The 15th Lik Corps is an army corps in the Armed Forces of the Republika Srpska Krajina.
| 15th Likes Corps | |
|---|---|
| Years of existence | 1992 - 1995 |
| A country |  Republika Srpska Krajina |
| Included in | Armed Forces of the Republika Srpska Krajina |
| Type of | Military establishment |
| Number | 9,000 people |
| Participation in | The war in Croatia Operation Medak Pocket Operation Storm |
| Commanders | |
| Famous commanders | Milan Chuput Stevo Shevo |
Content
History
The corps was formed in October 1992 from units of the Territorial Defense, police units and volunteers. The corps received weapons and equipment from the Yugoslav People’s Army . The Corps task was to defend Leakey . In 1993, the corps numbered about 8-9 thousand soldiers and officers. The headquarters of the corps was located in Korenitsa . In the summer of 1995, Major General Stevo Shevo commanded the corps, and the headquarters was headed by Colonel Milan Dzhakovich.
Case Structure in the summer of 1995 [1] [2] [3] :
- Headquarters
- 9th Motorized Brigade Brigade ( Gracac ) under the command of Colonel Jovo Cordic
- 18th Infantry Brigade ( Korenitsa ) under the command of Colonel Mirko Radakovich
- 50th Infantry Brigade ( Vrkhovina ) under the command of Colonel Stevan Strbac
- 70th Infantry Brigade ( Dice ) under the command of Colonel Milan Milivoevich
- 103rd light infantry brigade ( Doni Lapac ) under the command of Colonel Slavko Studen
- 37th border battalion (Lichko-Petrovo-Selo)
- 17th mixed artillery division
- 81st rear base (Zhelyava)
- company of the military police (Korenitsa)
- communications company
- engineering company
The 15th Likes Corps participated in many military operations. In July 1995, before the Croatian operation "The Tempest", he was mobilized and put on high alert. During the Storm, he defended his positions on August 4 and 5 , and then his brigades began to retreat in the direction of the city of Srb on the border with the Republika Srpska . The command of the 15th Likes Corps was able to evacuate most of the equipment and later transferred it to the Bosnian Serb army . Some of the Corps soldiers remained to serve in their units. A significant role in the retreat of the corps was played by the breakthrough of positions by the forces of the Croatian Ministry of Internal Affairs on the Mali Alan pass and a blow to the rear of the corps from the brigades of the 5th Corps of ARBiH . The decision to evacuate the civilian population was also negatively affected the fighting spirit of the fighters, as a result of which the soldiers began to leave positions to help their families.
See also
- Armed Forces of the Republika Srpska Krajina
Notes
- ↑ Tenkovi Srpske Vojske Krajine
- ↑ David C. Isby. Balkan Battlegrounds: A Military History of the Yugoslav Conflict, 1990-1995 . - Washington: Diane Publishing Company, 2003. - Vol. 1. - P. 456. - ISBN 978-0-7567-2930-1 .
- ↑ Novakoviћ Costa. Srpska Krajina: (catch up, give a fall to uzdiza). - Beograd; Knin: Srpsko culture druzhtvo Zora , 2009 .-- S. 317. - ISBN 978-86-83809-54-7 .
Literature
- Novakoviћ Costa. Srpska Krajina: (catch up, give a fall to uzdiza). - Beograd; Knin: Srpsko kulturno drutstvo Zora , 2009 .-- 602 p. - ISBN 978-86-83809-54-7 .
- Sekulić, Milisav . Knin je pao u Beogradu . - Nidda Verlag., 2000.
- Chubrilo Parliament. Uspon and Pad Kraјine. - Beograd: Drushtvo "Srpska Krajina", 2002. - 250 p. - ISBN 86-82199-05-X .