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

5th Corps
Fifth Corps insignia
Active21 October 1992 – 2006 (dissolved as part of the Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
AllegianceArmy of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
BranchBosnian Ground Forces
TypeMotorized, Mechanized, Mountain and Infantry
RoleDefence 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)
Garrison/HQBihać
Nickname(s)Sila Nebeska (Heavenly Force)
ColorsGreen, white and black
Mascot(s)Pegasus
EquipmentWhen 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
EngagementsBosnian War
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Ramiz Dreković
Atif Dudaković
Insignia
5th Corps patchPegasus
Identification
symbol		ARBiH patch

5th 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

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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

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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.

  • Corps Staff: 28 officers, 2 under-officers, 42 soldiers
  • 1st Commander: Captain I Class Ramiz Dreković - from forming to 1 November 1993
  • 2nd Commander: Brigadier General Atif Dudaković - from 1 November 1993
  • Deputy Commander Chief of Staff:
    • Major Ramiz Duraković
    • Major Mirsad Sedić
  • Assistants for moral IPD and MP - Ejub Topić
  • Assistants for security - Sakib Butković
  • Logistic - Bećir Sirovina

5th Corps units

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5th Corps units (in 1995)

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  • 501st Celebrated Mountain Brigade
    • Commander: Brigadier Senad Šarganović
  • 502nd Knightly Mountain Brigade
    • Commander: Colonel Hamdija Abdić
  • 503rd Celebrated Mountain Brigade
    • Commander: Brigadier Muhamed Delalić
  • 504th Light Infantry Brigade (Dissolved on 15. April 1994)
    • Commander: Kovačević Hase
  • 505th Knightly Motorized Brigade
  • 506th Liberation Brigade
    • Commander: Major Nijaz Miljković
  • 510th Bosnian-Liberation Brigade
    • Commander: Brigadier Amir Avdić
  • 511th Celebrated Mountain Brigade
    • Commander: Major Mirsad Sedić
  • 517th Liberation Brigade
    • Commander: Major Ibrahim Nadarević
  • Command of the 5th Corps
  • 5th Battalion of Military Police
  • Special forces Detachment
  • 5th Reconnaissance-Sabotage Company
  • 5th Tank Company
  • 5th Mixed Artillery Division
  • 5th Mixed Artillery Regiment
  • Mixed Anti-Armored Artillery Division
  • 5th Artillery-Missile Anti-Aircraft Defense Unit
  • Aviation Group Bihać (Branch of ARBiH Air Force)
  • 5th Atomic-Biological-Chemical-Defense Company
  • 5th Engineering Company
  • 5th Logistics Base
  • 5th Corps Training and Recruitment Center
  • 5th Corps Dedicated-Military industry
  • 101st HVO "Ante Knežević - Krpe" (Battalion)
    • Commander: Lieutenant-Colonel Grgić

Brigades on the day of formation

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  • 1st Bihać Infantry Brigade
  • 2nd Bihać Muslim-Croat Infantry Brigade
  • 1st Cazin Infantry Brigade
  • 103rd Brigade
  • 105th Bužim Infantry Brigade
  • 101st Muslim Krajina Brigade
  • 111th Bosanska Krupa Infantry Brigade
  • 1st Velika Kladuša Infantry Brigade

Liberated cities

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References

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  1. ^ a b "5th Corps of Army RB&H, Bihac". www.vojska.net. vojska.net. 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-13.
  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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