Croatian Army

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The Croatian Army is the land-based military branch of Croatia, established during the Croatian War of Independence and known for its role in the conflicts following the breakup of Yugoslavia.

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Surface form Occurrences
Croatian National Guard 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of the armed forces
land forces
abbreviation HKoV NERFINISHED
allegiance Republic of Croatia NERFINISHED
branchColor green
commanderInChief President of Croatia NERFINISHED
conflict Bosnian War NERFINISHED
Croatian War of Independence NERFINISHED
Operation Flash NERFINISHED
Operation Storm NERFINISHED
Yugoslav Wars NERFINISHED
country Croatia
engagedIn defense of Croatian independence
establishedIn 1991
foundedDuring Croatian War of Independence NERFINISHED
garrison Zagreb NERFINISHED
hasUnitType armored-mechanized units
artillery units
engineer units
infantry brigades
special forces units
headquarters Zagreb NERFINISHED
historicalPrecursor Croatian National Guard NERFINISHED
introducedProfessionalService 2000s
memberOf NATO force structure (through Croatia)
motto Za domovinu
nativeName Hrvatska kopnena vojska NERFINISHED
notableOperation Operation Maslenica NERFINISHED
Operation Medak Pocket NERFINISHED
Operation Storm NERFINISHED
participatesIn NATO missions NERFINISHED
UN peacekeeping operations NERFINISHED
partOf Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia NERFINISHED
primaryLanguage Croatian
role land warfare
support to civil authorities
territorial defense
standardServiceRifle VHS assault rifle NERFINISHED
VHS-2 assault rifle NERFINISHED
subordinateTo Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Croatia NERFINISHED
Ministry of Defence of Croatia NERFINISHED
to all-volunteer force
transitionedFrom conscript army
type professional army
usesArmoredVehicle Patria AMV NERFINISHED
usesArtillerySystem PzH 2000 NERFINISHED
usesCamouflagePattern Croatian digital camouflage NERFINISHED
usesEquipmentFrom Croatia NERFINISHED
NATO countries NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED

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PzH 2000 usedBy Croatian Army
Ante Gotovina militaryBranch Croatian Army
Yugoslav People’s Army (in territory control) disintegratedInto Croatian Army
subject surface form: Yugoslav People’s Army
OSRH hasBranch Croatian Army
OSRH predecessor Croatian Army
this entity surface form: Croatian National Guard
Agim Çeku militaryBranch Croatian Army
Goran Visnjic servedIn Croatian Army
Mirko Cro Cop militaryService Croatian Army