Territorial Defence of the Republic of Slovenia

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The Territorial Defence of the Republic of Slovenia was the Slovenian military force that played a central role in the country’s independence, particularly during the Ten-Day War in 1991.

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Slovenian Territorial Defence 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed force
military organization
abbreviation TO NERFINISHED
activePeriodEnd 1993
activePeriodStart 1968
activityIn1990 reorganization as a force loyal to Slovenian republican authorities
activityIn1991 armed resistance to Yugoslav People’s Army intervention in Slovenia
alsoKnownAs Slovenian Territorial Defence NERFINISHED
Teritorialna obramba Republike Slovenije NERFINISHED
branch land forces
conflict Slovenian Independence War NERFINISHED
Ten-Day War NERFINISHED
country Slovenia
disbandedAsSeparateForce 1993
doctrine total national defence
equipmentSource captured Yugoslav People’s Army weapons
secretly stored republican stockpiles
garrisonLocation Ljubljana NERFINISHED
historicalImportance foundation of modern Slovenian Armed Forces tradition
key military factor in Slovenian secession from Yugoslavia
languageOfName Slovene
legalBasis Slovenian independence legislation of 1991
mobilizationSystem territorial reserve units
notableCommander Janez Janša NERFINISHED
Janez Slapar NERFINISHED
notableCommanderRole Chief of the Territorial Defence Headquarters
notableEvent blockade of Yugoslav People’s Army barracks in Slovenia
capture of Yugoslav People’s Army equipment in 1991
operatedIn Republic of Slovenia NERFINISHED
Socialist Republic of Slovenia NERFINISHED
organizedAs regional territorial units
partOf Yugoslav Territorial Defence system NERFINISHED
predecessor Territorial Defence of Yugoslavia in Slovenia NERFINISHED
primaryMission support to internal security
territorial defence
primaryOpponent Yugoslav People’s Army NERFINISHED
role core of Slovenian independence forces
defence of Slovenian territory
significantYear 1990
1991
statusDuringTenDayWar de facto national army of Slovenia
subordinateTo Presidency of the Republic of Slovenia NERFINISHED
Republic Secretariat for People’s Defence of Slovenia NERFINISHED
successor Slovenian Armed Forces NERFINISHED
transformedInto Slovenian Army NERFINISHED
type reserve force
territorial army

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Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War) belligerent Territorial Defence of the Republic of Slovenia
subject surface form: Ten-Day War
Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War) militaryForcesInvolved Territorial Defence of the Republic of Slovenia
subject surface form: Ten-Day War
this entity surface form: Slovenian Territorial Defence
SV predecessor Territorial Defence of the Republic of Slovenia