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Military of Croatia

Military of Croatia
Croatian Armed Forces emblem
NameArmed forces of the Republic of Croatia
Native NameOružane snage Republike Hrvatske
CaptionCroatian Armed Forces emblem
Commander-in-chiefPresident Ivo Josipović
MinisterDavor Božinović
Minister TitleDefence Minister
CommanderGeneral Drago Lovrić
Commander TitleChief of staff
Active18,400 (ranked 100th)
Reserve6,000
Percent GDP1.52% (2009)
Amount875 millionUSD
4.87 billion HRK
BranchesCroatian Army
Croatian Navy
Croatian Air Force and Defense
Age18 years of age (voluntary)
Available1,035,712 (2008 est.)
Fit771,323 (2008 est.)
Reaching27,500 (2008 est.)
ConscriptionAbolished in 2008
Domestic SuppliersĐuro Đaković (armored vehicles)
HS Produkt (small arms)|Kroko (gear and equipment)
Foreign Suppliers
Sweden
Switzerland
Italy
Finland
United States
Canada
Norway
Israel
Germany
DeployedAfghanistan - 315
Kosovo - 20
Chad - 15
Syria - 95
Pakistan - 7
HistoryMilitary history of Croatia
Ban Josip Jelačić
Nikola Šubić Zrinski
Croatian War of Independence
Croatian National Guard
War in Bosnia and Herzegovina
RanksCroatian military ranks

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:This page is about the military of the modern Republic of Croatia. For other uses, see Croatian Armed Forces (disambiguation).Croatian military is officially called Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia ( - OSRH) and it consists of three branches:

* Croatian Army (Hrvatska kopnena vojska)

* Croatian Navy (Hrvatska ratna mornarica)

* Croatian Air Force and Defense (Hrvatsko ratno zrakoplovstvo i protuzračna obrana)

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March 29, 1994 www.amazon.com Watch the full program: thefilmarchived.blogspot.com In early January 1993, the UN Special Envoy Cyrus Vance and EC representative Lord Owen began negotiating a peace proposal with the leaders of Bosnia's warring factions. The proposal, which became known as the "Vance-Owen peace plan", involved the division of Bosnia into ten semi-autonomous regions and received the backing of the UN. On 5 May, however, the self-proclaimed Bosnian Serb assembly rejected the Vance-Owen plan; and on 18 June, Lord Owen declared that the plan was "dead". Given the pace at which territorial division, fragmentation and ethnic cleansing had occurred, the plan was already obsolete by the time it was announced. It became the last proposal that sought to salvage a mixed, united Bosnia-Herzegovina; subsequent proposals either re-enforced or contained elements of partition. On 1 April, Cyrus Vance announced his resignation as Special Envoy to the UN Secretary-General. He was replaced by Norwegian Foreign Minister Thorvald Stoltenberg on May 1. Slobodan MiloÅ¡eviÄ (sometimes transliterated as Miloshevich; 20 August 1941 -- 11 March 2006) was President of Serbia and of Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Republic of Serbia from 1989 until 1997 in three terms and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000. He also led the Socialist Party of Serbia from its foundation in 1990. In the midst of NATO bombing of <b>...</b>
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13.30 min. | 5.0 user rating		 The Western Front in 1917 prior to the arrival of US troops. German withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line, successful British-Dominion diversion at Arras, French failure in the Nivelle Offensive. Mutinies in the French Army follow, but are successfully addressed by General Philippe Pétain.
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Programs under revision :
Current Mission Organization Country Nr. of personnel
United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan UNMOGIP United Nations India and Pakistan 7
Kosovo ForcesKFOR NATO Kosovo 20
European Union mission in Chad EUFOR Tchad/RCA European Union Chad 15
International Security Assistance Force - ISAF NATO Afghanistan 299
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara MINURSO United Nations Western Sahara 3
United Nations Mission in Liberia - UNMIL United Nations Liberia 3
United Nations Disengagement Observer Force - UNDOF United Nations Golan Heights - Syria and Israel 95
United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire UNOCI United Nations Côte d'Ivoire 3
United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti MINUSTAH United Nations Haiti 3
United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus UNFICYP United Nations Cyprus 3

Programs under revision :
Former Mission Operation Country Organization Nr. of personnel Time
United Nations Observer Mission in GeorgiaUNOMIG United Nations Georgia 3
United Nations Mission of Support in East TimorUNMISET United Nations East Timor 3
United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone - UNAMSIL United Nations Sierra Leone 10
United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea - UNMEE United Nations Ethiopia and Eritrea 7

Programs under revision :
International military exercises Country Organization Nr. of personnel Time
Noble Midas 2007 9000 2007

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