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22-658: Petrovac may refer to: Bosnia and Herzegovina [ edit ] Bosanski Petrovac , town and municipality in Una-Sana Canton Petrovac, Bosnia and Herzegovina , municipality in Republika Srpska Montenegro [ edit ] Petrovac, Budva , coastal town in Budva Municipality Serbia [ edit ] Petrovac, Serbia , town and municipality in

44-583: A single structure, the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (OSBiH), making entity armies defunct. The Army of Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was formed on 15 April 1992 during the early days of the Bosnian War . Before the ARBiH was officially created, a number of paramilitary and civil defense groups were established. The Patriotic League (PL) and the local Territorial Defence Force of

66-663: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bosanski Petrovac The settlement has existed since Roman times. It was conquered by the Ottoman Empire somewhere between 1520 and 1530. From 1929 to 1941, Bosanski Petrovac was part of the Vrbas Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia . During the Second World War, it was a Partisan stronghold which

88-819: The Mostar region. Pressured and contained by heavily armed Serb forces in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia, the ethnic Croat militia forces – the Croatian Defence Council (HVO) – shifted their focus from defending their parts of Bosnia from Serbs to trying to capture remaining territory held by the Bosnian Army. It is widely believed that this was due to the 1991 Milošević–Tuđman Karađorđevo meeting where presidents Slobodan Milošević and Franjo Tuđman discussed partitioning Bosnia between Croatia and Serbia . In order to accomplish this,

110-700: The second Markale massacre , a NATO intervention was launched, which destroyed much of the VRS' infrastructure in just a few days through Operation Deliberate Force . The war ended with the signing of the Dayton Accord . The Political leadership in Sarajevo had met in Mehurici to decide alternatives if Slovenia and Croatia should follow their stated plans to declare independence. After this board meeting Hasan Cengic met with Rusmir Mahmutcehajic to propose

132-610: The "territorial defense" until July where the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was officially established. The new army was divided into corps , each stationed in a particular territory. In 1993, most brigades were renamed as Mountain troops given that the lack of heavy weapons made it organizationally pointless to list them as infantry or motorized . In addition, Bosnian terrain favored light infantry over armored and mechanized formations. The special forces alongside

154-472: The ARBiH and the HVO, launched a series of operations: Flash , Summer '95 , Storm and Mistral 2 . In conjunction, Bosnian forces launched operations like Sana . Bosnian and Croat armies were on the offensive in this phase. From August to December 1995, Serb forces were defeated and driven out of the majority of Croatia and western Bosnia, and the ethnic Serb population fled from these parts. Following

176-1233: The Braničevo District Bački Petrovac , town and municipality in South Bačka District of Vojvodina Petrovac (Aerodrom) , village in Aerodrom Municipality, city of Kragujevac Petrovac (Lebane) , village in Lebane Municipality, Jablanica District Petrovac (Leskovac) , a village in Leskovac Municipality, Jablanica District Petrovac (Pirot) , village in Pirot Municipality, Pirot District Petrovac (Prokuplje) , village in Prokuplje Municipality, Toplica District Petrovac (Trgovište) , village in Trgovište Municipality, Pčinja District See also [ edit ] Petrovec (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

198-846: The Croatian forces would have to defeat the Bosnian Army, since the territory that they wanted was under the Bosnian government control. The HVO with great engagement from the military of the Republic of Croatia and material support from Serbs, attacked Bosniak civilian population in Herzegovina and in central Bosnia starting an ethnic cleansing of Bosniak populated territories, such as in the Lašva Valley ethnic cleansing . Vastly under-equipped Bosnian forces, fighting on two fronts, were able to repel Croats and gain territory against them on every front. At this time, due to its geographic position, Bosnia

220-536: The HVO and the ARBiH was agreed upon, with the objective of forming a strong force that could fight the much stronger and better equipped VRS. This was the time of frequent peace negotiations. Despite the loss of several enclaves , notably Srebrenica , 1995 was marked by HVO and ARBiH offensives and later by NATO intervention. Following the Split Agreement , the Croatian Army, with cooperation from

