1st Military Police Battalion (Republika Srpska)

The battalion included two companies of the military police, an anti-terror platoon, a transport company, a supply platoon, a service platoon, a communications department and a specialist department. Although de jure the functions of the battalion came down to the police, during the war he repeatedly participated in hostilities. It was replenished by both acting officers and reserve officers and draftees.

1992

In May 1992, the battalion was involved in the protection of hydroelectric power stations on Lake Bochac and fought for the city of Klyuch (now the Unsko-Sansky Canton) and its environs. In June – July, the battalion participated in Operation Corridor, freeing Odjak. On August 25, the battalion suffered the first combat losses in the battles for Bosanski Brod . After 4 days, along with other parts of the VRS, the battalion was taken by Kostresh occupied by the enemy. After spending some time as part of the Banja Luka garrison, the battalion went to the vicinity of Gradacac , where he remained until October 27 , when he took part in Operation Vrbas-92. He spent the end of the year in the vicinity of the city ​​of Brcko .

1993

In early January 1993, 200 volunteers joined the 1st Military Police Battalion. The 1st Krainsky corps also ordered their brigades to send volunteers to the 1st battalion in the ward. Thus, six companies of the military police appeared in the 1st battalion. A significant part of the battalion fought near Orashye until the end of May, and then went to the Doboisk direction. In July, the battalion broke through the defensive line near the town of Brka during Operation Assistance ^[2] . In September, part of the battalion participated in protests against the republican authorities in Banja Luka.

1994

In January 1994, soldiers of the battalion participated in an unsuccessful attack on the village of Matuzichi in the Doboisky direction, and after almost a month the battalion took Katanova-braid in the same direction. Until the fall, he fought in the Ozren direction, in September he participated in Operation Breza ^[3] . The attack began on September 6 , the battalion together with the reconnaissance company of the 1st Krainsky Corps attacked from the Dzhorkovach-Rad line. On September 12, the enemy abandoned in the position of the Army of the Republika Srpska Krajina a sabotage group of 150-200 people, which attacked the General Staff of the VRS and surrounded part of the 1st battalion of the military police. Killed 14 soldiers of the battalion, 3 were captured.

1995

In January, the battalion was transformed: instead of six companies, only two main and one training were left. There were a total of 475 people, including 19 senior and 52 junior officers ^[1] . In March – April, part of the battalion fought on Mount Vlašić, stabilizing the defense line of the 22nd Light Infantry Brigade and taking Markovac ^[4] . In September, the battalion, together with the tank company of the 1st Armored Brigade and the battalion of the 43rd Priedorsky Motorized Brigade, defended the Mlinishte-Podrashnitsa-Barachi line. On September 14, the battalion was sent to Strbin , where it remained until September 19 . Until the end of the war, he repelled attacks on Novi Grad and Banja Luka ^[5] .

• Zheko Zoriћ. 1. (11.) Batahon at the military police 1.KK. - Baњa Luka: Glas Srpske, 2016.