Croatian Defence Forces
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The Croatian Defence Forces was the military arm of the Croatian Party of Rights
(HSP) from 1991 to 1992 during the first stages of the Yugoslav wars
.
During the Croatian War of Independence
, the HOS organized several early companies and actively participated in the Croatian defence. At the peak of the war in Croatia the HOS had grown to several battalions in size. The first HOS units in Croatia were headed by one Ante Paradžik
, a prominent member of the HSP. He was, however, killed by Croatian police officers in September 1991. After the November 1991 general mobilisation in Croatia, and the January 1992 cease-fire, HOS was gradually absorbed by the Croatian Army.
The HOS units in Bosnia and Herzegovina consisted of Croats
, Bosniaks
and foreign volunteers led by Blaž Kraljević
. On August 9, 1992, Kraljević and eight of his staff were assassinated by Croatian Defence Council
(HVO) soldiers under the command of Mladen Naletilić
. The HOS was shortly afterwards disbanded and absorbed into the HVO and Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
at the beginning of the Croat-Bosniak War
. The last HOS unit was dissolved on April 5, 1993 in central Bosnia.
abbreviation of the organization, "HOS" (Hrvatske obrambene snage), is identical to the abbreviation for the military of the World War II
Nazi puppet state
, the Independent State of Croatia
. The military of the Independent State of Croatia were the Croatian Armed Forces (Hrvatske oružane snage), also abbreviated "HOS" in Croatian.
was reestablished in Croatia on 26 February 1990, and Dobroslav Paraga
becomed it's first president. Ante Paradžik
was named vice-president. Since Serbs of Croatia
had becomed revolted, Croatian civil population started to arm it self. On 21 December 1990 Serbs started revolt and soon Yugoslav People's Army
combines with revolted Serbs. Croatian Party of Rights starts to consider formation of their own military wing.
Even though first squad of HOS was founded in January 1991, officialy, HOS was founded on 25 June 1991 by Dobroslav Paraga, Ante Paradžik, Alija Šiljak and other leaders of HSP. Soon after they founded General Staff of HOS and Paradžik was named it's chief. General Staff of HOS was in HSP's headquarters in Zagreb called Starčević's Center.
At first, HOS was poorly armed, HOS soldiers procure weapons them selfs. However they becomed prominent in conflits with Serb forces so they attracted the attention of Croatian public. Soon HSP got donations from Croat diaspora and branches of HSP in Australia and Canada so they had abbility to buy more weapons and soon membership in HOS inceresed.
However, not every member of HSP supporet the idea of founding party's military wing, Krešimir Pavelić, party's secretary opposed, so as I sign of protest he left the party.
Soon many recruits of HOS came from diaspora, Bosnia and Herzegovina and overseas. Also HOS had many foreign volunteers, professional soldiers were leaving their homelands and trained HOS soldiers.
, HOS had number of 6,000 soldiers. They were partly depending of Croatian National Guard
(ZNG), but they obeyed orders only from HOS officers. Because of unwriten rule that HOS members can be only members of HSP, HOS was considered a party paramilitary organization.
At first, HOS, along with ZNG, was involved in Battle of the Barracks
and other minor battles in whole Croatia. HOS incresed popularity of HSP. Soon, HOS was founded in almost every town were HSP was active.
On 10 September 1991, Paraga and Paradžik organized a demonstration of one HOS company before 10,000 people on Jelačić Square. Immediately after demonstration, this company was sent to Battle of Vukovar
under command of Robert Šilić.
At the same time, HOS units were founding in Dalmatia. Until May 1991, HOS units of Dalmatia were in size of a company. By an agreement between Paraga and Slovene
minister of defence Janez Janša
, these units were sent to Slovenia for special training. Until October 1991 this unit grown to battalion
, and it was named 9th Battalion Rafael "The Knight" Boban, and it's commander becomed Jozo Radanović, a president of HSP's branch in Split. This unit becomed one of the most popular Croatian units. At the beginning of December 1991 Radanović was promoted to rank of colonel of HOS.
Paradžik was gunned down at a police checkpoint near Zagreb
on September 21, 1991, in what was described by the authorities as an accident.
On November 23, 1991, the Croatian Government started a general mobilization, and most of the militiamen of HOS joined the ranks of the regular Croatian Army units. Not long after the final cease-fire of January 1992, HOS was no longer active in Croatia.
who commanded the HOS. When the war began Kraljević began to position the HOS as the main Croat militia in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Unlike the other Croat militia, the HVO, the HOS opposed the division of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the creation of an ethnically cleansed Greater Croatia
, instead he wanted to ally Bosnia and Herzegovina with Croatia.
