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| Founded | May 20, 1992 |
| Disbanded | February 4, 2003 |
| Headquarters | Belgrade, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | President Dobrica Ćosić (1992-1993) President Zoran Lilić (1993-1997) President Slobodan Milošević (1997-2000) President Vojislav Koštunica (2000-2003) |
| Commanders of General Staff HQ | Colonel General Života Panić (1992-1993) Colonel General Momčilo Perišić (1993-1998) General of the Army Dragoljub Ojdanić (1998-2000) Colonel General Nebojša Pavković (2000-2002) Colonel General Branko Krga (last Commander of General Staff) |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 19 years |
| Related articles | |
| History | Bosnian War, Kosovo War, Preševo Valley conflict |
The Army of Yugoslavia (Serbian: Војска Југославије - ВЈ, Vojska Jugoslavije - VJ) was the name of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia which existed from May 20, 1992 to February 4 2003.
It was created from the remnants of the Yugoslav People's Army. After the establishment of the loosely federated state of Serbia and Montenegro, which replaced the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the army changed its name to Military of Serbia and Montenegro (Serbian: Војска Србије и Црне Горе - ВСЦГ, Vojska Srbije i Crne Gore - VSCG). The Yugoslav Army was heavily involved in combating the separatist Kosovo Liberation Army and Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac during the Kosovo War and Preševo Valley conflict, and it was also on the front lines of the war with NATO during the 1999 NATO bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Organization
The Yugoslav Army was organized in three main branches; Ground forces, Air Force and Air Defense and Navy. There were also units under the direct command of the Yugoslav Army General Staff which were independent from commands of three main branches.
Ground Forces (KoV)
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Organization of Yugoslav Army 1999
Supreme Commander Army of Yugoslavia - Slobodan Milošević
General Staff - Belgrade
Chief of Staff: General mr Dragoljub Ojdanic (promoted to General of the Army) deputy Chief of Staff: Major General Svetozar Marjanović (promoted to General, March 31)
46th Security Motorized Brigade Guard Brigade Infantry School Center OMJ School Center Diver Training Center Artillery School Center 1st Army HQ in Belgrade - covering northern part of the country
Major General Srboljub Trajkovic
Bases: Belgrade, Pancevo, Novi Sad, Sombor, Kragujevac, Sremska Mitrovica, Sabac, Valjevo
Mechanized Corps 252th Armored Brigade (regular) - moved to Kosovo and part of Pristina corps - Kraljevo 1st Mechanized Brigade (regular) 2nd Mechanized Brigade (regular) 3rd Mechanized Brigade (regular) 1st Mixed Artillery Brigade 35th Motorized Brigade (reserve) Novi Sad Corps ??
36th Armored Brigade (regular) 453rd Mechanized Brigade (regular) - Sremska Mitrovica 12th Mechanized Brigade (regular) 18th Motorized Brigade (reserve) 127th Light Infantry Brigade (reserve) 16th Mixed Artillery Brigade (regular) 16th Mixed Anti-Tank Brigade (regular) ??? 506th Infantry Brigade ??? 45th Light Infantry Brigade ??? 24th Mixed Artillery Brigade ??? 2nd Military Police Battalion Command of Belgrade city defence 151st Motorized Brigade (reserve) 505th Light Motorized Brigade (reserve) 153rd Light Motorized Brigade (reserve) 22nd Mixed Artillery Brigade (reserve) 585. Vazduhoplovni puk lake pešadije (rezerva)- četiri brigade 22nd Mixed Anti-Tank Regiment (reserve) 150th Light Motorized Regiment (reserve) Kragujevac Corps 51st Mechanized Brigade (regular) 80th Motorized Brigade (reserve) 130th Motorized Brigade (reserve) 129th Light Motorized Brigade (reserve) 20th Light Infantry Brigade (reserve) 21st Light Infantry Brigade (reserve) 24th Mixed Artillery Regiment (reserve) Drina division - Valjevo 544th Motorized Brigade (regular) Danube division - Zrenjanin 14th Light Motorized Brigade (reserve) Special Forces Corps - Pančevo Guard Motorized Brigade - Belgrade 63rd Paratrooper Brigade - Niš 3,000 - 4,000 soliders
72. Special Brigade "Cobras" "Hawks" 149th Air Defence Rocket Regiment 240th Air Defence Rocket Regiment 310th Air Defence Rocket Regiment Command of special purpose units Banat unit for special purpose (reserve) - Zrenjanin Drina unit for special purpose - Šabac ?? 152nd Mixed Artillery Brigade ?? 5th Military Police Battalion ?? 401st PVO Rocket Artillery Brigade - Dobanovac 2nd Army HQ in Podgorica - covering southern part of the country
Co: Major General Milorad Obradović (from April 1st) Major General Martinovic (before April 1st)
Chief of Staff: Brigader General Jagos Stevanović (from April 1st)
Bases: Podgorica, Danilovgrad, Niksic, Uzice, Cacak, Novi Pazar, Raska, Kremna
Podgorica Corps ??
