Photos Yugoslav Wars

[Paya]

In my opinion Tito's period held together rather well, he kept all sides under control particularly those with ancient grudges to settle.

Barely. Yugoslavia started tearing itself apart in the late 60s, with liberal student protests in Belgrade and Albanian nationalist ones in Pristina, the "Croatian Spring" in the 70s, open hostility between the Serbian and Croatian portions of the State Security Service, the Constitution of '74, and so on.

The country was bound to collapse, and an inordinate amount of restraint and wisdom was required for it to happen bloodlessly. Even if he was alive today, Broz would have been lamenting the bloody dissolution of Yugoslavia from somewhere in California, much like Gorbachev. That is, if he survived those who had an ax to grind against him personally, of which there were many on all sides.

 

[Connaught Ranger]

Barely. Yugoslavia started tearing itself apart in the late 60s, with liberal student protests in Belgrade and Albanian nationalist ones in Pristina, the "Croatian Spring" in the 70s, open hostility between the Serbian and Croatian portions of the State Security Service, the Constitution of '74, and so on.

The country was bound to collapse, and an inordinate amount of restraint and wisdom was required for it to happen bloodlessly. Even if he was alive today, Broz would have been lamenting the bloody dissolution of Yugoslavia from somewhere in California, much like Gorbachev. That is, if he survived those who had an ax to grind against him personally, of which there were many on all sides.

He was more or less in control from 1945-63, immediate post war years were the hardest for many European nations so not bad going for a man who faced Stalin anger, he was never going to please all of the people all of the time, few ever do.

 

[Paya]

He was more or less in control from 1945-63, immediate post war years were the hardest for many European nations so not bad going for a man who faced Stalin anger, he was never going to please all of the people all of the time, few ever do.

'More or less' being the operative words. There are those (to whom I belong) that think that he was just a figurehead, with Rankovic, Dolanc, and the others wrestling for control in the background. It's kinda logical when you think about it. Let the fat man have his photo-shoots and screw Sophia Loren while we wrestle for power and back stab each other while the country slowly tears itself to shreds.

 

[BravoZulu]

YPA (Yugoslav people's army) M84 tank rolls through the streets of Vukovar

 

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Croatian War of Independence. Late 1991. Soldiers of the Croatian National Guard (ZNG) on overwatch above Dubrovnik. They're on the lookout for any approaching enemy ships.

 

[Paya]

Army of Republika Srpska:

 

[Paya]

 

[Paya]

Croats, all from 1995, as far as I can tell:

 

[Paya]

Ill-fated (for the Croats) Operation Una 95. The Croatian Army tried to cross the river Una and capture Prijedor, exploiting the fact that most of Bosnian Serb forces were defending against the Croat-Muslim offensive in the South. They managed to secure a bridgehead, but were quickly pushed back by counterattacks and accurate artillery fire.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Una

Photos from the Croatian side:

 

[BravoZulu]

Serbian soldier helping his wounded comrade (members of JNA, Yugoslav People's Army) during the battle for Vukovar (1991)

 

[BravoZulu]

A member of a Serbian paramilitary group called White Eagles during the siege of Vukovar November 1991. He is armed with Zastava M70b1

 

[BravoZulu]

A Bosnian bride and groom celebrate their wedding under armed guard during the War in Bosnia, 1995. Photo by David Turnley.

 

[BravoZulu]

A couple embrace in the besieged city of Sarajevo in 1993. The site of the longest siege in modern history, the city was under fire for 1,425 days. The horrific period claimed the lives of almost 14,000 people.

 

[Royal]

A member of a Serbian paramilitary group called White Eagles during the siege of Vukovar November 1991. He is armed with Zastava M70b1 or M70ab2 model assault rifle

Its a B1, as is the one in the pic below. The AB2 was the folding stock version. You can just about make out the butt, but you can also see the barrel attachment for launching mine trimblonske (rifle grenades) which no sane person would use with a folding stock!

 

[BravoZulu]

Its a B1, as is the one in the pic below. The AB2 was the folding stock version. You can just about make out the butt, but you can also see the barrel attachment for launching mine trimblonske (rifle grenades) which no sane person would use with a folding stock!

Goodo mate, thanks for the info, post amended

 

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Croatian War of Independence. Battle of Vukovar. November 1991. A Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) M-84 tank knocked out by a mine

 

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Vukovar 1991.

 

[lechatnoir]

Arkan - Commander of the Tigers


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One man's tiger is another man's spineless murdering scumbag!

 

[BravoZulu]

A Bosnian special forces soldier returns fire in downtown Sarajevo as he and civilians come under fire from Serbian snipers. (April 6, 1992)

 

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ARGENTINE ARMY M113 AND SK105, CROATIA 1994.