River Flotilla | |
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Речна флотила | |
Founded | 1915 (current form since 2006) |
Country | Serbia |
Branch | Serbian Army |
Type | Brown-water navy |
Role | Control of inland waterways |
Size | ~500 personnel 29 ships and boats |
Part of | Serbian Armed Forces |
Headquarters | Novi Sad |
Motto(s) | For Freedom and Honour of the Fatherland (Serbian: За слободу и част Отаџбине, romanized: Za slobodu i čast Otadžbine) |
Anniversaries | 19 August[1] |
Engagements | First Balkan War Second Balkan War World War I World War II Yugoslav Wars |
Commanders | |
River Flotilla Commander | Captain Ljubiša Marković |
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The Serbian River Flotilla (Serbian: Речна флотила, romanized: Rečna flotila) is a tactical brigade-level brown water naval branch subordinated to the Serbian Army of the Serbian Armed Forces. Patroling on the Danube, Sava, and Tisa rivers, it is tasked with environmental policing, counter-terrorism, and border security along country's international river borders.