After many early successes a large number of HVO soldiers defected and joined the HOS. In the summer of 1992 the HOS successfully defended Stolac
, and launched an offensive into eastern Herzegovina
which seized parts of the municipality of Trebinje
. Much of the Serb population of Trebinje
and Bileća
had begun to pack up run. This went against the Graz agreement
that Serbia
and Croatia
made regarding the division of the country.
After Blaž Kraljević was killed, HOS in Bosnia and Herzegovina was led by Ante Prkačin
and Stanko Primorac.
Croatian Party of Rights
The Croatian Party of Rights is a right-wing political party in Croatia. The "right" in the party's name refer to the idea of Croatian national and ethnic rights that the party has vowed to protect since its founding in the 19th century...
(HSP) from 1991 to 1992 during the first stages of the Yugoslav wars
Yugoslav wars
The Yugoslav Wars were a series of wars, fought throughout the former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 1995. The wars were complex: characterized by bitter ethnic conflicts among the peoples of the former Yugoslavia, mostly between Serbs on the one side and Croats and Bosniaks on the other; but also...
.
During the Croatian War of Independence
Croatian War of Independence
The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between forces loyal to the government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia —and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People's Army and local Serb forces, with the JNA ending its combat...
, the HOS organized several early companies and actively participated in the Croatian defence. At the peak of the war in Croatia the HOS had grown to several battalions in size. The first HOS units in Croatia were headed by one Ante Paradžik
Ante Paradžik
Ante Paradžik was Croatian right-wing politician, lawyer and rethorician. Paradžik was one of the restorers of Croatian Party of Rights, critic of Franjo Tuđman and his politics and advocate of democracy and human rights. He was victim of political assassination.-Youth:Paradžik was married with...
, a prominent member of the HSP. He was, however, killed by Croatian police officers in September 1991. After the November 1991 general mobilisation in Croatia, and the January 1992 cease-fire, HOS was gradually absorbed by the Croatian Army.
The HOS units in Bosnia and Herzegovina consisted of Croats
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
, Bosniaks
Bosniaks
The Bosniaks or Bosniacs are a South Slavic ethnic group, living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a smaller minority also present in other lands of the Balkan Peninsula especially in Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia...
and foreign volunteers led by Blaž Kraljević
Blaž Kraljevic
Blaž Nikola Kraljević was a Bosnian Croat paramilitary leader during the first few months of the Bosnian War who commanded the Croatian Defence Forces...
. On August 9, 1992, Kraljević and eight of his staff were assassinated by Croatian Defence Council
Croatian Defence Council
The Croatian Defence Council was a military formation of the self-proclaimed Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia during the Bosnian War.-History:...
(HVO) soldiers under the command of Mladen Naletilić
Mladen Naletilić
Mladen Naletilić Tuta was Croatian military commander of "Convicts' Battalion" of Croatian Defence Council and war criminal.-Biography:...
. The HOS was shortly afterwards disbanded and absorbed into the HVO and 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...
at the beginning of the Croat-Bosniak War
Croat-Bosniak war
The Croat–Bosniak War was a conflict between the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the self-proclaimed Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia supported by the Republic of Croatia, that lasted from June 19, 1992 – February 23, 1994...
. The last HOS unit was dissolved on April 5, 1993 in central Bosnia.
Name
The frequently used CroatianCroatian language
Croatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries...
abbreviation of the organization, "HOS" (Hrvatske obrambene snage), is identical to the abbreviation for the military of the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
Nazi puppet state
Puppet state
A puppet state is a nominal sovereign of a state who is de facto controlled by a foreign power. The term refers to a government controlled by the government of another country like a puppeteer controls the strings of a marionette...
, the Independent State of Croatia
Independent State of Croatia
The Independent State of Croatia was a World War II puppet state of Nazi Germany, established on a part of Axis-occupied Yugoslavia. The NDH was founded on 10 April 1941, after the invasion of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers. All of Bosnia and Herzegovina was annexed to NDH, together with some parts...
. The military of the Independent State of Croatia were the Croatian Armed Forces (Hrvatske oružane snage), also abbreviated "HOS" in Croatian.
