About the 5th Corps
1,244
days of siege
178
km of front line
70,000+
enemy troops tied down
11%
of BiH territory at war's end
Timeline
Key events of the 5th Corps
Operation Storm — Linking up with the Croatian Army
On 5 August 1995, the 5th Corps launched an offensive coordinated with the Croatian Operation Storm. At Ćorkovača, commander of the 505th Brigade Izet …
Read moreOperation Sana '95 — The Great Liberation
On 13 September 1995, the 5th Corps launched the largest ARBiH offensive of the war. In 30 days, Bosanski Petrovac, Ključ, Sanski Most and Bosanska …
Read moreDayton Agreement
On 21 November 1995, the Dayton Peace Agreement was signed. The 5th Corps held more than 11% of the territory of RBiH. After the war, the corps was …
Read moreOur Brigades
Meet the units of the 5th Corps
501st Glorious Mountain Brigade
Commander: Senad Šarganović
The 501st Glorious Mountain Brigade was formed in 1992 as the 1st Bihać Infantry Brigade. It held the title 'Glorious' …
Battles
- Defense of Bihać (1992–1995)
- Operation Grmeč '94 (1994)
502nd Knightly Mountain Brigade
Commander: Hamdija Abdić 'Tigar'
The 502nd Knightly Mountain Brigade was founded on 19 July 1992 in the settlement of Žegar in Bihać. Its first commander …
Battles
- Defense of Bihać (1992–1995)
- Battle of Grabež (1994)
503rd Glorious Mountain Brigade
Commander: Muhamed Delalić 'Hamdo'
The 503rd Glorious Mountain Brigade was formed from the 1st Cazin Infantry Brigade. It held the title 'Glorious' and …
Battles
- Defense of Cazin (1992–1995)
- Operation Sana '95 (1995)
Commanders
The men who led the 5th Corps
Atif Dudaković
Lieutenant General
1. novembar 1993 — 1995
Born on 2 December 1954 in Orahova near Bosanska Gradiška. He graduated from the Military Academy in Belgrade in 1976. In April 1992 he came to Bihać …
Ramiz Dreković
Brigadier General
21. oktobar 1992 — 1. novembar 1993
Born on 10 May 1956 in Vesenići, Tutin. He graduated from the Military Academy of Armored-Mechanized Units in Banja Luka in 1980. He left the JNA in …
Izet Nanić
Brigadier General (posthumous)
1992 — 5. august 1995
Born on 4 October 1965 in Bužim. He graduated from the Military Academy in Zagreb in 1987. He left the JNA in early 1992 and formed the 105th Bužim …
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