111th Brigade of Croatian army 'Dragons', Rijeka

111th Brigade of Croatian army 'Dragons', Rijeka

History:

111th Brigade ZNG

111th Brigade HV

111th Motorized Brigade

111th Infantry Brigade

638th Infantry Brigade

Brigade was formed on 2 July 1991. Soon part of brigade departs to Lika front while second part joins them in November after completing preparations. 111th fought in Drenov pass, were on 13 November suffered its first casualties: Kristijan Ladavac, Nebojsa Dikic, Zlatko Filic and Bruno Prpic, covering road Senj - Zagreb and in follow up offensive operations pushes back enemy forces.

Brigade started as 111th Brigade of National Guard Corps (ZNG) soon renamed 111th Brigade of Croatian army. Later brigade become 111th Motorized - recruit training brigade which carried out final phase of training after completed primary and specialist training.

At end of 1999 / beginning of 2000, brigade was renamed once more as 638th Infantry Brigade.

According to available information during War for Independence brigade had 58 soldiers killed: Marinko Breulj, Marino Cvetkovic, Dalibor Cebuhar, Nebojsa Dikic, Kristian Ladavac, Zlatko Filic, Bruno Prpic, Zvonko Zubovic - Grk, Emil Miftarevic, Sinisa Superina, Darinko Hlaic, Denis Mataja, Samir Salihovic, Nedeljko Senic, Ivica Jakovac - Ive, Perica Radic, Sead Muric, Miroslav Turkalj, Ivan Polic, Zvonko Knezevic, Sergio Stimac, Velimir Gasparac, Zvonimir Katalinic, Nikola Albaneze, Robert Albaneze, Zeljko Bilen, Mato Bukovcan, Zorko Dabo, Mladen Hrestak, Ante Juric, Zlatko Kamenaric, Marijan Karlovic, Antun Klevin, Milovan Lazarevic, Stjepan Matic, Josip Matejas, Vladimir Mikulicic, Boris Mrsic, Milan Nedic, Damir Nimac, Dinko Prelog, Nikola Pribanic, Atif Sales, Nikola Salopek, Robert Svob, Vlado Lecek, Elvis Brmalj, Zoran Turcic, Milos Dujmovic, Darko Modric, Bozidar Miskulin, Petar Drakula, Ivo Kusturin, Josip Guberac, Mario Buljan, Velimir Krecek, Leon Hungsberg and Drago Bohanek.

Name From To

Brigade Commander Brigadier General Sergio Rabar 2. srpnja 1991

Brigadier General Cvetko Sare

Colonel Nekic

Major/LtColonel Nikola Skunca 1994

Major Boris Dekovic

Deputy Commander

2nd Battalion Commander

3rd Battalion Commander

Sources:

Vesna Puljak: Zmajevi Trsata nastavljaju dalje, Hrvatski vojnik No. 57, page 11, year IV, 11. february 1994. ISSN 1330-500X

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Links:

111th Brigade HV presentation in Rijeka, June 28, 1992

Ulicama dati imena 111. i 128. brigade

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