The Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia is the military service of Croatia.
The Croatian Army is the largest and most significant component of the Croatian Armed Forces (CAF).
Croatia's First Mechanized Guard Brigade - named "The Tigers" - was the most elite and best equipped military brigade of the Croatian Army. Its military base and headquarters was in the Croatian capital of Zagreb, origin of most of the brigade's personnel. In 2008, as part of a larger military restructuring, the brigade-sized unit was disbanded and reformed as a battalion of the Motorized Guard Brigade.
The Croatian National Guard was an armed force established by Croatia in April and May 1991 during the Croatian War of Independence. Although it was established within the framework of the Ministry of the Interior for legal reasons, the ZNG was under the direct command of the Ministry of Defence. It was tasked with the protection of Croatia's borders and territory, and with tasks normally associated with police forces. The ZNG was formed with the transfer of special police units to the ZNG, establishing four all-professional brigades in May 1991, and was presented to the public in a military parade in Zagreb on 28 May. It was commanded by Defence Minister General Martin Špegelj before his resignation in early August. Špegelj was replaced by General Anton Tus, who became the first head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia.
The Serbian Army is the land-based and the largest component of the Serbian Armed Forces.
The Special Operations Battalion, or popularly BSD was founded on 8 September 2000 when the Special Combat Skills Center from Šepurine and the 1st Croatian Guards Brigade were amalgamated. It ceased to exist in 2014, when it was transformed into the Special Operations Command.
The 3rd Army Brigade is a mixed brigade of the Serbian Army.
The 4th Army Brigade is a mixed brigade of the Serbian Army.
The Battle of Šibenik, also known as the September War, was an armed conflict fought between the Yugoslav People's Army, supported by the Croatian Serb-established Serbian Autonomous Oblast of Krajina, and the Croatian National Guard, supported by the Croatian Police. The battle was fought to the north and west of the city of Šibenik, Croatia on 16–22 September 1991, during the Croatian War of Independence. The JNA's initial orders were to relieve Croatian siege of their barracks in the city and isolate the region of Dalmatia from the rest of Croatia. The JNA's advance was supported by the Yugoslav Air Force and the Yugoslav Navy.
The 3rd Guards Brigade "Kune", was a Croatian Army guards brigade formed on 29 April 1991 in Vinkovci, Eastern Croatia. During the Croatian War of Independence, the 3rd Guards Brigade primarily operated in the regions of Slavonia and Baranja in Eastern Croatia.
Guards Armoured Mechanized Brigade is a mechanized infantry brigade of the Croatian Army based in Vinkovci, Eastern Croatia. The Guards Armoured Mechanized Brigade is the largest tactical unit of the Croatian Army and is commanded by Brigadier General Mijo Validžić.
The Guards Mechanized Brigade is one of the two main tactical components of the Croatian Army. The brigade is based in southern Croatia with main headquarters in Knin.
The 1st Army Brigade is a mixed brigade of the Serbian Army.
The Zrinski Battalion was a special forces unit of the Croatian National Guard and later of the Croatian Army established in Kumrovec on 18 May 1991, during the Croatian War of Independence. The unit drew personnel from the special police forces and a former French Foreign Legion troops serving as its core. The battalion was set up and initially commanded by Ante Roso, while Major Miljenko Filipović took over as the commanding officer in August.
Enhanced Forward Presence (EFP) is a NATO-allied forward-deployed defense and deterrence military force in Central and Northern Europe. This posture in Central Europe through Poland and Northern Europe through Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, is in place to protect and reassure the security of NATO's Central and Northern European member states on NATO's eastern flank.
The CroatianSpecial Operations Forces Command is one of the three independent commands of the Croatian Armed Forces, subordinate to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia, whose mission is to ensure the combat readiness of the special operations forces for operations in defense of the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of the Republic of Croatia and to participate in NATO and coalition-led operations.
The Croatian River Battalion is an inland brown water naval unit of the Croatian Army headquartered at the Vrbik Barracks in Osijek, Croatia. Located inland on the Drava River, the River Battalion is a component of the Croatian Land Forces and was established in 2007.
The 2nd Mechanized Battalion "Pumas" is the largest of two mechanized infantry battalions within the Guards Armoured Mechanized Brigade (GOMBR) of the Croatian Army.
Tank Battalion "Kune" is one to two armoured units within the Guards Armoured Mechanized Brigade (GOMBR) of the Croatian Army.
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