The Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serb. Voјska Jugoslavia ) are the army of the “small” Yugoslavia, created from those parts of the Yugoslav People’s Army , which were in Serbia and Montenegro on May 20, 1992 . Existed until the transformation into the army of Serbia and Montenegro on February 4, 2003 . It consisted of the Ground Forces, the Air Force and Air Defense, and the Navy.
Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Serb. Woјská Ogloslaviche | |
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Emblem | |
Base | May 20, 1992 |
Dissolution | February 4, 2003 |
Finance | |
Budget | $ 1 300 000 |
Percent of GNP | 4.6% |
Industry | |
Domestic Suppliers | Outpost Weapon |
The army of the FRY, during its existence, participated in battles with the Albanian rebels in Kosovo in 1998-1999, as well as in the Presevo Valley in 2000. During the NATO military operation against Yugoslavia, the army repelled enemy air attacks.
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Ground Forces
The ground forces of the FRY consisted of three armies and seven corps. The 1st Army was responsible for Vojvodina and Belgrade , the 2nd for Montenegro and southwest Serbia, and the 3rd Army was responsible for the center and south of Serbia and Kosovo and Metohija .
Air Force and Air Defense
The air force and air defense of “small Yugoslavia” consisted of an air defense corps, an air corps and subunits subordinate to the headquarters. The air defense forces consisted of one brigade and six regiments.
Navy
The fleet of the FRY included those ships that were in the ports of Montenegro in 1992, as well as those that were evacuated from the territory of Croatia, which declared independence a year earlier. In 1999, the Yugoslav fleet took part in the war against NATO. Losses in the material part was not.
Holidays
- June 16 - Day of the Army and Ground Forces
- December 24 - Day of the Air Force and Air Defense
- June 9 - Navy Day
Literature
- Akimova Nikola. Oznake Voјske Angloslav. - Beograd: Novinsko-izdavachka installing Voјska, 1997. - 88 p. - ISBN 86-335-0027-2 .
- Danko Borojević, Dragi Ivić, Željko Ubović. Vazduhoplovne snage bivših republika SFRJ 1992-2015. - Ruma: Štampa, 2016. - 341 p. - ISBN 978-86-86031-23-5 .
- Dimitrijević B. Modernizacija i intervencija: jugoslovenski oklopne jedinice. - Beograd: Institut za savremenu istoriju, 2010. - 406 p. - 400 copies - ISBN 978-86-7403-138-4 .
- Dimitrijević B. Vazdušni rat nad Republikom Srpskom i Republikom Srpskom Krajinom. - Beograd: Planeta print, 2017. - 374 s. - ISBN 978-86-87877-07-8 .