[Dragoner]

JUGOSLAVENSKA NARODNA ARMIJA, PART 2


5. Military District, Zagreb (former 5. Army), strength: 39.945 men (1990)

6. Proletarian Rifles Division, Karlovac (being disbanded)

202. Mixed Artillery Brigade, Slovenska Bistrica
580. Mixed Artillery Brigade, Karlovac - B

?. NBC Defense Bn, Zagreb-Borongaj

367. Signal Regiment, Samobor
308. Signal Regiment, Ljubljana

10. Special Forces Group, Dugo Selo*
Special Forces Recce unit, Maribor

65. Protection Regiment, Dugo Selo

5. Military District EIV, Zagreb-Pleso (see above)

*could have been part of 65. Protection Regiment

Zagreb City Military Command*
6. Mixed Anti-Tank Regiment - R
6. Mixed Artillery Regiment - R
6. Light Air Defense Artillery Regiment

*was probably downgraded - in contrary to the City Command of Belgrade - and subordinated to 10. Corps around 1988

10. Corps, Zagreb
4. Armored Brigade, Jastrebarsko - A/B
8. Proletarian Motorized Brigade, Karlovac (formed around 1990 after 6. Proletarian Rifles Division was disbanded) - R
140. Mechanized Brigade, Zagreb/Dugo Selo* - (planned: A)
(140. Motorized Brigade, Zagreb)* - B
(31. Mechanized Brigade, Dugo Selo)* - R
622. Motorized Brigade, Petrinja - R
257. Motorized Brigade, Petrinja (new formation created of 257. and 291. Rifles Regiment and some other units around 1990) - R
380. Motorized Brigade, Karlovac
33. Partisan Division, Dugo Selo - R
4. Partisan Brigade, Karlovac - R
10. Recce Coy - R
10. Military Police Bn - R
10. NBC Defense Coy - R
10. Signal Bn - R
10. Medical Bn - R
60. Medical Coy - R
10. Transportation Coy - R
10. Replacement Bn - R
306. Light Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Karlovac
313. Light Air Defense Artillery Regiment - R
151. Anti-Tank Artillery Battery - R
152. Anti-Tank Artillery Battery - R
167. Separate Anti-Tank Artillery Group
513. Engineer Brigade (new formation created of 10. and 258. Engineer Regiment around 1990)
123. Bridge Bn, Dugo Selo - A
671. Bridge Bn - R
485. Bridge Bn, Karlovac
17. Bridge Coy
74. Bridge Coy
530. Logistics Base

*140. Motorized and 31. Mechanized Brigade merged into 140. Mechanized Brigade, year: 1990

13. Corps, Rijeka (former "13. Operational Group")
13. Proletarian Motorized Brigade, Illirska Bistrica - A/B
6. Mountain Brigade, Delnice - B
12. Mountain Brigade, Bihac (existed in the mid 80's, could have been disbanded around 1990)
236. Proletarian Motorized Brigade, Gospic (formed of 9. and 10. Rifles Regiment after 6. Proletarian Rifles Division was disbanded around 1990) - R
25. Motorized Brigade, Pazin (see also Maritime Military District)
8. Partisan Division (probably disbanded around 1990)
35. Partisan Division - R
43. Partisan Divison, Pazin - R
13. Recce Coy - R
13. Military Police Bn - R
13. NBC Defense Coy - A
13. Signal Bn, Rijeka - R
13. Medical Bn - R
13. Transportation Bn - R
13. Replacement Bn - R
13. Light Air Defense Artillery Bn - R
13. Mixed Anti-Tank Regiment - R
166. Separate Anti-Tank Artillery Group, Bihac
13. Mixed Artillery Regiment - R
127. Engineer Regiment - A
540. Bridge Bn

14. Corps, Ljubljana (former "14. Proletarian Motorized Division") - peactime strength (1990): 13.900 men
1. Armored Brigade, Vrhnika - A/B
14. Proletarian Motorized Brigade, Ljubljana-Sentvid - R
228. Motorized Brigade, Postojna - A
253. Motorized Brigade, Ajdovscina
345. Alpine Brigade, Kranj - B
15. Partisan Division, Novo Mesto - R
-5. Partisan Brigade, Ljubljana
-14. Partisan Brigade, Novo Mesto
-25. Partisan Brigade, Ribnica
30. Partisan Divison, Vrhnika - R
-13. Partisan Brigade, Rakek
-19. Partisan Brigade, Ajdovscina
-20. Partisan Brigade, Vrhnika
1. Separate Partisan Brigade - R
14. Mixed Artillery Regiment, Ribnica
14. Mixed Anti-Tank Regiment, Veliki Otok (near Postojna)
314. Anti-Tank Artillery Group
168. Barrage/Fortress Battery
635. Light Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Ljubljana-Sentvid
14. Engineer Regiment, Skofja Loka
45. Bridge Coy
14. Signal Bn, Ljubljana
298. Military Police Bn, Ljubljana
14. Medical Bn, Ljubljana
14. Transportation Bn
14. Replacement Bn
61. Border Bn, Radovljica
62. Border Bn, Tolmin
63. Border Bn, Nova Gorica
64. Border Bn, Sezana
528. Logistics Base, Ljubljana


