in the Dinaric Alps that composes the southern part of present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Mostar (Мостар) is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the center of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation. ... The Croatian Defence Council (Croatian Hrvatsko vijeće obrane, HVO) was the main military formation of the Croats during the Bosnian War charged with achieving the military objectives of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia. ... Offensive may relate to In sports or combat, the team which is attacking, pitching or moving forwards In language or morals, terms and concepts which are unacceptable to some people, such as swearing and profanity. ...

As a result of the war between HVO and ARBiH, the Bosnian Serbs gained control over considerable territories around the city of Goražde. These territorial losses put an end to the possibility of liberating the west side of Visegrad and creating a safe corridor (and natural front line) along the Drina river to the towns of Žepa and Srebrenica. Ethnic map of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2006 municipality data. ... A front line is a line of confrontation in an armed conflict, most often a war. ...

1994

A renewed alliance between HVO and ARBiH was agreed, with the objective of forming a strong force that could fight the much stronger and equipped VRS. This was the time of frequent peace negotiations.

1995

Despite the loss of several enclaves, most notably Srebrenica, 1995 was marked by HVO and ARBiH offensives and later by NATO intervention. The Croatian army, with cooperation from ARBiH and HVO, launched a number of operations(mostly NATO/American lead), most notably the Operation Storm and Operation Sana 95. Ethnic Serb forces were driven out, and the Serb population fled from Croatia, and from parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Only peace negotiations stopped the further Serb-held towns falling. NATO intervention in few days destroyed much of the VRS infrastructure in the Operation Deliberate Force. The war ended with the signing of the Dayton Accord. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Burial of 505 identified Bosniak civilians (July 11, 2006) Burial of 610 identified Bosniak civilians (July 11, 2005 The Srebrenica Massacre, also known as Srebrenica Genocide,[1] was the July 1995 killing of an estimated 8,000 Bosniak males, ranging in age from young teens to the elderly, in the... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... NATO 2002 Summit in Prague. ... See: Intervention (counseling) - an orchestrated attempt by family and friends to get a family member to get help for addiction or other similar problem. ... Combatants Croatia (HV) Bosnia and Herzegovina (ABiH) Republic of Serbian Krajina (VSK) Republika Srpska (VRS) Commanders Zvonimir ÄŒervenko (HV) Atif Dudakovic (ABiH) Mile MrkÅ¡ić (VSK) Strength 150,000 soldiers, 350 tanks, 400 artillery pieces, 50 rocket launchers, 50 aircraft and helicopters 40,000 soldiers, 150 tanks, 350 artillery pieces... Serbs (in the Serbian language Срби, Srbi) are a south Slavic people living chiefly in Serbia and Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Combatants NATO Republika Srpska Commanders Willy Claes Ratko Mladić Casualties 1 Mirage aircraft, 2 pilots POW Undisclosed The 1995 NATO bombing in Bosnia and Herzegovina (code-named by NATO Operation Deliberate Force) was a sustained air campaign conducted by the North-Atlantic military organization to undermine the military capability of... The Dayton Agreement or Dayton Accords is the name given to the agreement at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio to end the war in the former Yugoslavia that had gone on for the previous three years, in particular the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina. ...

External links

• Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian & English)
• Blogs of former soldiers and their stories
  • Bore oko očiju (Bosnian, English, & French)
  • Ponor (Bosnian)
  • Umor (Bosnian)
  • Za Tebe (Bosnian)