Green Berets (Bosnian paramilitary)

The Green Berets (Bosnian: Zelene beretke) was a military organization founded in Sarajevo in early 1991.^[1] They were founded by demobilized soldiers and conscripts from the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) who were mostly ethnic Bosniaks and supporters of the elected government of Bosnia and Herzegovina. They were integrated into a newly founded Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the second half of 1992. The Green Berets as a gear of choice^{[clarification needed]} and the name was selected both as a reference to the United States Army Special Forces (the "Green Berets", although no actual relation existed) and as a common colour brand of the predominant ethnic group that composed the unit, namely Bosniaks. Bosnian Green Berets were mostly active during the war in the early part of 1992 in northern and central Bosnia.^[2]

Green Berets
Zelene beretke
Active	1991–1992
Country	Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Branch	Territorial Defence Force of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Type	Paramilitary (1991) Auxiliaries (1992)
Size	3,500
Garrison/HQ	Sarajevo, Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nickname(s)	Zeleni Spartanci
Colors
Engagements	Bosnian War Siege of Sarajevo 1992 Yugoslav People's Army column incident in Sarajevo Siege of Goražde (1992)
Commanders
Notable commanders	Emin Švrakić

References

1. "Österreichische Mediathek". www.mediathek.at. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
2. Swanee Hunt (2004). This was not our war: Bosnian women reclaiming the peace. Duke University Press. p. 284. ISBN 9780822333555. Retrieved March 1, 2011. Zelene beretke.