Serb Volunteer Guard | |
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Српска добровољачка гарда | |
Founded | 1990 |
Disbanded | 1996 |
Allegiance | Yugoslavia Serbian Krajina Republika Srpska |
Type | Paramilitary |
Role | Anti-tank warfare Close-quarters combat Counterinsurgency Crowd control HUMINT Guerrilla warfare Patrolling Raiding Reconnaissance Security checkpoint Urban warfare |
Size | 500–1,000[1] |
Garrison/HQ | Erdut |
Nickname(s) | Arkan's Tigers Arkan's men |
Colours |
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March | Arkan’s Heroes[2] |
Mascot(s) | Tiger |
Engagements | Yugoslav Wars |
Commanders | |
1st Commander | Željko Ražnatović |
2nd Commander | Borislav Pelević |
3rd Commander | Milorad Ulemek |
4th Commander | Zvezdan Jovanović |
Insignia | |
Colours |
The Serb Volunteer Guard[a] was a Serbian volunteer paramilitary unit founded and led by Željko Ražnatović (better known as "Arkan"). It fought in the Croatian War and the Bosnian War during the Yugoslav Wars, and was responsible for numerous war crimes and massacres.
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