The Sarajevo-Romani Corps is an army corps in the Armed Forces of the Republika Srpska. It was formed by order of the General Staff of the VRS on May 22, 1992 on the basis of units of the former 4th Corps of the 2nd Military Region of the UNA [1] . It totaled from 15,000 to 18,000 people, up to 80 tanks, 72 artillery pieces, 12 rocket launchers, several hundred mortars. At the beginning of the battle, the corps was led by Major General Tomislav Shipchich. On September 10, 1992, he was replaced by Colonel Stanislav Galich, promoted to major general . On August 10, the corps was headed by General Dragomir Milosevic. The headquarters of the corps was located in the Palais.
| Sarajevo-Romani housing | |
|---|---|
| Years of existence | 1992 - 1996 |
| A country |  Republika Srpska |
| Included in | Armed Forces of Republika Srpska |
| Type of | Military establishment |
| Number | 15,000 - 18,000 people |
| Dislocation | Neighborhood of Sarajevo, region of Romania |
| Participation in | Bosnian war Siege of Sarajevo |
| Predecessor |  4th building |
| Commanders | |
| Famous commanders | Tomislav Shipchich Stanislav Galich Dragomir Milosevic |
As part of the Serb forces in the Sarajevo area, Russian volunteer units fought. RDO-2 fought in the spring - summer of 1993 , RDO-3 - from autumn 1993 to September 1994 , and then Russian, Ukrainian and other volunteers continued to take part in the fighting as part of the White Wolves Corps of the Sarajevo-Romani Corps [2] .
In Sarajevo and its suburbs, the Sarajevo-Romaniysk corps controlled parts of nine communities with a predominantly Serbian population - Iliža, Iliyash, Hadzhichi, Raylovac, Vogoshcha, Stari Grad, Tsentar, Novo-Sarajevo and Trnovo. This part of the city was called “Serbian Sarajevo”, about 120,000 people lived in it [3] [4] .
Content
Structure
The structure of the Corps in 1995 [5] :
- Headquarters
- 1st Sarajevo mechanized brigade under the command of Velko Stoyanovich
- 2nd Sarajevo light infantry brigade
- 3rd Sarajevo light infantry brigade (created on February 25, 1994 by the association of the Koshevskaya, Raylovatskaya, Vogoshchansk brigades, on October 20, 1994 the 5th battalion of the Iliyash brigade was transferred to it)
- 4th Sarajevo light infantry brigade
- 1st Romani Infantry Brigade (created by the association of the Novosaraevsk and Trnov Brigades)
- 2nd Romanian Motorized Brigade
- Koshevskaya Light Brigade
- Raylovsky brigade
- Vogoshchansk brigade
- Iliyash Infantry Brigade
- Igman Light Infantry Brigade (created by the association of the Blazhui and Hadzhich brigades)
- Ilijan Brigade
- Rogatitsky Brigade (transferred to the Drinsky Corps in 1992)
- 4th Mixed Artillery Regiment
- 4th mixed anti-tank artillery regiment
- 4th Light Air Defense Regiment
- 4th Communication Battalion
- 4th Military Police Battalion
- 4th reconnaissance and sabotage squad
- 4th Engineering Regiment
- 4th Sanitary Battalion
- 4th motor battalion
- Novosaraevsky Chetnik squad
See also
- Armed Forces of Republika Srpska
- Siege of Sarajevo
Notes
- ↑ Dr N Thomas & K Mikulan. The Yugoslav Wars (2). Bosnia, Kosovo and Macedonia 1992-2001. - Osprey publishing. - P. 12. - ISBN 1-84176-964-9 .
- ↑ Who are they? Volunteers . Srpska.ru. Date of treatment September 26, 2012. Archived November 1, 2012.
- ↑ Guskova E. Yu. History of the Yugoslav crisis (1990-2000). - M .: Russian Law / Russian National Fund, 2001. - P. 269. - ISBN 5941910037 .
- ↑ Yugoslavia in the 20th century: essays on political history / K.V. Nikiforov (ed.), A.I. Filimonova, A.L. Shemyakin et al. - M .: Indrik, 2011 .-- P. 813. - ISBN 9785916741216 .
- ↑ David C. Isby. Balkan Battlegrounds: A Military History of the Yugoslav Conflict, 1990-1995 . - Washington: Diane Publishing Company, 2003. - Vol. 1. - P. 465. - ISBN 978-0-7567-2930-1 .
Literature
- Boroјeviћ D., Iviћ D. Voiska Republika Srpske: 12. May 1992 - 31. Decembar 2005. - Ruma: Stamp, 2014. - 393 p. - ISBN 978-86-918217-0-8 .
- Radinović R. Laži o sarajevskom ratištu. - Beograd: Svet knjige, 2004 .-- 261 p. - 1000 copies. - ISBN 86-7396-076-2 .
Links
- The documentary "Zakletva" about the Army of the Republika Srpska (Serb.) . YouTube Date of treatment September 7, 2014.
- Wax of the Republic of Srpsk (Serb.) . Date of treatment September 7, 2014.