5th Corps of Army RB&H, Bihac

5th Corps of Army RB&H, Bihac

Fifth Corps of Army of Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

History

Fifth Corps was formed on 21 October 1992 by order of Presidency of B&H no: 02-111-738/92, order for beginning of forming came from Supreme Command on 29 September. Into newly formed Corps entered officers from dissolved Una-Sana operational group which controlled all infantry brigades in Bihac pocket and parts of reformed Municipal staff of Territorial Defense Bihac who's formations and duties were reduced. Initially major Hajrudin Osmanagic was named corps commander but that order was revoked before he took over and Ramiz Drekovic become first corps commander.

On the day of the forming Corps had following armament:

one T-55 tank

two field guns 76mm ZIS

one BOV APC

mortars 60mm, 82mm and 120mm

1094 automatic rifles

479 semi-automatic rifles

152 light machine-guns

120 machine-guns

48 sniper rifles

10 Osa anti-tank launchers

28 Zolja anti-tank launchers

9 M57 anti-tank launchers

11 RBR

9 RPG

3 anti-aircraft guns

2 recoilless guns

numerous variants of hunting rifles

5th Corps strength on day of the forming

unit officers NCO soldiers total

Corps staff 28 2 42 72

1st Bihac Infantry Brigade 85 121 1131 1337

2nd Bihac Muslim-Croatian Infantry Brigade 83 120 1136 1339

1st Cazin Infantry Brigade 79 112 1118 1309

105th Buzim Infantry Brigade 97 140 1215 1452

101st Muslim Krajina Brigade 20 10 690 720

111th Bosanska Krupa Infantry Brigade 103 150 1439 1692

1st Velika Kladusa Infantry Brigade 50 81 748 879

5th Battalion of Military Police 17 12 272 301

5th Mixed Artillery Battery 10 22 72 104

5th Engineering Company 10 7 32 49

5th Tank Company 1 3 31 35

5th Mixed Light Battery 2 8 35 45

Special forces Detachment 12 15 421 448

5th Logistics Base 21 26 323 370

Total 618 829 8705 10152

After formation Corps continued offensive activities started by Una-Sana operational group with plans "Oganj-92" and "Gorica-03"...

Name From To

Corps Commander Captain I Class Ramiz Drekovic forming 1 November 1993

Brigadier Atif Dudakovic 1 November

Deputy Commander

Chief of Staff Major Ramiz Durakovic forming

Major Mirsad Sedic

Assistants for moral IPD and MP Ejub Topic forming

Assistants for security Sakib Butkovic forming

Logistic Becir Sirovina forming

Sources

Bejdo Felic: Peti korpus 1992. - 1995.

Recommended reading:

The Yugoslav Wars (2): Bosnia, Kosovo and Macedonia 1992 - 2001 by Nigel Thomas, K. Mikulan, Darko Pavlovic

Safe Area Gorazde: The War in Eastern Bosnia 1992-1995 by Joe Sacco, Christopher Hitchens

Endgame: The Betrayal and Fall of Srebrenica by David Rohde

How Bosnia Armed by Marko Attila Hoare

Crisis at BIHAC: Bosnia's Bloody Battlefield by Brendan O'Shea

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5th Corps strength on day of the forming
unit	officers	NCO	soldiers	total
Corps staff	28	2	42	72
1st Bihac Infantry Brigade	85	121	1131	1337
2nd Bihac Muslim-Croatian Infantry Brigade	83	120	1136	1339
1st Cazin Infantry Brigade	79	112	1118	1309
105th Buzim Infantry Brigade	97	140	1215	1452
101st Muslim Krajina Brigade	20	10	690	720
111th Bosanska Krupa Infantry Brigade	103	150	1439	1692
1st Velika Kladusa Infantry Brigade	50	81	748	879
5th Battalion of Military Police	17	12	272	301
5th Mixed Artillery Battery	10	22	72	104
5th Engineering Company	10	7	32	49
5th Tank Company	1	3	31	35
5th Mixed Light Battery	2	8	35	45
Special forces Detachment	12	15	421	448
5th Logistics Base	21	26	323	370
Total	618	829	8705	10152

	Name	From	To
Corps Commander	Captain I Class Ramiz Drekovic	forming	1 November 1993
	Brigadier Atif Dudakovic	1 November

Deputy Commander
Chief of Staff	Major Ramiz Durakovic	forming
Chief of Staff	Major Mirsad Sedic
Assistants for moral IPD and MP	Ejub Topic	forming
Assistants for security	Sakib Butkovic	forming
Logistic	Becir Sirovina	forming