V Corps (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

5th Corps

Fifth Corps Patch
Active April 1992
Country  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Allegiance Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Branch Regular Army
Type Motorized, mountain and infantry
Role Defence of Bihać
Size 10.152 (1992)
Garrison/HQ Bihać
Nickname(s) Sila Nebeska (Heaven's Force)
Colors Green, white and black
Mascot(s) Winged stallion
Equipment

When the unit was formed the Corps had the following armament:[1]

  • T-55 tank (1)
  • 76 mm ZIS (2)
  • mortar 60mm, 82mm, and 120mm
  • 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 PAM(3)
  • recoilless guns BS (2)
  • numerous variants of hunting rifles
Engagements

Operation Oganj 92
Operation Gorica-03
Operation Tiger '94
Operation Free Grabez '94
Operation Pecigrad '94
Operation Storm '95

Operation Sana '95
Commanders
Current
commander		 Hajrudin Osmanagić
Ramiz Dreković
Atif Dudakovic
Insignia
5th Corps patch Winged stallion

The Fifth Corps was one of seven corps in 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 Muslim forces loyal to Fikret "Babo" Abdić, who was cooperating with Serb and Croat forces.[2] In the last military action of the ARBIH, Operation "Sana 95", the corps defeated Abdić's supporters and brought a number of regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina under government control.

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 Bihac.

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

Brigades on the day of formation

Liberated cities

References

  1. 1 2 "5th Corps of Army RB&H, Bihac" (HTML). vojska.net. 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-13. External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ↑ Anthony Loyd (February 1, 2001). My War Gone By, I Miss It So. Penguin (Non-Classics). ISBN 0-14-029854-1.
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