5th Corps (Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina) explained

Unit Name:5th Corps
Dates:21 October 1992 – 2006 (dissolved as part of the Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Country:
Allegiance:Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Garrison:Bihać
Branch:Bosnian Ground Forces
Type:Motorized, Mechanized, Mountain and Infantry
Role:Defence of Bihać pocket (Bihaćki okrug)
Size:
  • 10,152 (21.10.1992)
  • 17,202 (24.03.1995)
  • 18,106 (Peak size at the end of year 1995)
Nickname:Sila Nebeska (Heavenly Force)
Colors:Green, white and black
Mascot:Pegasus
Equipment:When the unit was formed the Corps had the following armament:[1]
  • T-55 Tank (1)
  • M53/59 Praga (1)
  • BOV M86 (1)
  • TAM 110 Communications truck (1)
  • 76 mm ZIS-3 (2)
  • Mortars 60mm, 82mm, and 120mm (20)
  • Automatic rifles (1,094)
  • Semi-Automatic rifles (479)
  • Light Machine-Guns (152)
  • Machine-Guns (120)
  • Sniper rifles (48)
  • Osa Anti-Tank Launchers (10)
  • Zolja Anti-Tank Launchers (28)
  • M57 anti-tank Launchers (9)
  • RBR (11)
  • RPG (9)
  • Anti-Aircraft Guns (HMG) (3)
  • Recoilless rifle BST (2)
  • Numerous variants of hunting rifles
Battles:Operation Oganj '92
Operation Gorica-03
Operation Tiger '94
Operation Free Grabež '94
Operation Pećigrad '94
Operation Storm '95
Operation Sana '95
Commander1 Label:Commander
Notable Commanders:Ramiz Dreković
Atif Dudaković
Identification Symbol:Pegasus
Identification Symbol Label:5th Corps patch
Identification Symbol 2:ARBiH patch5th Corps Pegasus patch and later newly designed 5th Corps insignia patch similar to the other ARBiH Corps patches in design

Brigade patches and patches from other 5th Corps unit's Other types of identification (armbands, headbands, brooches, etc.)

The 5th Corps was one of seven corps of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The formation was around the Bihać pocket to protect it against the surrounding Serb forces. The Fifth Corps also fought secessional Bosniak forces loyal to Fikret Abdić, who was cooperating with Serb forces.[2] In the last military action of the ARBiH, Operation Sana, the corps defeated Abdić's supporters and brought a number of regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina under government control. In April 2018, police detained Atif Dudaković and 12 others on suspicion of committing crimes against humanity during the Bosnian war. The court process is still ongoing.

History

The ministry of military affairs passed the order for the formation of the Fifth Corps of the ARBIH on September 29, 1992 and the final approval by the presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (order no. 02-111-738/92) on October 21, 1992.[1] In the formation of the 5th Corps there have been the de-formation of the Unsko-sanski Operative Group and the Territorial Defense of Bihać.

5th Corps command

Major Hajrudin Osmanagić was given control, but he was eliminated before he took the post and Captain First class Ramiz Dreković took control as commander of the Fifth Corps, thus becoming first commander of the Fifth Corps. After him, Brigadier General Atif Dudaković became commander of the Fifth Corps. He had the most impact of all the generals of the corps.

5th Corps units

5th Corps units (in 1995)

Brigades on the day of formation

Liberated cities

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2007-09-13 . 5th Corps of Army RB&H, Bihac . vojska.net . www.vojska.net . 2007.
  2. Book: Anthony Loyd. Anthony Loyd. My War Gone By, I Miss It So. February 1, 2001. Penguin (Non-Classics). 0-14-029854-1. registration.

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