The 4th Corps of the Bosnian army was one of five later seven corps formed in 1992.[2]
| 4th Corps | |
|---|---|
 4th Corps Patch | |
| Active | 17 November 1992 – 1995 |
| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Allegiance | Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Branch | Regular Army |
| Type | Motorized, Mountain and Infantry |
| Size | 18,000–20,000[1] |
| Garrison/HQ | Mostar |
| Colors | Green and yellow |
| Engagements | Operation Neretva '93 Siege of Mostar |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Arif Pašalić Sulejman Budaković Ramiz Dreković Mustafa Polutak |
Operational Zone
editThe 4th Corps was mainly responsible for then Mostar, the headquarters of the 4th Corps, and the Mostar region, but also Livno, Tomislavgrad and Trebinje, Konjic, Prozor, Jablanica.[3]
Commanders
edit- 1st Commander: Colonel Arif Pašalić (until 6 November 1993)
- 2nd Commander: Sulejman Budaković
- 3rd Commander: Brigade General Ramiz Dreković
- 4th Commander: Brigade General Mustafa Polutak
4th Corps Units
edit- 4th Muslim Liberation Brigade "Škorpioni" (Konjic)
- Commander: Nezim Halilović "Muderris"
- 19th East Herzegovina Light Brigade
- 41st Mostar Brigade
- Commander:
Arif Pašalić, Midhat Hujdur Hujka, Semir Drljević Lovac, Esad Humo, Ramiz Tule
- 42nd Mountain Brigade
- 43rd Mountain Brigade (Konjic)
- 44th Mountain Brigade (Jablanica)
- 45th Mountain Brigade 'Neretvica' (Buturovic Polje, near Jablanica)
- Commander: Haso Hakalović
- 48th Mountain Brigade (Mostar)
- 49th Mountain Brigade
- 450th Light Infantry Brigade (Bjelimići)
- Military Police Battalion (Mostar)
- Independent Battalion (Prozor)
- Independent Detachments
References
edit- ^ "Oslobođenje - Dan 4. Korpusa ARBiH: Vojna formacija koja se odbranila od dva agresora". 17 November 2019.
- ^ "Historija.ba - Poginuo Arif Pašalić - komandant 4. korpusa ARBiH". www.historija.ba. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ Francis A. Boyle (24 August 1993). "Letter to The Judges of the International Court of Justice" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-25. Retrieved 2014-05-24.