Development of Yugoslav Partisans
Belgrade operation - Allied - Order of Battle
Belgrade operation
18th (Croatian) Eastern Bosnian brigade
Operation ZIETHEN
5th Guard Brigade of Croatian Army 'Falcons of Slavonia', Vinkovci
History: Fifth guard brigade was formed on 5 October 1992 by order of Minister of Defense from member of 204th Vukovar, 109th, 108th, 121st, 122., 123rd and 3rd Guard Brigade.
Three months after forming brigade participated in operation MASLENICA.
Fourth battalion was formed in middle of March 1993 and served for training of new soldiers in brigade.
Part of brigade participated in operation FLASH.
Brigade was officially disbanded on 30 September 2003 an together with 3rd Guard Brigade become part of newly formed 3rd Guard Armored Mechanized Brigade.
Killed brigade members from Laze: Zeljko Grganic, Vlado Grganic, Zvonko Novoselac, Ivica Pavlovic, Zeljko Mikolcevic, Darko Bebic.
Name From To Brigade Commander Colonel Dragan Bagaric Brigadier Ivan Kapular 1993 Lieutenant-Colonel Stjepan Kulic 30 September 2003 Deputy Commander Ivan Naglov Chief of Staff Colonel Milan Lulic Major Obrovac 1st Battalion Commander Colonel Miro Mioc Major Tomislav Pucelj 1st Battalion Deputy Commander Major Zvonko LEKO 2nd Battalion Commander Colonel Marko Jonjic Colonel Vinko Mazar Colonel Damir Ludvig 3rd Battalion Commander Major Ivan Katic Colonel Damir Ludvig 4th Battalion Commander Major Mladen Mikolcevic Armored Battalion Commander Deputy Commander of Armored Battalion 1st Lieutenant Zdravko Nikolic Anti-tank Rocket Battalion - M-83 POLO, MT-12 Captain Mijo Kozic Operations:
- Operation MASLENICA
- Operation FLASH
Sources:
- Vesna Puljak: Sokolovi Slavonije, page 9, Hrvatski vojnik no. 52, year III, 3 December 1993.
- Gordan Radosevic: Uvijek prva - Prva bojna Sokolova, page 20, Hrvatski vojnik no. 68, year IV, 15 July 1994., ISSN 1330-500X
- D.R.: Lazanski sokolovi, page 7, Hrvatski vojnik no. 71, year IV, 26 August 1994., ISSN 1330-500X
- Vesna Puljak: Tvrd je oklop pete, page 12, Hrvatski vojnik no. 71, year IV, 26 August 1994., ISSN 1330-500X
- Gordan Radosevic: Pord - ponos sokolova, page 20, Hrvatski vojnik no. 83, 10 February 1995., ISSN 1330-500X
- Mijo Kožić: Sokolovi ne promašuju, page 8, Hrvatski vojnik no. 87, 7 April 1995., ISSN 1330-500X
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