The Fifth Corps was one of seven corps 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...

. The formation was around the Bihać

Bihac

Bihać is a city and municipality on the river Una in the north-western part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the Bosanska Krajina region. Bihać is located in the Una-Sana Canton in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.-History:...

 pocket to protect it against the surrounding Serb forces. The Fifth Corps also fought a secessional Muslim forces loyal to Fikret "Babo" Abdić

Fikret Abdic

Fikret Abdić is a politician and businessman from Bosnia and Herzegovina, convicted of war crimes against Bosniaks in the region of Velika Kladuša....

, who was cooperating with Serb and Croatian forces. In the last military action of the ARBIH, Operation "Sana 95"

Operation Sana

Operation Sana was the last military operation undertaken by the Bosnian Army during the Bosnian War. It was undertaken in October 1995, in the series of general counteroffensives by Bosnian and Croatian forces following Operation Storm...

, the corps defeated Abdić's supporters and brought a number of regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina under government control.

History

The ministry of military affairs passed the order for the formation of the Fifth Corps of the ARBIH on September 29, 1992 and the final approval by the presidency of 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...

 (order no. 02-111-738/92) on October 21, 1992. In the formation of the 5th Corps there have been the de-formation of the Unsko-sanski Operative Group and the Territorial Defence of Bihac.

5th Corps command

Major Hajrudin Osmanagić was given control, but he was eliminated before he took the post and Captain First class Ramiz Dreković took control as commander of the Fifth Corps, thus becoming first commander of the Fifth Corps. After him, Brigadier General Atif Dudaković

Atif Dudakovic

Atif Dudaković is a former general in the Bosnian army, commanding the army's Fifth Corps before becoming the general commander of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina army...

 became commander of the Fifth Corps. He had the most impact of all the generals of the corps.

• Corps Staff: 28 officers, 2 under-officers, 42 soldiers
• 1st Commander: Captain I Class Ramiz Dreković - from forming to 1 November 1993
• 2nd Commander: Brigadier General Atif Dudaković - from 1 November 1993
• Deputy Commander Chief of Staff:
  • Major Ramiz Duraković
  • Major Mirsad Sedić
• Assistants for moral IPD and MP - Ejub Topić
• Assistants for security - Sakib Butković
• Logistic - Bećir Sirovina.

5th Corps units

• 501st Brigade
  • Commander: Brigadier Senad Sarganović
• 502nd Brigade
  • Commander: Colonel Hamdo Abdić
• 503rd Brigade
  • Commander: Brigadier Muhamed Delalić
• 505th Brigade
  505th Brigade
  The 505th Brigade / was part of the 5th Corps under the command of then Brigadier General Atif Dudakovic...
  
  
  • Commander: Brigadier Izet Nanić
    Izet Nanic
    Izet Nanić was a Bosnian brigade commander.- Early life and education :Izet Nanić was born October 4, 1965 in Bužim. He finished High School in 1984 in Zagreb. After being accepted in the military academy in Belgrade, where he was for 2 years, then going to Sarajevo for 1 year...
    
    
• 506th Brigade
  • Commander: Major Mirsad Mirjković
• 511th Brigade
  • Commander: Major Mirsad Sedić
• 517th Brigade
  • Commander: Major Ibrahim Nadarević
• 101st HVO Brigade
  • Commander: Lieutenant-Colonel Grgić

Brigades on the day of formation

• 1st Bihać Infantry Brigade
  1st Bihac Infantry Brigade
  The 1st Bihać Infantry Brigade was formed on September 19, 1992 in Kamenica near Bihać, becoming part of the 5th Corps of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina under the command of then Brigadier General Atif Dudaković....
  
  
• 2nd Bihac Muslim-Croatian Infantry Brigade
• 1st Cazin Infantry Brigade
• 105th Buzim Infantry Brigade
• 101st Muslim Krajina Brigade
• 111th Bosanska Krupa Infantry Brigade
• 1st Velika Kladusa Infantry Brigade
• 5th Battalion of Military Police
• 5th Mixed Artillery Battery
• 5th Engineering Company
• 5th Tank Company
• 5th Mixed Light Battery
• Special forces Detachment
• 5th Logistics Base

Liberated cities

• Bosanska Krupa
  Bosanska Krupa
  Bosanska Krupa is a town and municipality in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the Una river. It is located northeast from Bihać...
  
  
• Bosanski Petrovac
  Bosanski Petrovac
  Bosanski Petrovac is a town in western Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is also the name of the municipality. The town and municipality are part of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Una-Sana Canton.-People:...
  
  
• Ključ
  Kljuc
  Ključ is a town and municipality by the same name in western Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, specifically the Una-Sana Canton. The name of the town and the municipality translates to "Key" in Bosnian....
  
  
• Sanski Most
  Sanski Most
  Sanski Most is a town and municipality in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located on the Sana River in Bosanska Krajina, between Prijedor and Ključ. Administratively it is part of the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina....
  
  
• Velika Kladuša
  Velika Kladuša
  Velika Kladuša is a city and municipality in the far northwest of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located near the border with Croatia. The closest city is Cazin, and a bit farther, the cities of Bihać and Bosanski Novi. Across the border, it is not far from Cetingrad...