31. Corps, Maribor (former "31. Infantry Division") - peacetime strength (1990): 6300 men
6. Motorized Brigade, Celje
145. Motorized Brigade, Novo Mesto
195. Motorized Rifles Brigade, Maribor - B
325. Motorized Brigade
29. Partisan Division, Ptuj - R
11. Separate Partisan Brigade, Slovenska Bistrica - R
31. Mixed Artillery Regiment, Maribor
417. Mixed Anti-Tank Regiment, Ptuj
183. Anti-Tank Artillery Battery
186. Anti-Tank Artillery Battery
31. Light Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Ptuj
522. Engineer Regiment, Celje
270. Bridge Bn
76. Bridge Coy
31. Military Police Bn, Maribor
31. Signal Bn
31. Medical Bn
31. Transportation Bn
31. Replacement Bn
?. NBC Defense Coy
?. Recce Coy
65. Border Bn, Murska Sobota
66. Border Bn, Maribor
67. Border Bn, Dravograd
699. Logistics Base, Celje

32. Corps, Varazdin (former "32. Mechanized Division")
32. Mechanized Brigade, Varazdin - A
265. Mechanized Brigade, Bjelovar - A
158. Mixed Anti-Tank Brigade, Dakovo* - B
288. Mixed Anti-Tank Brigade, Virovitica* - B
411. Mixed Anti-Tank Regiment, Krizevci - R
73. Motorized Brigade, Koprivnica - B
28. Partisan Division, Bjelovar - R
32. Partisan Division, Varazdin - R
32. Mixed Artillery Regiment, Varazdin
?. Light Air Defense Artillery Regiment
32. Engineer Regiment, Cakovec
32. Military Police Bn, Varazdin
32. Signal Bn, Varazdin
32. Medical Bn, Varazdin
32. Transportation Bn
32. Replacement Bn
32. NBC Defense Coy, Varazdin
?. Recce Coy
42. Border Bn, Virovitica
43. Border Bn, Koprivnica

*could be direct reporting to the 5. Military District as some sources claim


Maritime Military District ("vojnopomorska oblast", VPO), Split

Operations Center VPO, Zrnovnica

108. Coastal Missile Brigade, Radovici (P-20/SS-N-2C Styx)

82. Naval Special Forces Unit ("pomorski centar"), Split-Divulje

332. Signal Regiment, Sinj

290. Military Police Bn, Split

Maritime Military District EIV, Split-Divulje (see above)


The Fleet (HQ at Split)


9. Corps, Knin

221. Motorized Brigade, Knin - B
180. Motorized Brigade, Benkovac
11. Motorized Rifles Brigade*
62. Motorized Brigade, Benkovac**
3. Brigade / Croatian TO - R
9. Mixed Artillery Regiment
557. Mixed Anti-Tank Regiment, Knin
?. Light Air Defense Artillery Regiment
594. Engineer Regiment, Sinj
9. Military Police Bn, Knin
9. Signal Bn
9. Medical Bn
9. Transportation Bn
9. Replacement Bn
?. NBC Defense Coy
?. Recce Coy
405. Logistics Base, Knin

*could be former 11. Marine Rifles Brigade at Sibenik
**mentioned at the Hague war crimes tribunal, no other confirmation

REMARK: Several yugoslav sources list a 9. (Separate) Tank Bn for 9. Corps. I trusted them, but the information was incorrect for the timeframe of this orbat, as I found out now. The 9. Bn together with another Tank Bn (10.) was added to the Corps at the end of 1991. The troops came from 1. Military District to reinforce the 9. Corps that was heavily involved in the first military actions of JNA and irregular serbian forces against croatia. The example shows how difficult it will be to get a correct JNA-orbat for the last days of cold war and not to mix up facts with the first days of the yugoslav nightmare.

5. Maritime Sector Command, Pula
139. (Guard) Marine Rifles Brigade, Pula* (with at least one Bn at Mali Losinj, probably disbanded around 1990)
5. Motorized Rifles Brigade, Pula**

*designations vary from source to source, one source even names both
**confusing cause there was definitely a 5. Proletarian Motorized Brigade at the 2. Corps at Titograd

One Source says, 25. Motorized Brigade at Pazin (listed here with 13. Corps at Rijeka) was a merger of 139. Marine Rifles Brigade at Pula with a Partisan Brigade (at Pazin and Umag) and was subordinated to
5. Maritime Sector

8. Maritime Sector Command, Sibenik
12. Amphibious Brigade, Sibenik (with detachment at Molat-Bonaster)*
11. Marine Rifles Brigade, Sibenik (probably disbanded around 1990)*

*Designations vary from source to source, one source even names both. 11. Brigade at Sibenik and 139. Brigade at Pula definitely existed both in the mid 80's and then eventually were reorganized and got new designations.

9. Maritime Sector Command, Kumbor
24. Motorized Rifles Brigade, Trebinje
107. Mixed Artillery Brigade, Radovici

Separate Naval Base Commands:
Vis
Lastovo
Losinj


Other installations (Schools, Institutes etc.)

NBC-Laboratory, Mostar
Technical Test Center, Belgrade-Kumodraz

Navy Installations:
Naval Test Center, Split-Lora
Naval Hydrographical Institute, Split
Shipbuilding Institute, Zagreb
Naval Medical Institute, Split