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Army of Republika Srpska

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The Army of the Republika Srpska (Serbian: Војска Републике Српске (ВРС); Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian Vojska Republike Srpske (VRS)) also referred to as Bosnian Serb Army, was the military of the Republika Srpska. Starting in 2003 the army began to integrate into the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2005 a fully integrated unit of Serbs, Bosniks, and Croats was deployed to help out the U.S.-led coalition forces in Iraq. On June 6, 2006 it was fully integrated into Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina controlled by the Ministry of Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

History

It was founded on May 12, 1992 from the forces of the old Yugoslav People's Army, the army of former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from which Bosnia and Herzegovina had seceded the same year. The army counted some 80,000 personnel during the Bosnian War (1992-1995).

The VRS was made up almost entirely of Serb Orthodox officers and recruits from Bosnia-Herzegovina. The army formations that fought for Republika Srpska also included various Serb paramilitary units, as well as Russian, Greek and other volunteers fighting for Serb cause. There were also a few Bosniaks, mostly from the area of Teslić and Derventa (major Ismet Đuherić and his Meša Selimović company consisted of 120 men including Serbs and Croats) in the north of the country.

The VRS is one of a number of groups that have been accused of war crimes in Bosnia against Bosniaks and Bosnian Croats. The military leader of VRS was General Ratko Mladić, who is now indicted at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for genocide, as are other high-ranking Serb officers, but has not been yet apprehended.

Organization

  • 1st Krajna Corps - Banja Luka

    • 41st Infantry Division
    • 7th Infantry Brigade
    • 145th Motorized Brigade
    • 149th Infantry Brigade
    • 417th Artillery Regiment
    • 5th Air Defence Regiment
    • 552nd Engineer Regiment
  • 2nd Krajna Corps - Drvar

    • 4th Armored Brigade
    • 12th Motorized Brigade
    • 140th Motorized Brigade
    • 257th Motorized Brigade
    • 10th Air Defence Regiment
  • 3rd Corps - Bijeljina

    • 2nd Motorized Brigade
    • 195th Motorized Brigade
    • 6th Infantry Brigade
    • 11th Infantry Brigade
    • 29th Infantry Brigade
    • 454th Artillery Regiment
    • 17th Air Defence Regiment
    • 17th Engineer Regiment
  • East Bosnia Corps - Han Pijesak

    • 5th Motorized Brigade
    • 6th Motorized Brigade
    • 10th Motorized Brigade
    • 49th Motorized Brigade
    • 145th Motorized Brigade
    • 437th Motorized Brigade
    • 19th Mountain Brigade
    • 215th Mountain Brigade
    • 208th Artillery Regiment
    • 4th Air Defence Regiment
  • Herzegovina Corps - Bileća

    • 473rd Motorized Brigade
    • 145th Motorized Brigade
    • 13th Motorized Brigade
    • 8th Motorized Brigade
    • 5th Mountain Brigade

Equipment

Vehicles

Tanks

  • 85x M-84 Main battle tanks
  • 193x T-55 Secondary battle tanks
  • 40x T-34/85 Secondary battle tanks
  • 1x PT-76 light tank

APCs and IFVs

SP Artillery

MRL?

Towed artillery

  • 487 towed artillery weapones:

Anti aircraft defense

Aircraft inventory of Republika Srpska Air Force

Commonly know with is old name of Ratno Vazduhoplovstva i Protivvazdušna Odbrana Vojska Republike Srpske or with its short version of RV i PVO RS, Since 1st June 2004 the Republika Srpska Air Force is officially called:

1 Puk Vazduhoplovstva i protivvazdušna odbrana Vojske Republike Srpske or V i PVO VRS
1st Aviation Regiment and Air Defence Force of the Republic of Srpska's Army.

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