Slovenian Territorial Defence

The Territorial Defence of the Republic of Slovenia, also the Territorial Defence of Slovenia (TO RS, TOS) was the predecessor of the Slovenian Armed Forces. It was named after the Yugoslav Territorial Defense.

History
After the invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 by the Soviet Union, the Yugoslav political Summit adopted the doctrine of General People's Defense and established the territorial defense of the republics and provinces. After the victory in 1990 of the democratic Political party in Slovenia, the central government in Belgrade ordered the disarmament of TO Slovenia, a decision that seems to have been effectively ignored. Many weapons subsequently disappeared from supply depots, and were later issued to the initial territorial defense units of the Republic of Slovenia.

Command
In Slovenia, TO headquarters was established on 20 November 1968. The early development this military command was almost exclusively in the hands of Slovenian officers, but increasingly from 1974 staff positions in the TO fell into the hands of Serb JNA officers. The reason for this was the increasing distrust felt towards the TO by Serb politicians, who feared the increasingly democratic leanings of some republics. In 1990, Slovenia established a new headquarters TO, who became president of Command of the Slovenian Army. Acceptance of the new insignia, in May 1991, however, was open the first learning center for the training of the military burden on the stamp Ig in Ljubljana and Pekre in Maribor. 2 June of the same oath in the first generation of Slovenian soldiers.

Organization
The command language in TO was Slovenian, and this itself was organized in the form of an ancillary impact force the JNA. After 1990 it was organized as a separate army, which was finally formed in the months before independence, in accordance with the Constitution of RS, which has been adopted already in 1990.

Small arms

 * Zastava M 70AB assault rifle