Territorial Defense Brigade Joakim Rakovac Explained

Unit Name:	Territorial Defense Brigade Joakim Rakovac
Native Name:	hr|Brigade teritorijalne obrane »Joakim Rakovac«j
Branch:	Territorial Defence Force
Type:	Light infantry
Garrison:	Istria
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The Territorial Defense Brigade Joakim Rakovac was a military unit of the Yugoslavian Territorial Defence Force of the Yugoslav Armed Forces. The brigade was based in Istria, now Croatia. During the Croatian War of Independence, personnel from the unit was used to create the HV 119th Brigade.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Marking the founding of the 119th HV Brigade.
2. Web site: Stvaranje Hrvatske Drzave i Domovinski Rat u Istri. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210120113459/https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/197586275.pdf. 20 January 2021.
3. Web site: UDVDR RH ogranak Podravske Sesvete. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210120113820/https://www.podravske-sesvete.hr/images/sesvete/17.pdf. 20 January 2021.
4. Web site: Marking the founding of the 119th HV Brigade.