The Crni Labudovi were a special forces unit in the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was the 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...

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History

Black Swans were a Patriotic League

Patriotic League

The Patriotic League was the first military unit of Territorial Defence Force of the Republic of Bosnia and Hercegovina formed after the Bosnian Territorial Defense Forces were gained by the SDS party.- History :...

 unit formed in 1992 in Konjic

Konjic

Konjic is a town and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in northern Herzegovina, around southwest of Sarajevo. It is a mountainous, heavily wooded area, and is above sea level. The municipality extends on both sides of the Neretva River. The town of Konjic, housed about a third...

 under the 4th Korps (later 1t Korps), who eventually numbered 800 men. It earned a reputation for battlefield bravery.The first commander Senad Mehdin Hodžić was a former special unit member of MUP, when he took the command of the Black Swans he would be known as "Kapetan Labud" or Captain Swan.Then Captain Hajro Mešić took over for a while.The most successful and lasting commander was Brigadier Hase Tiric.

Commanders

• 1st Commander - Senad Mehdin Hodžić
• 2nd Commander - Captain Hajro Mešić
• 3rd Commander - Brigadier Hase Tiric
• Morale Officer - Sead Numanovic

Uniforms

Black Swans wore black uniforms with a unit patch on the sleeves and the ARBIH patch on the other sleeve.They had two different versions of the patches.Special Unit Army of BIH is written in white lettering above the picture and underneath in black letters are the words,Crni Labudovi.