Croatian Defence Council
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| Croatian Defence Council Hrvatsko vijeće obrane |
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 Emblem of Croatian Defence Council |
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| Founded | April 8, 1992 |
| Disbanded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Mostar, Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia |
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| Commander-in-Chief | Milivoj Petković |
| Minister of Defense | Jadranko Prlić |
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| Domestic suppliers |  Croatia |
| Foreign suppliers | Croatia |
| Related articles | |
| History | Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia Bosnian War Croat-Bosniak War Operation Storm |
The Croatian Defence Council (Croatian: Hrvatsko vijeće obrane, HVO) was a military formation of the self-proclaimed Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia during the Bosnian War.
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[edit] History
The HVO (Croatian Defence Council) was established on April 8, 1992 in Grude by the political leadership of Croats, mainly members of Croatian Democratic Union (Hrvatska Demokratska Zajednica) as a military formation of Herzeg-Bosnia.
[edit] Organization
HVO was divided into four operational zones: South-Eastern and North-Western Herzegovina, Central Bosnia and Posavina. While first three zones were grouped more or less together, Posavina was completely isolated in northern Bosnia on right bank of Sava river around Orašje and was entirely dependent on support from Croatia.
[edit] Guard brigades
- 1. Guard Brigade "Bruno Bušić"
- 2. Guard Brigade
- 3. Guard Brigade "Hawks"
- 4. Guard Brigade "Sons of Posavina"
- 5. Guard Brigade.
The Guards brigades were the sections of the H.V.O which handled the militia's heavy weapons. The H.V.O had around 50 tanks, 400 artillery pieces, and 200 armored troop carriers.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- HVO - Hrvatsko vijeće obrane (Croatian)
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