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The Royal Yugoslav Army was organized into three army groups and the coastal defense troops. The 3rd Army Group was the strongest with the 3rd, 3rd Territorial, 5th and 6th Armies defending the borders with Romania, Bulgaria and Albania. The 2nd Army Group with the 1st and 2nd Armies, defended the region between the Iron Gates and the Drava River.
The Yugoslav Ground Forces (Serbo-Croatian: Kopnena Vojska – KoV, Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Копнена Војска – КоВ) was the ground forces branch of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) from 1 March 1945 until 20 May 1992 when the last remaining remnants were merged into the Ground Forces of the new Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, under the threat of sanctions.
Rifles. Yugo Mauser M1924 Rifle [2] (standard-issue rifle) Carcano 1898. Mannlicher 1895 /24 (converted to FN Yugo Mauser 1924 standard) Mauser-Koka. Serbian Mauser 1899 (many cut down to carbine length) Lebel 1886/93 (supplied from France during WW1) Berthier 1907/15 & 1916 rifle (WW1) Berthier 1892/16 carbine (WW1)
Machine gun for the special forces units (72nd Brigade for Special Operations and 63rd Parachute Brigade). [10] Zastava M87 Yugoslavia: Heavy machine gun: Standard heavy machine gun. Zastava M02 Coyote Serbia: Heavy machine gun: Mounted on Humvee vehicles. M2 Browning United States: Heavy machine gun: Submachine guns M84 Škorpion ...
Serbia portal. v. t. e. During World War II, several provinces of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia corresponding to the modern-day state of Serbia were occupied by the Axis Powers from 1941 to 1944. Most of the area was occupied by the Wehrmacht and was organized as separate territory under control of the German Military Administration in Serbia.
Hans Felber. The Battle of Serbia was a joint Allied effort with the aim of establishing a strong foothold and mastering the central communication area of the German forces on the Balkans, i.e. Army Group F, during World War II. Actions on the ground were carried out by the NOVJ, and the Allies provided combat assistance, supplies and air support.
Missions. The Serbian Army is responsible for defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Serbia from foreign hostiles; participating in peacekeeping operations; and providing humanitarian aid and disaster relief. The Army i.e. infantry battalions of its 2nd, 3rd and 4th brigades are tasked with securing the 384 kilometers long and 5 ...
The Dinara Division (Serbian: Динарска дивизија / Dinarska divizija) was an irregular Chetnik formation that existed during the World War II Axis occupation of Yugoslavia that largely operated as auxiliaries of the occupying forces and fought the Yugoslav Partisans. Organized in 1942 with assistance from Ilija Trifunović ...