The Ground Forces of Serbia and Montenegro ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, Копнена Војска Србије и Црнe Горе, Kopnena Vojska Srbije i Crne Gore), known as the Ground Forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, Копнена Војска Савезнe Републикe Југославијe, Kopnena Vojska Savezne Republike Jugoslavije) from 1992 to 2003, was the ground-based

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of the

Armed Forces of Serbia and Montenegro The Armed Forces of Serbia and Montenegro ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, Војска Србије и Црне Горе, Vojska Srbije i Crne Gore, ВСЦГ / ''VSCG'') included ground forces with internal and border troops, naval forces, air and air defense ...

. It was formed on 20 May 1992 from the remnants of the

Yugoslav Ground Forces The Yugoslav Ground Forces ( sh, Kopnena Vojska – KoV, sh-Cyrl, Копнена Војска – КоВ) was the ground forces branch of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) from 1 March 1945 until 20 May 1992 when it became the Ground Forces of S ...

and was disbanded on 5 June 2006 when the

State Union of Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...

was dissolved.

Formation

The Ground Forces were composed of three armies, each made up of corps and independent units. The First Army was based in

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, the Second Army was based in

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and the Third Army was based in

Niš Niš (; sr-Cyrl, Ниш, ; names in other languages) is the third largest city in Serbia and the administrative center of the Nišava District. It is located in southern part of Serbia. , the city proper has a population of 183,164, while ...

References

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Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...

1992 establishments in Yugoslavia 2006 disestablishments in Serbia and Montenegro