Slovenian Territorial Defence
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| Territorial Defense of the Republic of Slovenia | |
|---|---|
| Teritorialna obramba Republike Slovenije | |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Disbanded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | Slovenian War of Independence |
The Territorial Defense of the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: Teritorialna obramba Republike Slovenije (TO RS)), also known as the Territorial Defense of Slovenia (Slovenian: Teritorialna obramba Slovenije [TOS]), was the predecessor of the Slovenian Armed Forces. It was named after the Yugoslav Territorial Defense.
History
After the 1968
Command
TO headquarters were established on November 20, 1968. The early development of this military command was almost exclusively in the hands of Slovenian officers. In 1990, the Territorial Defence Republic Headquarters was violently occupied by the federal army. After this incident, Slovenia designated a new
Organization
The command language in TO was Slovenian, and this itself was organized in the form of an ancillary impact force to the JNA. After 1990 it was organized as a separate army, which was finally formed in the months before independence, in accordance with the Slovenian Constitution, which had been adopted in 1991.
Equipment
Small arms
- Zastava M 70AB assault rifle
- Tokarev TT-33 handgun
- MG 34 machine gun
- Fagot anti-tank guided missile
- SKS carbine Yugoslav version M59/66
- Malyutka anti-tank guided missile
- MANPAD
- anti-tank rocket launcher
- Yugoslav version M53
- bolt-action rifleincluding sniper version
- MGV-176 submachine gun
- MP40
- M60 recoilless gun
- M72 light machine gun
- M76 sniper rifle
- anti-tank rocketlauncher
- M84 machine gun
- M49 submachine gun Yugoslav PPSh-41
- RB M57
- SAR 80 assault rifle
- anti-tank missile
Vehicles
- M-84 main battle tank
- M-36 tank destroyer
- T-54/55 main battle tank
- T-34/85 medium tank
- BTR-50 armoured personnel carrier PU version
- self-propelled howitzer
- BOV APC
- BRDM-2 armored car
- IFV
- military truck
- Puch G utility vehicle
- TAM-110 truck
Artillery
Aircraft
| Aircraft | Photo | Origin | Type | Versions | In service[2] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UTVA-75 |
 |
 Yugoslavia |
trainer | 14 | Left by the JNA | |
| SOKO SA 341 Gazelle | Yugoslavia |
transport | 1 | Defected from the JNA | ||
| Bell 206 JetRanger |  United States |
utility helicopter | 3 | |||
| Bell 412 | United States |
utility helicopter | 1 | |||
Let L-410 Turbolet |
 Czech Republic |
transport | 1 | Added in 1994 | ||
| Agusta AW109 |  Italy |
fast VIP transport | A109A Mk II | 1 |
References
- ^ "About the Slovenian Armed Forces". Archived from the original on 2012-06-22. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ^ "World Military Aircraft Inventory", Aerospace Source Book 2007, Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 15, 2007.
See also
- Military of Slovenia
- Slovenian War of Independence