3rd Corps of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Encyclopedia
The 3rd corps of the Bosnian Army was one of five, later seven. It was established by the order of the Commander of Main Staff of the Bosnian Army Sefer Halilović on 9 November 1992. This Corps was formed to unite the rest of the Territorial Defence Force of the Republic of Bosnia and Hercegovina
Territorial Defence Force of the Republic of Bosnia and Hercegovina
The Territorial Defence Force of the Republic of Bosnia and Hercegovina were the first official armed forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the beginning of the Bosnian war. Which eventually transformed into the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.- History :Teritorijalna odbrana was the...

 and some Bosnian Special Forces and Civilian Forces.

Operational Zone

The operational zone for the 3rd Corps were the districts of : Banja Luka, Bosanska Dubica, Bosanska Gradiška, Bugojno, Busovača, Čelinac, Donji Vakuf, Gornji Vakuf, Jajce, Kakanj, Kotor Varoš, Kupres, Laktaši, Mrkonjić Grad, Novi Travnik, Prnjavor, Skender Vakuf, Srbac, Šipovo, Travnik, Vitez, Zavidovići, Zenica and Žepče. Because of the fighting, there was a quick change in the territory and Vareš was included.

Command

The Headquarters of the 3rd Corps was in Zenica. It was composed of a number of centers:
  • Center for operational command which had intelligence on the civilians, MUP-a, which the more important intelligence was given to the command of the 3rd Corps.
  • Center for relations, the planning of all the relations connection to the 3rd Corps command.
  • Military Intelligence Service: a service for counter-intelligence, military police, protection of the commands and other objects. The Commander was Ramiz Dugalić.

Commanders

  • 1st Commander: Enver Hadžihasanović
    Enver Hadžihasanovic
    Enver Hadžihasanović was a general of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as chief of staff.-Military History:...

     (Dec. 1992 to Nov. 1993)
  • 2nd Commander: Mehmed Alagić
    Mehmed Alagic
    Mehmed Alagić was a general in the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina...

     (Nov. 1993 - Jan 1994)
  • 3rd Commander: Kadir Jusić (Jan.1994 - Sep 1994)
  • 4th Commander: Sakib Mahmuljin (Sep. 1994 - end of war )

Operational Groups

In February 1993, four operational groups were created under the command of Envera Hadžihasanovića, the goal was to connect the 3rd Corps forces on the battlefield and the 3rd Corps Command:
  • Operational group Bosanska Krajina headquarters in Travnik, Commander at the time Mehmed Alagić
    Mehmed Alagic
    Mehmed Alagić was a general in the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina...

  • Operational group Lašva in Kaknju,
  • Operational group Bosna in Žepču or Zavidovićima,
  • Operational group Zapad in Bugojnu, Commander Selmo Cikotić
    Selmo Cikotic
    Selmo Cikotić is a politician of Bosnia and Herzegovina, member of the Party of Democratic Action, and former Army officer...

  • Operational group Visoko in Visokom, later renamed Operational group Istok. This belonged to the 1st Corps, then 6th Corps.

3rd Corps Units

  • 3rd Corps Military Police


Operational group Bosanska Krajina
  • 7th Muslim Brigade
    7th Muslim Brigade
    The 7th Muslim Brigade was a brigade in the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina . It was often misinterpreted by Serb and Croat media, which confused it with the squad of Arab volunteers known as El-Mudžahid - foreign fighters from various Islamic countries that fought during the...

  • 17. Brigade
  • 306. Brigade, once belonged to Operational group Zapad
  • 325. Brigade


Operational group Lašva
Lašva
The Lašva is a river in Central Bosnia, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is a left tributary of the Bosna.It originates from the confluence of two "little Lašva", Karaula Lašva and Komarska Lašva in Turbe. The Lašva flows through Travnik, then through Vitez before draining into the Bosna....

  • 309. Brigade
  • 325. Brigade
  • 333. Brigade


Operational group Bosna
  • 318. Brigade
  • 319. Brigade


Operational group Zapad
  • 307. Brigade
  • 308. Brigade
  • 312. Brigade
  • 317. Brigade


These brigades were under the direct command of the 3rd Corps Command.
  • 301. Brigade
  • 303. Mountain Brigade
  • 314. Mountain Brigade
The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK