Yugoslav People's Army
1945-1992 combined military forces of Yugoslavia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Yugoslav People's Army (JNA/ЈНА), also called the Yugoslav National Army,[1][2] was the military of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1992.
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Yugoslav People's Army | |
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Југословенска народна армија Jugoslavenska narodna armija Jugoslovanska ljudska armada | |
Founded | 1 March 1945; 79 years ago (1 March 1945) |
Disbanded | 20 May 1992; 32 years ago (20 May 1992) |
Service branches | Yugoslav Ground Forces (KoV) Yugoslav Navy (JRM) Yugoslav Air Force (JRV) Territorial Defense (TO) |
Headquarters | Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
Leadership | |
Commander-in-Chief |
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Federal Secretary of People's Defence | See list |
Chief of the General Staff | See list |
Personnel | |
Military age | 15–65 |
Conscription | 18 |
Available for military service | c. 12,000,000 (1978)[source?], age 15–65 |
Active personnel | c. 275,341 (1990)[source?] |
Reserve personnel | 783,037 (1990)[source?] |
Related articles | |
History | Yugoslav Partisans |
Ranks | Yugoslav People's Army ranks |
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