Serbian Army of Krajina

The Serbian Army of Krajina (SAK, Srpska vojska Krajine, abbr. SVK), also known as the Army of the Republic of Serbian Krajina or Krajina Serbian Army, was the armed forces of the Republic of Serbian Krajina (RSK). The SVK consisted of ground and air elements.

Created through the merger of the Territorial Defense of the Republic of Serbian Krajina (TORSK), units of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) and the Krajina Militia, the SVK was officially established on 19 March 1992. Responsible for the security of the RSK, its area of responsibility covered an area of some 17,028 km² at its peak, as it was located entirely inland it thus had no naval forces. The SVK, along with the state of RSK, ceased to exist in 1995 following the Croatian military offensive Operation Storm.

Structure



 * 105th Aviation Brigade
 * 44th Air defense rocket brigade
 * 75th Mixed artillery brigade
 * "Pauk" Operational Group
 * Special forces corps
 * 7th Dalmatia (Dalmatinski) corps
 * 15th Lika (Lički) corps
 * 21st Kordun (Bordunski) corps
 * 39th Banija (Banijski) corps
 * 18th West-Slavonia (Zapadnoslavonski) corps
 * 11th East-Slavonia (Istočnoslavonski) corps

At the creation of the army, it was planned that its number would be 80,000 people, however it turned out to be less.
 * According to Colonel Kosta Novaković: 62,483 (772 officers, 2,709 non-commissioned officers and 59,002 soldiers) or 78% of the planned number.
 * According to the General Staff in 1994: 62,805 (2,890 officers, 4,329 non-commissioned officers and 55,886 soldiers).
 * According to General Milisav Sekulić: 71,409 (3,291 officers, 3,424 non-commissioned officers and 60,496 soldiers).

Equipment

 * Armored Vehicles
 * T-34/85
 * T-55
 * T-72 (2)
 * M-84 (31)
 * PT-76
 * OT M-60
 * BVP M-80
 * BOV (APC)
 * BRDM-2
 * SU-100
 * M36 Jackson
 * M18 Hellcat
 * Artillery
 * M-63 Plamen
 * M-77 Oganj (11)
 * 9K52 Luna-M
 * Anti-aircraft 
 * ZSU-57-2
 * M53/59 Praga
 * 9K35 Strela 1
 * Strela 2
 * 9K38 Igla
 * S-75 Dvina
 * 2K12 Kub
 * Aircraft
 * An-2 (1)
 * J-20 Kraguj
 * Soko J-22 Orao (2)
 * J-21 Jastreb (12)
 * G-2 Galeb
 * Aérospatiale Gazelle
 * Mil Mi-8T
 * Utva 66
 * Zlin Z-526
 * Other
 * Krajina Express
 * K-15 Krajina Missile

War crimes
During the Croatian War of Independence, numerous massacres were conducted by the Army of Serbian Krajina. On 2–3 May 1995, seven civilians were killed and many more injured in the Zagreb rocket attacks.

The main leaders of the Serbian Army of Krajina, Milan Martić, Milan Babić and Goran Hadžić, were indicted and trialled by the ICTY for various war crimes and crimes against humanity. Milan Martić was sentenced to 35 years in prison, Milan Babić was sentenced to 13 years, while Goran Hadžić died shortly after their trial started.