Army of Republika Srpska

The Army of Republika Srpska (Војска Републике Српске (ВРС); Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian Vojska Republike Srpske (VRS)) also referred to as the Bosnian Serb Army, was the military of today's Republika Srpska which was then the "Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina", a self-proclaimed state within the internationally recognized territory of the sovereign Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Starting in 2003 the army began to integrate into the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2005 a fully integrated unit of Serbs, Bosniaks, and Croats was deployed to augment the U.S.-led coalition forces in Iraq. On 6 June 2006, it was fully integrated into Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina controlled by the Ministry of Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

History
The Army of the Republika Srpska (VRS) was founded on 12 May 1992 from the remnants of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from which Bosnia and Herzegovina had seceded the same year. When the Bosnian War erupted, the JNA formally discharged 80,000 ethnically Serb troops who lived in Bosnia and were garrisoned there. These troops, who were allowed to keep their heavy weapons, formed the backbone of the newly formed Army of the Republika Srpska. Aside from being made up almost entirely of Serb Orthodox officers and recruits from Bosnia and Herzegovina, the VRS also utilized the services of approximately 4,000 foreign Orthodox Christian volunteers to participate in combat operations during the Bosnian War. 1,000-1,500 of these came from Russia, the Ukraine and Bulgaria, with 700 volunteers originating from Russia specifically. 100 Greeks also volunteered to fight on the side of the Bosnian Serbs, forming the Greek Volunteer Guard and allegedly participating in the Srebrenica massacre.

The military leader of VRS was General Ratko Mladić, who is now indicted at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for genocide, as are other high-ranking Serb officers. Mladić was finally arrested in Serbia on 26 May 2011.

Special Units

 * Специјална Јединица "МАНДО" – Special unit "Mando"
 * Гарда Пантери – The Guard "Panteri"
 * Бели Вукови – White Wolves
 * Специјална Јединица "ПEШA" – Special unit "Pesa"

1993

 * 1st Krajina Corps - Banja Luka
 * 2nd Krajina Corps - Drvar
 * 3rd Corps - Bijeljina
 * East Bosnia Corps - Han Pijesak
 * Herzegovina Corps - Bileća

1995

 * 1st Krajina Corps - Banja Luka
 * 2nd Krajina Corps - Drvar
 * East Bosnia Corps - Bijeljina
 * Sarajevo-Romanija Corps - Pale
 * Drina Corps - Han Pijesak
 * Herzegovina Corps - Bileća

2001

 * 1st Corps - Banja Luka
 * 3rd Corps - Bijeljina
 * 5th Corps - Sokolac
 * 7th Corps - Bileća

Tanks

 * M-84
 * T-55
 * BVP M-80
 * OT M-60P
 * BTR-50
 * BOV

Towed Artillery

 * M-56
 * D-30
 * M-30
 * M-46
 * D-20
 * M-84
 * M-1
 * ZiS-3

Self-Propelled Artillery

 * 2S1 Gvozdika

MLRS

 * M-63 Plamen
 * M-77 Oganj
 * M-87 Orkan

ATGW

 * AT-3 and AT-5

Anti-Tank Guns

 * T-12

Anti-Aircraft Guns

 * ZSU-57-2
 * M53/59 Praga
 * BOV-3
 * ZU-23-2

MANPADs and SAMs

 * SA-7
 * SA-18
 * SA-6
 * SA-9

Infantry Weapons

 * Zastava M70
 * Zastava M72
 * Zastava M84
 * Zastava M76
 * Heckler & Koch MP5
 * M79 Rocket Launcher
 * M80 Zolja

Aircraft inventory of Republika Srpska Air Force
Formerly known as Ratno Vazduhoplovstva i Protiv Vazdušna Odbrana Vojska Republike Srpske or RV i PVO RS. Beginning on 1 June 2004, the Republika Srpska Air Force was officially called, Prvi Puk Vazduhoplovstva i Protiv Vazdušna Odbrana Vojske Republike Srpske, also known as 1st Aviation Regiment and Air Defence Force of the Republic of Srpska's Army.

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