Serbian Army of Krajina

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Serbian Army of Krajina
Српска Војска Крајине Srpska Vojska Krajine
Officer emblem of SVK, 1993–1995
Foundation	October 17, 1992 (30 years ago)
Dates of operation	1992–1995
Dissolved	August 7, 1995 (27 years ago)
Allegiance	Serbian Krajina
Headquarters	Knin
Size	30,000[1]
Battles and wars	Operation Stinger, Operation Medak Pocket, Operation Maslenica, Operation Summer '95, Operation Whirlwind, Operation Flash, Operation Storm
Colors	(Serbian tricolour)
War flag

The Serbian Army of Krajina (SAK, Serbo-Croatian: Srpska vojska Krajine, Српска војска Крајине, abbr. SVK), also known as the Army of the Republic of Serbian Krajina or Krajina Serbian Army, was the armed forces of the Republic of Serbian Krajina (RSK). The SVK consisted of ground and air elements.

Created through the merger of the Territorial Defense of the Republic of Serbian Krajina (TORSK), units of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) and the Krajina Militia, the SVK was officially established on 19 March 1992. Responsible for the security of the RSK, its area of responsibility covered an area of some 17,028 km² at its peak, as it was located entirely inland it thus had no naval forces. The SVK, along with the state of RSK, ceased to exist in 1995 following the Croatian military offensive Operation Storm.

Organization

Commanders-in-Chief

No.	Portrait	Commander-in-Chief	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party
1		Babić, MilanMilan Babić (1956–2006)	19 December 1991	16 February 1992	1 month		SDS
2		Hadžić, GoranGoran Hadžić (1958–2016)	26 February 1992	12 December 1993	1 year, 9 months		SDS
(1)		Babić, MilanMilan Babić (1956–2006)	12 December 1993	23 January 1994	1 month		SDS
3		Martić, MilanMilan Martić (born 1954)	23 January 1994	7 August 1995	1 year, 6 months		SPS

Commanders

No.	Portrait	Commander	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Defence branch
1		Novaković, MileMajor general Mile Novaković (1950–2015)	1992	1994	1–2 years	Army
2		Čeleketić, MilanMajor general Milan Čeleketić (born 1946)	1994	1995	0–1 years	Army
3		Mrkšić, MileGeneral Mile Mrkšić (1947–2015)	1995	1995	0 years	Army

Structure

• 105th Aviation Brigade
• 44th Air defense rocket brigade
• 75th Mixed artillery brigade
• "Pauk" Operational Group
• Special forces corps
• 7th Dalmatia (Dalmatinski) corps
• 15th Lika (Lički) corps
• 21st Kordun (Bordunski) corps
• 39th Banija (Banijski) corps
• 18th West-Slavonia (Zapadnoslavonski) corps
• 11th East-Slavonia (Istočnoslavonski) corps

At the creation of the army, it was planned that its number would be 80,000 people, however it turned out to be less.

• According to Colonel Kosta Novaković: 62,483 (772 officers, 2,709 non-commissioned officers and 59,002 soldiers) or 78% of the planned number.^[2]
• According to the General Staff in 1994: 62,805 (2,890 officers, 4,329 non-commissioned officers and 55,886 soldiers).^[3]
• According to General Milisav Sekulić: 71,409 (3,291 officers, 3,424 non-commissioned officers and 60,496 soldiers).^[3]

Equipment

• Armored Vehicles
  • T-34/85
  • T-55
  • T-72 (2)
  • M-84 (31)
  • PT-76
  • OT M-60
  • BVP M-80
  • BOV (APC)
  • BRDM-2
  • SU-100
  • M36 Jackson
  • M18 Hellcat
• Artillery
  • M-63 Plamen
  • M-77 Oganj (11)
  • 9K52 Luna-M
• Anti-aircraft
  • ZSU-57-2
  • M53/59 Praga
  • 9K35 Strela 1
  • Strela 2
  • 9K38 Igla
  • S-75 Dvina
  • 2K12 Kub
• Aircraft
  • An-2 (1)
  • J-20 Kraguj
  • Soko J-22 Orao (2)
  • J-21 Jastreb (12)
  • G-2 Galeb
  • Aérospatiale Gazelle
  • Mil Mi-8T
  • Utva 66
  • Zlin Z-526
• Other
  • Krajina Express
  • K-15 Krajina Missile

Gallery

• 
  Krajina Airforce G-2 Galeb
• 
  Krajina Airforce Aérospatiale Gazelle
• 
  Krajina Airforce Utva 66
• 
  Krajina Airforce Zlin Z-526

War crimes

During the Croatian War of Independence, numerous massacres were conducted by the Army of Serbian Krajina. On 2–3 May 1995, seven civilians were killed and many more injured in the Zagreb rocket attacks.^[4][5]

The main leaders of the Serbian Army of Krajina, Milan Martić, Milan Babić and Goran Hadžić, were indicted and trialled by the ICTY for various war crimes and crimes against humanity. Milan Martić was sentenced to 35 years in prison,^[6] Milan Babić was sentenced to 13 years,^[7] while Goran Hadžić died shortly after their trial started.^[8]

See also

• Army of Republika Srpska

References

Sources

• Vrcelj, Marko (2002). Rat za Srpsku Krajinu: 1991-1995. Zora. ISBN 9788683809066.
• Novaković, Kosta (2009). Srpska krajina: usponi, padovi, uzdizanja. Zora. ISBN 978-86-83809-54-7.
• "The Army of Serbian Krajina", Jane's Intelligence Review, 1 October 1993

External links

• "Vojska Republike Srpske Krajine". Archived from the original on 30 December 2008.