56 Engr Regt - 5th Motorized Brigade (regular) 57th Motorized Brigade (reserve) 179th Motorized Brigade (reserve) 3rd Light Infantry Brigade (reserve) 326th Mixed Artillery Brigade 4th Light Infantry Brigade (reserve) 2nd Light Mountain Infantry Brigade (reserve) 72nd Border Battalion Uzice Corps ??
37th Motorized Brigade (regular) 168th Motorized Brigade (reserve) 27th Light Motorized Brigade (reserve) 134th Light Infantry Brigade (reserve) 6th Light Infantry Brigade (reserve) 7th Light Infantry Brigade (reserve) 202nd Mixed Artillery Brigade (reserve) 60th Air Defence Rocket Regiment 3rd Army HQ in Niš - covering central part of the country
Co: Major General Nebojša Pavković (promoted to General, March 31)
Chief of Staff: Brigader General Ljubiša Stojimirović
Bases: Nis, Pristina, Krusevac, Leskovac, Vranje, Pirot, Prokuplje, Kursumlija
generali Tomislav Mladenović i Milan Đaković
Nish Corps general major Negoslav Nikolić
4th Motorized Brigade (regular) 2nd Motorized Brigade (reserve) 211st Armored Brigade (regular) - equipped with M-84 805th Motorized Brigade (reserve) 203rd Mixed Artillery Brigade (reserve) 50th Light Infantry Brigade (reserve) Leskovac Corps ??
89th Motorized Brigade (reserve) 135th Motorized Brigade (reserve) 13th Light Motorized Brigade (reserve) 21st Mixed Anti-Tank Brigade (reserve) 42nd Mixed Anti-Tank Brigade (reserve) Priština Corps Priština
Co: Brigader General Vladimir Lazarević
Corps Troops 52 MP Bn - Priština Major Željko Peković 83 Avn Regt - Priština 52 Engr Regt - Kruševac 52 Signal Regt - Priština 15th Mechanized Brigade (regular) - Priština Colonel Mladen Ćirković 243rd Motorized Infantry Brigade (regular) - Uroševac Colonel Krsman Jelić 549th Motorized Infantry Brigade (regular) - Prizren, Đakovica Colonel Božidar Delić 125th Motorized Infantry Brigade - Kosovska Mitrovica one Motorized Infantry Bn - Peć Colonel Dragan Živanović 252nd Armored Brigade Colonel Milos Mandic, Commander, , deployed central Kosovo (Home Garrison: Kraljevo, Serbia) 58th Light Mechanized Brigade (reserve) 102nd Mechanized Anti-Tank Brigade (reserve) 62nd Mixed Artillery Brigade (regular) - Gnjilane Colonel Radojko Stefanović 53 Border Bn - Đakovica 55 Border Bn - Prizren 57 Border Bn - Đakovica 52nd light anti-aircraft artillery-rocket regiment - Đakovica Colonel Miloš Đosan 311 Air-Defense Regiment - Đakovica 150th Mixed Artillery Brigade Timok special purpose units 148th Motorized Brigade (regular) 9th Motorized Brigade (regular) 23rd Light Infantry Brigade (reserve) 35th Light Infantry Brigade (reserve) 311th Air Defence Rocket Regiment 7th Air Defence Rocket Regiment ???????????? Special Purposes Corps - diversionary and reconnaissance actions and for antiguerilla and antiterrorist combat operations.
63. Paratroop Brigade Anti-terrorist battalion "Hawks" 72. Special Brigade Guard Motorized Brigade Anti-terrorist group "Cobras" 25th Military Police Battalion 1st Armored brigade (T-72) - Banjica Air Force (RV) & Air Defense Forces (PVO) Co: Major General Spasoje Smiljanic
Main Headquarters: Zemun, Glavna ulica, br. 30
Underground Headquarter: Dobanovac
Aviation Corps Co: Brigader General Radoljub Masic
Air Defense Corps Co: Major General Branislav Petrovic Chief of Staff: Brigadier General Nikola Grujin
Navy Vice Admiral Milan Zec
Chief of Intelligence and Security Major General Geza Farkaš General Aleksandar Vasilje
Air Force and Air Defense (RV i PVO)
Main article: Air Force of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2008) |
Navy (RM)
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The Federal Yugoslav Navy was based in the Kotor and was largely made of vessels inherited from the SFR Yugoslav Navy.
Equipment
Armoured vehicle
- M-84 - 221
- T-55A - 678
- T-72M1 - 65
- M-80A - 570
- PT-76
- BTR-50
- MT-LBu
- M-60P
- BRDM-2
- BOV (APC) - operated several versions
- M-84AI - ARV version of M-84 MBT
- T-55 TZI - ARV version of T-55 medium tank
- TZI-JVBT - ARV version of T-55 medium tank
- MT-55A - Armoured vehicle-launched bridge
Artillery
- M-72 82 mm Mortar
- M-74 & M-75 120 mm Mortar
- M-46 - 256
- M-56 - 174
- M-84 Nora-A - 52
- D-30 - 303
- D-20
- 2S1 Gvozdika
- M-63
- M-77
Air Defence
- Bofors 40 mm gun L/70 - guided by GIRAFFE Radar
- ZSU-57-2 - 54
- M53/59 Praga - 100-200?
