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Arkan (other)
Željko Ražnatović (, ; 17 April 1952 – 15 January 2000), better known as Arkan (), was a Serbian warlord, mobster and head of the Serbs, Serb paramilitary force called the Serb Volunteer Guard during the Yugoslav Wars. He was on Interpol's most wanted list in the 1970s and 1980s for robberies and murders committed in a number of countries across Europe, and was later indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia for crimes against humanity. Up until his assassination in January 2000, Ražnatović was the most powerful organized crime figure in the Balkans. Early life Željko Ražnatović was born in Brežice, a small border town in Styria (Slovenia), Lower Styria, People's Republic of Slovenia, PR Slovenia, Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia, FPR Yugoslavia. Veljko Ražnatović served as a decorated officer in the Yugoslav Air Force, SFR-Yugoslav Air Force, being highly ranked for his notable involvement in World War II. Veljko was statione ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serb Volunteer Guard
The Serb Volunteer Guard ( sr, Српска добровољачка гарда, СДГ / ''Srpska dobrovoljačka garda'', SDG), also known as Arkan's Tigers (or only Tigers; sr, Арканови тигрови, links=no / ''arkanovi tigrovi'', or only Тигрови / ''Tigrovi'') or Arkan's men ( sr, Аркановци, links=no / ''Arkanovci''), was a Serbian volunteer paramilitary unit founded and led by Arkan that fought in Croatia (1991–93) and Bosnia (1992–95) during the Yugoslav Wars. History and organization The Guard was created on 11 October 1990 by twenty members of the Red Star Belgrade football club Ultra group Delije Sever. The Guard was under the command of the Territorial Defense, a regular military in charge of the territories of Croatia populated predominantly by Serbs during the first half of the 1990s. Serb Volunteer Guard was organized as a gang of criminals and armed by Belgrade. The Serb Volunteer Guard set up their headquarters and training camp in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