Foundation
Croatian Party of RightsCroatian Party of Rights
The Croatian Party of Rights is a right-wing political party in Croatia. The "right" in the party's name refer to the idea of Croatian national and ethnic rights that the party has vowed to protect since its founding in the 19th century...
was reestablished in Croatia on 26 February 1990, and Dobroslav Paraga
Dobroslav Paraga
Dobroslav Paraga is a Croatian right-wing politician.-Background:In his early days Dobroslav Paraga used to advocate secession of Croatia from Yugoslavia and that led him to be persecuted by the Communist authorities. Paraga used that persecution as an argument against Yugoslavia and its low human...
becomed it's first president. Ante Paradžik
Ante Paradžik
Ante Paradžik was Croatian right-wing politician, lawyer and rethorician. Paradžik was one of the restorers of Croatian Party of Rights, critic of Franjo Tuđman and his politics and advocate of democracy and human rights. He was victim of political assassination.-Youth:Paradžik was married with...
was named vice-president. Since Serbs of Croatia
Serbs of Croatia
Višeslav of Serbia, a contemporary of Charlemagne , ruled the Županias of Neretva, Tara, Piva, Lim, his ancestral lands. According to the Royal Frankish Annals , Duke of Pannonia Ljudevit Posavski fled, during the Frankish invasion, from his seat in Sisak to the Serbs in western Bosnia, who...
had becomed revolted, Croatian civil population started to arm it self. On 21 December 1990 Serbs started revolt and soon Yugoslav People's Army
Yugoslav People's Army
The Yugoslav People's Army , also referred to as the Yugoslav National Army , was the military of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.-Origins:The origins of the JNA can...
combines with revolted Serbs. Croatian Party of Rights starts to consider formation of their own military wing.
Even though first squad of HOS was founded in January 1991, officialy, HOS was founded on 25 June 1991 by Dobroslav Paraga, Ante Paradžik, Alija Šiljak and other leaders of HSP. Soon after they founded General Staff of HOS and Paradžik was named it's chief. General Staff of HOS was in HSP's headquarters in Zagreb called Starčević's Center.
At first, HOS was poorly armed, HOS soldiers procure weapons them selfs. However they becomed prominent in conflits with Serb forces so they attracted the attention of Croatian public. Soon HSP got donations from Croat diaspora and branches of HSP in Australia and Canada so they had abbility to buy more weapons and soon membership in HOS inceresed.
However, not every member of HSP supporet the idea of founding party's military wing, Krešimir Pavelić, party's secretary opposed, so as I sign of protest he left the party.
Soon many recruits of HOS came from diaspora, Bosnia and Herzegovina and overseas. Also HOS had many foreign volunteers, professional soldiers were leaving their homelands and trained HOS soldiers.
Battles
At the beginning of the Croatian War of IndependenceCroatian War of Independence
The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between forces loyal to the government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia —and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People's Army and local Serb forces, with the JNA ending its combat...
, HOS had number of 6,000 soldiers. They were partly depending of Croatian National Guard
Croatian National Guard
The Croatian National Guard was the name of the first modern Croatian military force. Croatian president Franjo Tuđman signed to law the Decree of Formation of the Croatian National Guard on April 20, 1991 which became the first professional armed forces with defence and training duties.These...
(ZNG), but they obeyed orders only from HOS officers. Because of unwriten rule that HOS members can be only members of HSP, HOS was considered a party paramilitary organization.
At first, HOS, along with ZNG, was involved in Battle of the Barracks
Battle of the Barracks
Battle of the barracks - sometimes also called War for the barracks - is a term given to a series of engagements that took place throughout Croatia as part of the Croatian War of Independence during 1991, with the most important fighting in September...
and other minor battles in whole Croatia. HOS incresed popularity of HSP. Soon, HOS was founded in almost every town were HSP was active.
On 10 September 1991, Paraga and Paradžik organized a demonstration of one HOS company before 10,000 people on Jelačić Square. Immediately after demonstration, this company was sent to Battle of Vukovar
Battle of Vukovar
The Battle of Vukovar was an 87-day siege of Vukovar in eastern Croatia by the Yugoslav People's Army , supported by various paramilitary forces from Serbia, between August and November 1991. Before the Croatian War of Independence the Baroque town was a prosperous, mixed community of Croats,...
under command of Robert Šilić.
At the same time, HOS units were founding in Dalmatia. Until May 1991, HOS units of Dalmatia were in size of a company. By an agreement between Paraga and Slovene
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
minister of defence Janez Janša
Janez Janša
Janez Janša is a Slovenian politician who was Prime Minister of Slovenia from November 2004 to November 2008. He has also been President of the Slovenian Democratic Party since 1993...
, these units were sent to Slovenia for special training. Until October 1991 this unit grown to battalion
Battalion
A battalion is a military unit of around 300–1,200 soldiers usually consisting of between two and seven companies and typically commanded by either a Lieutenant Colonel or a Colonel...