- 57 mm AZP S-60 - ?
- SA-7
- SA-14
- SA-18
- SA-9
- SA-13 - 18
- S-125 Neva (SA-3)
- 2K12 Kub (SA-6 Gainful)
Weapons
- CZ-99 Pistol 9 mm
- M70A/M70B1 Assault Rifles 7.62 mm
- Heckler & Koch MP5
- M93 Black Arrow Long Range Rifle
- BGA
- M76 7.9 mm Sniper rifle
- M77 Assault rifle
- M72 7.62 mm Machine gun
- M84 7.62 mm Machine gun
- M87 12.7 mm Heavy Machine gun
- AT-3 Sagger
- AT-4 Spigot
- M79 "Osa" 90 mm
- M80 "Zolja" 64 mm rocket grenade launcher
- Heckler & Koch G3 SG/1- Special Forces only
Aircraft
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| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Fishbed || 
Soviet Union || Fighter
Trainer
Recon || MiG-21 Bis
MiG-21 UM
MiG-21 M/RF || 46
8
2/4 || 26
6
1 ||
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| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 Fulcrum || Soviet Union || Fighter
Trainer || MiG-29A
MiG-29UB || 14
2|| 4
1 ||
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| SOKO J-22 Orao || 
Yugoslavia || Ground Attack
Trainer
Rece
Rece-Trainer || J-22
NJ-22
IJ-22
INJ-22 || 24
10
9
2 || 16
7
8
2 ||
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| SOKO G-2 Galeb || Yugoslavia || Fighter Bomber & Trainer || G-2š || 16 || 1 ||
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| SOKO G-4 Super Galeb || Yugoslavia || Fighter Bomber & Trainer
Unarmed Trainer
Target puller
Prototyp || G-4
G-4š
G-4t
G-4M || 40?
8
4
1 || 23
8
2
1 ||
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| Antonov An-2 Colt || 
Poland || Cargo Aircraft || An-2TD || 4 || 1 ||
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| Antonov An-26 Curl || Soviet Union || Cargo Aircraft || An-26B || 8-10 || 2(6) ||
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| Yakovlev Yak-40 Codling || Soviet Union || VIP Aircraft || Yak-40 || 4 || 1-2 ||
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| Mil Mi-8 Hip|| Soviet Union|| Transport Helicopter
Multirole Helicopter|| Mi-8T || 41 || 29 ||
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| Mil Mi-14 Haze || Soviet Union|| Anti-Submarine Helicopter|| Mi-14PL|| 3|| 0 || All destroyed during the war.
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| Kamov Ka-25 Hormone || Soviet Union || Anti-Submarine Helicopter || Ka-25PL || 4 || 0 || 3 destroyed during the war. Last one withdrawn, now in Belgrade Aviation Museum
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| Kamov Ka-28 Helix || Soviet Union || Anti-Submarine Helicopter || Ka-28PL || 2 || 0 || Withdrawn, now in Belgrade Aviation Museum
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| Aérospatiale SA-341/-342 Gazelle || 
France/ Yugoslavia || Utility
Recon
Attack Helicopter
Attack helicopter || HO-42/45
HI-42 Hera
HN-42M Gama
HN-45M Gama 2 || 30
3
27
15|| 29
3
19
11 ||
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Naval Fleet
- Koni class frigate (2)
- Kotor class frigate (2)
- Heroj class submarine (3)
- Sava class submarine (2)
- Una class submarine (5)
- Končar class guided missile gunboat (5)
- Osa class missile boat (8?)
- Jadran sailboat
- Neštin class minesweeper (7)
- Kozara river ship
Operational experience
Gallery
- M-84 MBT and Serbian police special forces during fights in Oraovica village. M-84 MBT and Serbian police special forces during fights in Oraovica village.
- Yugoslav soldier in Preševo, 2001. Yugoslav soldier in Preševo, 2001.
- Yugoslav Army Air Defense SA-13 Strela-10 Yugoslav Army Air Defense SA-13 Strela-10
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Yugoslav Army soldier and M-80A IFV on Kosovo.
Yugoslav Army soldier and
M-80A IFV on Kosovo. - Column of Yugoslav army vehicles. In front are two UAZ-469 jeeps, in middle is M53/59 Praga, and on the end is TAM-150 truck. Column of Yugoslav army vehicles. In front are two UAZ-469 jeeps, in middle is M53/59 Praga, and on the end is TAM-150 truck.
- Yugoslav Army T-55A and US Army M1 Abrams MBT during YA withdrawal. Yugoslav Army T-55A and US Army M1 Abrams MBT during YA withdrawal.
- Yugoslav Army M-84 tanks withdrawing from Kosovo. Yugoslav Army M-84 tanks withdrawing from Kosovo.
- Yugoslav Army TZI-JVBT. Yugoslav Army TZI-JVBT.
