The 5th Corps was one of seven corps of the

Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( bs, Armija Republike Bosne i Hercegovine or ARBiH), often referred to as Bosnian Army, was the military force of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was established by the government of ...

. The formation was around the

Bihać Bihać ( cyrl, Бихаћ) is a city and the administrative centre of Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of river Una in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovin ...

pocket to protect it against the surrounding Serb forces. The Fifth Corps also fought secessional Muslim forces loyal to

Fikret Abdić Fikret Abdić (born 29 September 1939) is a Bosnian politician and businessman who first rose to prominence in the 1980s for his role in turning the Velika Kladuša-based agriculture company Agrokomerc into one of the biggest conglomerates in S ...

, who was cooperating with Serb forces. In the last military action of the ARBIH,

Operation Sana Operation Sana ( bs, Operacija Sana) was the final military offensive of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (''Armija Republike Bosne i Hercegovine'' – ARBiH) in western Bosnia and Herzegovina and the last major battle of the B ...

, the corps defeated Abdić's supporters and brought a number of regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina under government control. In April 2018, police detained Atif Dudaković and 12 others on suspicion of committing crimes against humanity during the Bosnian war. The court process is still ongoing.

History

The ministry of military affairs passed the order for the formation of the Fifth Corps of the ARBIH on September 29, 1992 and the final approval by the presidency of

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

(order no. 02-111-738/92) on October 21, 1992. In the formation of the 5th Corps there have been the de-formation of the Unsko-sanski Operative Group and the Territorial Defense of Bihać.

5th Corps command

Major Hajrudin Osmanagić was given control, but he was eliminated before he took the post and Captain First class Ramiz Dreković took control as commander of the Fifth Corps, thus becoming first commander of the Fifth Corps. After him, Brigadier General

Atif Dudaković Atif Dudaković (born 2 December 1954) is a retired Bosnian general who served in the Army of Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. During the Bosnian War, Dudaković was in command of the Bihać enclave, which was surrounded and besieged from 199 ...

became commander of the Fifth Corps. He had the most impact of all the generals of the corps. *Corps Staff: 28 officers, 2 under-officers, 42 soldiers *1st Commander: Captain I Class Ramiz Dreković - from forming to 1 November 1993 *2nd Commander: Brigadier General Atif Dudaković - from 1 November 1993 *Deputy Commander Chief of Staff: **Major Ramiz Duraković **Major Mirsad Sedić *Assistants for moral IPD and MP - Ejub Topić *Assistants for security - Sakib Butković *Logistic - Bećir Sirovina.

5th Corps units

* 501st Brigade **Commander: Brigadier Senad Šarganović *502nd Brigade **Commander: Colonel Hamdo Abdić *503rd Brigade **Commander: Brigadier Muhamed Delalić * 505th Brigade **Commander: Brigadier Izet Nanić *506th Brigade **Commander: Major Nijaz Miljković *510th Brigade **Commander: Brigadier Amir Avdić *511th Brigade **Commander: Major Mirsad Sedić *517th Brigade **Commander: Major Ibrahim Nadarević *101st HVO Brigade **Commander: Lieutenant-Colonel Grgić

Brigades on the day of formation

* 1st Bihać Infantry Brigade *2nd Bihac Muslim-Croat Infantry Brigade *1st Cazin Infantry Brigade *103rd Battlefieldska Brigade *105th Buzim Infantry Brigade *101st Muslim Krajina Brigade *111th Bosanska Krupa Infantry Brigade *1st Velika Kladuša Infantry Brigade *5th Battalion of Military Police *5th Mixed Artillery Battery *5th Engineering Company *5th Tank Company *5th Mixed Light Battery *Special forces Detachment *5th Logistics Base

Liberated cities

Bosanska Krupa Bosanska Krupa ( sr-cyrl, Босанска Крупа) is a municipality located in the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 29,659 inhabitants. It is ...

Bosanski Petrovac Bosanski Petrovac ( sr-cyrl, Босански Петровац) is a town and municipality located in the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013 census, the municipality has a p ...

* Ključ *

Sanski Most Sanski Most ( sr-cyrl, Сански Мост, ) is a town and municipality located in the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of the Sana River in northweste ...

Velika Kladuša Velika Kladuša ( sr-cyrl, Велика Кладуша, ; lit. "Great Kladuša") is a town and municipality located in Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the far n ...

References

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