, and it was named 9th Battalion Rafael "The Knight" Boban, and it's commander becomed Jozo Radanović, a president of HSP's branch in Split. This unit becomed one of the most popular Croatian units. At the beginning of December 1991 Radanović was promoted to rank of colonel of HOS.
Paradžik was gunned down at a police checkpoint near Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
on September 21, 1991, in what was described by the authorities as an accident.
On November 23, 1991, the Croatian Government started a general mobilization, and most of the militiamen of HOS joined the ranks of the regular Croatian Army units. Not long after the final cease-fire of January 1992, HOS was no longer active in Croatia.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Blaž Kraljević was a Croat paramilitary leader during the first few months of the Bosnian WarBosnian War
The Bosnian War or the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between April 1992 and December 1995. The war involved several sides...
who commanded the HOS. When the war began Kraljević began to position the HOS as the main Croat militia in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Unlike the other Croat militia, the HVO, the HOS opposed the division of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the creation of an ethnically cleansed Greater Croatia
Greater Croatia
Greater Croatia is a term applied to certain currents within Croatian nationalism. In one sense, it refers to the territorial scope of the Croatian people, emphasising the ethnicity of those Croats living outside Croatia...
, instead he wanted to ally Bosnia and Herzegovina with Croatia.
After many early successes a large number of HVO soldiers defected and joined the HOS. In the summer of 1992 the HOS successfully defended Stolac
Stolac
Stolac is a town and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the southern part of Herzegovina. Administratively, it is part of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina....
, and launched an offensive into eastern Herzegovina
Herzegovina
Herzegovina is the southern region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. While there is no official border distinguishing it from the Bosnian region, it is generally accepted that the borders of the region are Croatia to the west, Montenegro to the south, the canton boundaries of the Herzegovina-Neretva...
which seized parts of the municipality of Trebinje
Trebinje
Trebinje is the southernmost municipality and town in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is administratively part of the Republika Srpska entity and is located in southeastern Herzegovina, some from the Adriatic Sea....
. Much of the Serb population of Trebinje
Trebinje
Trebinje is the southernmost municipality and town in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is administratively part of the Republika Srpska entity and is located in southeastern Herzegovina, some from the Adriatic Sea....
and Bileća
Bileca
Bileća is a town and municipality in the southeast of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the entity of Republika Srpska. It is in eastern Herzegovina near the border with Montenegro, north of Trebinje and south of Gacko...
had begun to pack up run. This went against the Graz agreement
Graz agreement
The Graz agreement was a partition agreement signed between Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić and Bosnian Croat leader Mate Boban on 6 May 1992 in the town of Graz, Austria. The agreement was meant to divide Bosnia and Herzegovina between Republika Srpska and the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia...
that Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
and Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
made regarding the division of the country.
After Blaž Kraljević was killed, HOS in Bosnia and Herzegovina was led by Ante Prkačin
Ante Prkacin
Ante Prkačin is a Croatian general, businessman and right-wing politician.-Biography:Prkačin was born in Slavonski Brod, where he also studied at the Faculty of Economics, in addition to the Faculty of Petrochemistry in Sisak....
and Stanko Primorac.
Symbols
The HOS used a black flag with the emblem in the middle, with a circle of triple-wattle within which is a chequy shield (with white first square) over a four-sided blue-white triple wattle symbol, above the inscription HOS, below HSP, Za dom spremni.Units
| Name | Symbol | Headquarters | Commander |
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| 1st Battalion Ivan "The Knight" Brdar (1. bojna Ivan Vitez Brdar) |
Livno Livno Livno is a town in western Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located between Tomislavgrad, Glamoč, Bosansko Grahovo, Kupres and the Croatian border.- Position :... , Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the... |
Mate Šukan | |
| 2nd Battalion Stojan Vujnović "The Serb" (2. bojna Stojan Vujnović Srbin) |
Domaljevac Domaljevac-Šamac The municipality of Domaljevac-Šamac is one of the newly created municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the Posavina Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Ethnic composition, 1991 census, town of Domaljevac:total: 4,152... , Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the... |
Stojan Vujnović | |
| 4th Battalion of HOS (4. bojna HOS-a) |
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| 6th Battalion Marijan Baotić (6. bojna Marijan Baotić) |
Vinkovci Vinkovci Vinkovci is a city in Croatia, in the Vukovar-Syrmia County. In the 2011 census, the total population of the city was 35,375, making it the largest town of the county... , Croatia Croatia Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ... |
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| 9th Battalion Rafael "The Knight" Boban Rafael Boban Rafael "Ranko" Boban was a member of the Croatian World War II Ustaše regime, and the commander of the Black Legion.... (9. bojna Rafael vitez Boban) |
Split Split (city) Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and... , Croatia Croatia Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ... |
Marko Skejo | |
| 1st Company Ante Paradžik Ante Paradžik Ante Paradžik was Croatian right-wing politician, lawyer and rethorician. Paradžik was one of the restorers of Croatian Party of Rights, critic of Franjo Tuđman and his politics and advocate of democracy and human rights. He was victim of political assassination.-Youth:Paradžik was married with... (1. satnija Ante Paradžik) |
Jasenovac Jasenovac Jasenovac is a village and a municipality in Croatian Slavonia, in the southern part of the Sisak-Moslavina county at the confluence of the river Una into Sava.The name means "ash tree" or "ash forest" in Croatian, the area being ringed by such a forest.... , Croatia Croatia Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ... |
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| Vukovar HOS Company (Vukovarska satnija HOS-a) |
Vukovar Vukovar Vukovar is a city in eastern Croatia, and the biggest river port in Croatia located at the confluence of the Vuka river and the Danube. Vukovar is the center of the Vukovar-Syrmia County... , Croatia Croatia Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ... |
Robert Šilić | |
| 13th Battalion Jure "The Knight" Francetić Jure Francetic Jure Francetić was an World War II Ustaše Commissioner of Bosnia and Herzegovina, responsible for the massacre of Bosnian Serbs and Jews.-Early life and activities prior to formation of NDH:... (13. bojna Jure vitez Francetić) |
Tomislavgrad Tomislavgrad Tomislavgrad is a town and municipality in southwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is in the Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Herzegovina region.- Name :... , Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the... |
Ivan Mamić | |
| The Knights (Vitezovi) |
Vitez Vitez Vitez is a town and municipality in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is administratively part of the Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Name:... , Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the... |
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| 101st Battalion To Drina (101. bojna Do Drine) |
Sarajevo Sarajevo Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans.... , Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the... |
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| 19th Battalion "The Knight" Jure Francetić (19. bojna Vitez Jure Francetić) |
Gospić Gospic Gospić is a town in the mountainous and sparsely populated region of Lika, Croatia. It is the administrative centre of Lika-Senj county. Gospić is located near the Lika River in the middle of a karst field.... , Croatia Croatia Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ... |
Valentin Rajković | |
| Black Wolfs (Crni vukovi) |
Kalesija Kalesija Kalesija is a town and municipality in north-eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. The town of Kalesija is located east of Tuzla. It is administratively part of the Tuzla Canton and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Kalesija:... , Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the... |
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| Marked Ones (Žigosani) |
Novi Travnik Novi Travnik Novi Travnik is a town and municipality in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, located south of Travnik on the road to Bugojno... , Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the... |
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| The Hunters Company (Satnija Lovci) |
Ljubuški Ljubuški Ljubuški is a town and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in thewestern part of Herzegovina.-1971:28.269 total* Croats - 26.198 * Muslims by nationality - 1.812 * Serbs - 118 * Yugoslavs - 49... , Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the... |
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| Autonomous Company of Security (Samostalna satnija osiguranja) |
Zagreb Zagreb Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city... , Croatia Croatia Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ... |
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| Mostar HOS Battalion (Mostarska bojna HOS-a) |
Mostar Mostar Mostar is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the largest and one of the most important cities in the Herzegovina region and the center of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation. Mostar is situated on the Neretva river and is the fifth-largest city in the country... , Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the... |
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| Ljubuški Company of HOS (Ljubuška satnija HOS-a) |
Ljubuški Ljubuški Ljubuški is a town and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in thewestern part of Herzegovina.-1971:28.269 total* Croats - 26.198 * Muslims by nationality - 1.812 * Serbs - 118 * Yugoslavs - 49... , Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the... |
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| Zenica Company of HOS (Zenička satnija HOS-a) |
Zenica Zenica Zenica is an industrial city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the capital of the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity... , Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the... |
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| Tuzla Company of HOS (Tuzlanska satnija HOS-a) |
Tuzla Tuzla Tuzla is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the time of the 1991 census, it had 83,770 inhabitants, while the municipality 131,318. Taking the influx of refugees into account, the city is currently estimated to have 174,558 inhabitants... , Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the... |
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| Čapljina Company of HOS (Čapljinska satnija HOS-a) |
Čapljina Capljina Čapljina is a town and municipality of the same name in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Čapljina is located on the border with Croatia a mere from the Adriatic Sea.... , Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the... |
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