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Arsen Milašinović

University of Vienna

Vienna, Austria

 

THE MILITARY OPERATION JUŽNI POTEZ 1995

Vol. XXXV, 1/2017, pp. 167–194
https://doi.org/10.29362/ist20veka.2017.1.mil.167-194

 

ABSTRACT/RESUME: The article deals with the causes, participants, course, and consequences of the military operation Southern Move (Južni potez), the last battle between the Army of Republika Srpska and Croatian forces in the war in Bosnia. The article attempts to throw some light on the role of the Western diplomacy and regional actors in the operation Southern Move. Through an analysis of strategic and operative aspects of the operation, the account of the battle intends to elucidate primary characteristics of the belligerent armies. The article is based on the original sources published by the Hague Tribunal, as well as on secondary sources.

 

KEYWORDS: Southern Move, Južni potez, War in Bosnia, Army of Republika Srpska, Croatian Army, military operation, VRS, HVO, HV, Bosnia, 1992–1995

 

SOURCES:

  • International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
  • Međaš, list 7. motorizovane brigade
  • Agresija Republike Hrvatske na Republiku Srpsku i okupacija opštine Mrkonjić Grad. Septembar 1995 – februar 1996. godine. Banja Luka: Republički centar za istraživanje ratnih zločina Banja Luka, 2012.
  • Central Intelligence Agency. Balkan Battlegrounds: A Military History of the Yugoslav Conflict, 1990–1995 Volume I. Washington: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Russian and European Analysis, 2004.

 

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