Ground Forces | |
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Kopnena Vojska Копнена Војска | |
Founded | 1 March 1945 |
Disbanded | 20 May 1992 |
Country | Yugoslavia |
Size | about 200,000 personnel (c. 2.000.000 reserve) |
Part of | Yugoslav People's Army |
Garrison/HQ | Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
Motto(s) | Za slobodu i nezavisnost socijalističke otadžbine За слободу и независност социјалистичке отаџбине “For freedom and independence of the socialist fatherland” |
Anniversaries | 22 December |
Engagements | Anti-communist insurgencies in Central and Eastern Europe |
Commanders | |
Last commander | Colonel General Života Panić |
Insignia | |
Infantry flag (obverse and reverse) |
The Yugoslav Ground Forces (Serbo-Croatian: Kopnena Vojska – KoV, Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Копнена Војска – КоВ) was the ground forces branch of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) from 1 March 1945 until 20 May 1992 when the last remaining remnants were merged into the Ground Forces of the new Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, under the threat of sanctions.