8th Motorized Brigade (Army of Republika Srpska)

The 8th Motorized Brigade, also called the Nevesinjska Brigade, was one of the units of the Herzegovina Corps of the Army of the Republika Srpska. The brigade was officially founded on 16 June 1992 at Čobanovo Polje in Podvelež. It was born from the 10th motorized brigade of the JNA. The brigade was filled with fighters from the municipalities of Nevesinje and Mostar, as well as Serb volunteers from the Neretva valley. The brigade's zone of responsibility was located in the municipalities of Mostar, Konjic, Nevesinje, Stolac and served the defense of Eastern Herzegovina. The first commander was Novica Gušić, while his successor was Zoran Purković. During the Bosnian War, the brigade defended the city of Nevesinje and the western parts of Eastern Herzegovina and participated mostly during Operation Bura and in Operation Autumn '94. The brigade lost 476 soldiers during the war.