The 7th North Dalmatian Corps is an army corps as part of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Serbian Krajina. It was formed in October 1992 from Territorial Defense units, police units and volunteers. The corps received armament and equipment from the Yugoslav People's Army . The task of the Corps was the defense of Northern Dalmatia and the capital of the RAC, Knin . In terms of numbers, he was the first in the Krainsky army and consisted of up to 10,000 soldiers and officers. In the summer of 1995, he was headed by General Slobodan Kovachevich.
7th North Dalmatian building | |
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Years of existence | 1992 - 1995 |
A country | Republic of Serbian Krajina |
Enters into | Armed Forces of the Republic of Serbian Krajina |
Type of | Military establishment |
Number of | 10,000 people |
Participation in | War in croatia Operation "Storm" |
Commanders | |
Famous Commanders | Slobodan Kovachevich |
The structure of the Corps in the summer of 1995 [1] [2] :
- Headquarters (Knin)
- 1st Light Brigade (Vrlika)
- 2nd Infantry Brigade (Kustane)
- 3rd Infantry Brigade ( Benkovac )
- 4th Light Brigade ( Obrovac )
- 75th Motorized Brigade ( Drnis )
- 92nd Motorized Brigade (Benkovac)
- 7th Armored Train ( Knin )
- 7th light air defense regiment (Knin)
- 7th Mixed Artillery Regiment (Knin)
- 7th Anti-tank Artillery Regiment (Benkovac)
- 77th rear base
The 7th Dalmatian corps participated in a variety of military operations. In July 1995, before the Croatian operation "The Tempest", he was mobilized and brought to a higher degree of combat readiness. During the Storm, he defended his positions on August 4 and 5, and then his brigades began to retreat towards the town of Srb on the border with the Republika Srpska . The command of the 7th Dalmatian corps was able to evacuate most of the equipment and later transferred it to the army of Bosnian Serbs . In their units remained part of the soldiers of the Corps. According to a number of researchers, the Corps brigades left their positions prematurely, since Croatian attacks were repulsed in most areas. However, the decision of President Martić to evacuate the civilian population had a negative impact on the fighting spirit of the fighters, who began to leave positions to help their families.
Notes
- ↑ Novakovi ћ Costa. Srpska Krajina: (make it clear, padovi uzdizaka). - Beograd; Knin: Srpsko Kulturno Drustvo Zora , 2009. - P. 313. - ISBN 978-86-83809-54-7 .
- ↑ David C. Isby. Balkan Battlegrounds: A Military History of the Yugoslav Conflict, 1990-1995 . - Washington: Diane Publishing Company, 2003. - Vol. 1. - P. 455. - ISBN 978-0-7567-2930-1 .
See also
- Armed Forces of the Republic of Serbian Krajina
Literature
- Novakovi ћ Costa. Kninski garrison. - Beograd; Knin: Srpsko kulturno drushvo Zora , 2015. - 307 p. - ISBN 978-86-83809-81-3 .
- Novakovi ћ Costa. Srpska Krajina: (make it clear, padovi uzdizaka). - Beograd; Knin: Srpsko kulturno drushvo Zora , 2009. - 602 p. - ISBN 978-86-83809-54-7 .
- Sekulić, Milisav . Knin je pao u Beogradu . - Nidda Verlag., 2000.
- Chubrilo Rade. Ospon and Pad Krajine. - Beograd: Drushtva “Srpska Krajina”, 2002. - 250 p. - ISBN 86-82199-05-X .