242-469: The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Bosnian : Armija Republike Bosne i Hercegovine ; Cyrillic : Армија Републике Босне и Херцеговине ; ARBiH ), often referred to as Bosnian Army , was the military force of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina . It was established by the government of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992 following

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264-575: The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (TORBiH) were the official army while paramilitaries such as the Zelene Beretke (Green Berets) and Crni Labudovi (Black Swans) units were also active. Other irregular groups included Bosnian mafia groups, as well as collections of police and former Yugoslav People's Army soldiers. The army was formed in poor circumstances and suffered from a very limited supply of arms. Critical deficiencies included tanks and other heavy weaponry. The first commander of

286-422: The army was Sefer Halilović . In 1992, the ARBiH was losing most of the battles and consequently, 70% of Bosnia and Herzegovina was under Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), and later Bosnian Serb army (VRS) control, with Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, besieged . The ARBiH had defended Sarajevo with light weaponry, most of them captured from hostile forces or bought off the black market. The army

308-414: The formation of a paramilitary that would be an adjunct of SDA . Once approved by Alija Izetbegovic the first defense organization known as the "patriotic league" was formed. Another paramilitary known as the "green berets" would be formed from the people to help places where there where no defense organized by the local authority. As Bosnia declared independence the "territorial defense" was established as

330-452: The military police were controlled directly by the general staff of the army but that still didn't deny the formations of smaller spec-ops units and military police battalions to be formed in the corps independently or brigades specifically. The Police Detachment for Special Purpose "Bosna" was the first special police force who grew from the former republics one. Made iconic by Dino Merlin and his song "Vojnik Srece" which he dedicated to

352-685: The outbreak of the Bosnian War . Following the end of the war, and the signing of the Dayton Peace Agreement in 1995, it was transformed into the Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina . The ARBiH was the only military force on the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina recognised as legal by other governments. Under the State Defense Reform Law the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina were unified into

374-426: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Petrovac&oldid=1194523411 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

396-433: The state's official army and the patriotic league integrated a month later. The existence of other armed groups would lead the government to request the unification of all armed entities into one formation creating one official armed forces. This reform request would not last long as all other entities except the separatist ones would join finally establishing a centralized army. The newly reformed army would still be known as

418-764: The war was nearing its end, the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina seized Bosanski Petrovac and it remained in Bosnian hands until the end of the war. In the following years, the Serbs' right to return would be hindered. However, the town would eventually return to its pre-war ethnic composition. [REDACTED]   Una-Sana [REDACTED]   Central Bosnia [REDACTED]   Posavina [REDACTED]   Herzegovina-Neretva [REDACTED]   Tuzla [REDACTED]   West Herzegovina [REDACTED]   Zenica-Doboj [REDACTED]   Sarajevo [REDACTED]   Bosnian Podrinje [REDACTED]   Canton 10 Army of

440-591: Was conveniently located close to Marshal Josip Broz Tito 's headquarters in Drvar. On 6 December 1942 the Women's Antifascist Front of Yugoslavia (AFŽ) was established in the town. Judita Alargić was a key figure in the first generation of AFŽ organisers. During the 1992–95 Bosnian War , the town's Serb majority remained in the city while the Bosniaks and Croats were forced to leave their homes. Then in 1995, as

462-648: Was surrounded and the transfer of supplies was hard, if not impossible. However, ARBiH forces within the Bosanska Krajina (Bihać pocket) region were steadily defending the territory despite being surrounded by hostile forces. 1993 saw no major changes in the front lines against Serbs. Instead, this year marked the start of the Croat–Bosniak War in Central Bosnia and in Herzegovina , notably

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484-570: Was surrounded by Croat and Serb forces from all sides. There was no way to import weapons or food. What saved Bosnia at this time was its vast industrial complex (steel and other heavy industry), which was able to switch to military production. After a short but bloody war, and once Croats realized that their partnership with Serbs would not bring them any territorial gains, they agreed to the U.S. leadership's "Washington Treaty" peace agreement. From that point on, Croat and Bosnian government forces fought as allies against Serbs. A renewed alliance between

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