Serbian Army of Krajina

Serbian Army of Krajina Српска Војска Крајине Srpska Vojska Krajine
File:Emblem of the Serbian Army of Krajina.svg Emblem of the Serbian Army of Krajina
Active	1992–1995
Disbanded	8 August 1995
Country	Republic of Serbian Krajina
Allegiance	President of Serbian Krajina
Type	Army
Role	Ground defence
Size	55,000 soldiers
H/Q	Knin
Colors	red, blue, white (Serbian tricolour)
Engagements	See list Operation Coast-91, Battle of Vukovar, Operation Medak Pocket, Operation Winter '94, Operation Maslenica, Operation Summer '95, Operation Flash, Operation Storm
Commanders
Notable commanders	Mile Novaković, Milan Čeleketić, Mile Mrkšić
Insignia
War Flag

The Serbian Army of Krajina (Template:Lang-sr, СВК/SVK), also known in English as the Army of the Republic of Serb(ian) Krajina, was the armed forces of the Republic of Serbian Krajina (RSK), a Serb breakaway state in Croatia during the Croatian War (1991–95). The army was officially established on 19 March 1992. The RSK covered an area of some 17,028 km² at its peak, and was located entirely inland and thus had no navy. The military, along with the self-proclaimed Republic of Serbian Krajina, dissolved in 1995 following the Croatian Operation Storm.

Organization

Commanders-in-Chief

• Milan Babić (1992)
• Goran Hadžić (1992–1994)
• Milan Martić (1994–1995)

Commanders

• Mile Novaković (1992–1994)
• Milan Čeleketić (1994–1995)
• Mile Mrkšić (1995)

Territorial organization of SVK

Structure

• 105th Aviation Brigade
• 44th Air defense rocket brigade
• 75th Mixed artillery brigade
• "Pauk" Operational Group
• Special forces corps
• 7th Dalmatia (dalmatinski) corps
• 15th Lika (lički) corps
• 21st Kordun (kordunski) corps
• 39th Banija (banijski) corps
• 18th West-Slavonia (zapadnoslavonski) corps
• 11th East-Slavonia (istočnoslavonski) corps

At the creation of the army, it was planned that its number would be 80,000 people, however it turned out to be less.

• According to Colonel Kosta Novaković: 62,483 (772 officers, 2,709 non-commissioned officers and 59,002 soldiers) or 78% of the planned number.
• According to the General Staff in 1994: 62,805 (2,890 officers, 4,329 non-commissioned officers and 55,886 soldiers).
• According to General Milisav Sekulić: 71,409 (3,291 officers, 3,424 non-commissioned officers and 60,496 soldiers).

Equipment

Equipment
			percent
Tanks			80%
Armoured personnel carriers			15%
Helicopters			5%

• Armored Vehicles
  • T-34/85
  • T-55
  • T-72 (2)
  • M-84 (31)
  • PT-76
  • OT M-60
  • BVP M-80
  • BOV (APC)
  • BRDM-2
  • SU-100
  • M36 Jackson
  • M18 Hellcat
• Artillery
  • M-63 Plamen
  • M-77 Oganj (11)
  • 9K52 Luna-M
• Anti-aircraft
  • ZSU-57-2
  • M53/59 Praga
  • 9K35 Strela 1
  • Strela 2
  • 9K38 Igla
  • S-75 Dvina
  • 2K12 Kub
• Aircraft
  • An-2 (1)
  • J-20 Kraguj
  • Soko J-22 Orao (2)
  • J-21 Jastreb (12)
  • G-2 Galeb
  • Aérospatiale Gazelle
  • Mil Mi-8T
  • Utva 66
  • Zlin Z-526
• Other
  • Krajina express
  • K-15 Krajina Missile

Gallery

• 
  Krajina Airforce G-2 Galeb
• 
  Krajina Airforce Aérospatiale Gazelle
• 
  Krajina Airforce Utva 66
• 
  Krajina Airforce Zlin Z-526

See also

• Army of Republika Srpska

Sources

• Vrcelj, Marko (2002). Rat za Srpsku Krajinu: 1991-1995. Zora.
• Novaković, Kosta (2009). Srpska krajina: usponi, padovi, uzdizanja. Zora. ISBN 978-86-83809-54-7.
• "The Army of Serbian Krajina", Jane's Intelligence Review, 1 October 1993

External links

• "Vojska Republike Srpske Krajine". Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)