Patriotic League
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The Patriotic League was the first military unit of Territorial Defence Force of the Republic of Bosnia and Hercegovina
formed after the Bosnian Territorial Defense Forces
were gained by the SDS party.
and the SDA
party discussed forming an independent army which would be separate from the Yugoslav military at the time. In March 1991 Sefer Halilović
formed the Patriotic League (Patriotska Liga - PL) as an independent Bosnian army, with the same territorial organization as the TO. Later on the Patriotic League was connected to the TO, but until then they were an illegal force in Yugoslavia which fought for Bosnian independence from Yugoslavia. The Patriotic League, along side the TORBIH, would later become the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
.
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...
formed after the Bosnian Territorial Defense Forces
Territorial Defense Forces (Yugoslavia)
The Territorial Defense Forces were a separate part of the armed forces of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The forces acted as a Home Guard which roughly corresponded to a military reserve force or an official governmental paramilitary...
were gained by the SDS party.
History
On December 19th 1990 Alija IzetbegovićAlija Izetbegovic
Alija Izetbegović was a Bosniak activist, lawyer, author, philosopher and politician, who, in 1990, became the first president of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He served in this role until 1996, when he became a member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, serving until 2000...
and the SDA
Party of Democratic Action
The Party of Democratic Action is a Bosniak national political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.-History:The Party of Democratic Action was founded in May 1990 by Alija Izetbegović, representing the Bosnian Muslim population...
party discussed forming an independent army which would be separate from the Yugoslav military at the time. In March 1991 Sefer Halilović
Sefer Halilovic
Sefer Halilović is a former general and commanding officer of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2001, he was indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and eventually acquitted...
formed the Patriotic League (Patriotska Liga - PL) as an independent Bosnian army, with the same territorial organization as the TO. Later on the Patriotic League was connected to the TO, but until then they were an illegal force in Yugoslavia which fought for Bosnian independence from Yugoslavia. The Patriotic League, along side the TORBIH, would later become the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was the military force of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina established by the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992 following the outbreak of the Bosnian War...
.
Training
The Patriotic League received training at Croatian Special Police centers and by March 1992 claimed 98,000 troops-more than the shrinking TO- organized in 9 regions and 103 (out of 109) districts.Units
- Crni LabudoviCrni LabudoviThe Crni Labudovi were a special forces unit in the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.- History :Black Swans were a Patriotic League unit formed in 1992 in Konjic under the 4th Korps , who eventually numbered 800 men...
(The Black Swans) - Armija RBIH - Diverzantsko-Izvidacka Brigada
- Zmaj od Bosne (Dragon of Bosnia)