The First Corps was one of seven units of 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...

 established in 1992, in the early part of the war in Bosnia.

History

The 1st Corps of 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...

 was solely established to defend Sarajevo and some part of the Sarajevo region.In 1997-1998,the 1st, 3rd and 7th Corps were incorporated into the 1st corps of the Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina was the military of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina created after the 1995 Dayton Agreement...

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1st Corps Operational Zone

The First Corps was responsible for the zone of Sarajevo during the war with the Bosnian Serbian and Croatian forces and its headquarters were established in Sarajevo

Sarajevo

Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....

.The First Corps had the assignment of protecting the Sarajevo, Gorazde zone from the opponents.

Command and Commanders

• 1st Commander - Mustafa Hajrulahović Talijan
  Mustafa Hajrulahovic Talijan
  Mustafa Hajrulahović Talijan was a general of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina....
  
  
• 2nd Commander - Vahid Karavelić
• 3rd Commander - Nedžad Ajnadžić
• Deputy Commander: Ismet Dahić
• Deputy Chief of Staff: Ismet Alija (1992-1993)
• Deputy Chief of Staff: Esad Pelko (1993-1995)

Organization 1992-1994

From 1992 to 1994: These brigades were later renamed in the 3-number series.

• 1st Motorized Brigade
• 1st Mountain Brigade
• 2nd Motorized Brigade
• 2nd Mountain Brigade
• 3rd Motorized Brigade
• 5th Infantry Brigade
• 9th Mountain Brigade
  • Commander: Nezir Kazić
• 9th Motorized Brigade
  • Deputy Commander: Ramiz Delalić
    Ramiz Delalić
    Ramiz Delalić , widely known by his nickname Ćelo is known as commander of 9th Mountain Brigade in Sarajevo, and also as main suspect who stood trial before a local court for the killing of Nikola Gardović on March 1, 1992 during a Serb wedding in front of the old Orthodox Church in Sarajevo - an...
    
     "Ćelo"
• 10th Mountain Brigade
  • 1st Commander: Mušan Topalović
    Mušan Topalovic
    Mušan "Caco" Topalović was commander of the 10th Mountain Brigade in the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Caco was also a smuggler, thief and gangster inside the besieged capital Sarajevo...
    
    
• 11th Infantry Brigade
• 12th Infantry Brigade
• 15th Motorized Brigade
• 105th Motorized Brigade
• HVO Brigade "Kralj Tvrtko"
• Artillery Brigade

Organization 1995

In January of 1995 all Corps operational Groups were transformed into divisions and each division contained numerous brigades, further divded into battalions and detachments and specialized units.

• 12th Division (Sarajevo)
  • 101st Mountain Brigade, HQ Sarajevo-Mojmilo
  • 102nd Motorized Brigade, HQ Sarajevo-Stup
  • 105th motorized Brigade, HQ Sarajevo-Kosevo
  • 111th Vitezka Motorized Brigade, HQ Sarajevo-Zuc Hill
  • 112th Vitezka Motorized Brigade, HQ Sarajevo-Rajlovac
  • 115th Mountain Brigade, HQ Sarajevo-Bistrik
  • 124th Light Brigade “King Tvrtko”, HQ Sarajevo
  • 152nd Mountain Brigade, HQ Vasin Han
  • 155th Motorized Brigade, HQ Sarajevo-Dobrinja

• 14th Division
  • 104th Vitezka Brigade, HQ Hrasnica
  • 109th Mountain Brigade, HQ Pazaric
  • 123rd Light Brigade, Bilalovac
  • 131st Light Brigade, HQ Fojnica
  • 181st Mountain Brigade, HQ Pazaric
  • 182nd Vitezka Light Brigade, HQ Pazaric

• 16th Division
  • 147th Light Brigade, HQ Vares
  • 161st Slavna Olovo Mountain Brigade, HQ Olovo
  • 162nd Mountan Brigade, HQ Vares
  • 164th Mountain Brigade, HQ Breza
  • 165th Mountain Brigade, HQ Visoko
  • 185th Light Brigade, HQ Vares

Military Operations and Engagements

• Siege of Sarajevo
  Siege of Sarajevo
  The Siege of Sarajevo is the longest siege of a capital city in the history of modern warfare. Serb forces of the Republika Srpska and the Yugoslav People's Army besieged Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 5 April 1992 to 29 February 1996 during the Bosnian War.After Bosnia...
  
  
• Operation Neretva '93
  Operation Neretva '93
  Operation Neretva '93 was a Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina operation against the Croatian Defence Council and Croatian Army in September 1993 and was launched in order to end the siege of the Bosniak part of Mostar surrounded by Croat forces and severely destroyed, and to...
  
  
• Operation Trebevic 1, 2, 3 and 4

See also

• 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...
  
  
• War in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• 2nd Corps
  2nd Corps of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  The 2nd Corps was one of five, later seven corps in the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina established in early 1992.- History :...
  
  
• 3rd Corps
  3rd Corps of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  The 3rd corps of the Bosnian Army was one of five, later seven. It was established by the order of the Commander of Main Staff of the Bosnian Army Sefer Halilović on 9 November 1992...
  
  
• 4th Corps
  4th Corps of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  - Operational Zone :The 4th Corps was mainly responsible for then Mostar, the headquarters of the 4th Corps, and the Mostar region, but also Livno, Tomislavgrad and Trebinje, Konjić, Prozor, Jablanica.-Commanders:*1st Commander: Colonel Arif Pašalić - Operational Zone :The 4th Corps was mainly...
  
  
• 5th Corps
• 6th Corps
  6th Corps of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  The 6th Corps, along with the 7th Corps, of the Bosnian army was formed a little later than the first 5 Corps.- 6th Corps History :The 6th Corps of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was formed on 9 June 1993. Konjić became the headquarters of the 6th Corps...
  
  
• 7th Corps
  7th Corps of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  The 7th Corps was one of seven corps of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and its headquarters were in Zenica.- History :This Corps was formed on February 26, 1994...