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Destruction of the Old Mostar Bridge

The Old Mostar Bridge represents a masterpiece of the Ottoman architecture, it is a tourist gem of Herzegovina region, and is one of the symbols and most recognizable landmarks of Bosnia And Herzegovina. Built between 1557 and 1566 under the rule of ...

Panther Guard - The Mad Max Vehicles of the Bosnian War

The lack of available military vehicles during the Yugoslav civil war motivated the warring sides to turn to improvised armored vehicles of different shapes and sizes, armed with various weapons. These vehicles were made from all available resources,...

The War Path Of The Serbian Krajina Express

This is the tale of a heavily armed train equipped with a variety of deadly weapons, a war beast that was used with great efficiency during the terror and carnage that was the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s. War trains were used by multiple sides in diff...

Scorpions Squad "Boca"

During the siege of Vukovar which started in the summer of 1991, a large number of volunteers from Serbia came to Eastern Slavonia to fight. One of the volunteers was Slobodan Medić Boca from Šid who, together with his brother Aleksandar Medić...

Serbian Radical Party SRS Volunteer Unit

The beginning of disintegration of Yugoslavia also meant an expansion of nationalist ideas in all SFRY republics. Hence, a far-right Serbian Radical Party emerged in Serbia with its leader Vojislav Šešelj. In early 1990s, Vojislav ...

Croatian Special Police Unit "Alfa"

On July 23, 1991. by the decision of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia, the Special Police Unit "Alfa" was established. Although it was founded at the very beginning of the Homeland War, the capacities of SJP &quo...

The Kninjas Unit - “Knindze”

After the conflict in Plitvice between the police forces of Krajina and Croatia, in which each side lost one person, Dragan Vasiljković, known as Captain Dragan, together with Franko Simatović, at that time an operative of the State Security Service ...

The Underground Airbase Slatina

Yugoslavia had about forty objects of strategic importance, including several underground airports which were the largest military secret. Nearly $90 billion have been spent for the construction of these objects. Željava was the most expensive and th...

Balkan Storm Reenactement Group from Italy

Balkan Storm is a reenactement group that mainly focus on Bosnia War from 1992 to 1995. It's member come from Italy, Sweden and Bosnia. Born in summer of 2019 with the first event concerning the Narodna odbrana Zapadne Bosne (NOZB), the group the...

Officer Binocular ZRAK RD - 7 X 40

These binoculars were used by the Army of the Republic of Srpska. Produced before the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Such binoculars were used in the Army of the Republic of Srpska by the commander general Ratko Mladic. This binoculars RD 7x 40 ...

Yugoslav people's army training, march 1978.

Yugoslav people's army training, march 1978. “Regiment” is a Slovenian reenactment group that pays great attention to historical accuracy and detail while portraying different armies and combatants throughout th...

Exhibition “Defence 78”

Exhibition “Defence 78” Dedicated to Defence against NATO Aggression NATO aggression was the last great crime of the 20th century. The NATO aggression was the end of a horrific and bloody century, during which the Serbs had not deser...

Kingdom of Yugoslavia Scout Federation

Scouting in Serbia has a tradition of more than a century. Only four years after the founding of the World Scout Movement in 1907 in London, a scout movement was founded in Serbia as well. The father of scouting in Serbia is considered to be Dr. Milo...

Yugoslavia Serbia JNA Serbian Army Karst Camouflage Uniform

Yugoslavia Serbia JNA Serbian Army Karst Camouflage Uniform Designed for use in the mountainous terrain of Montenegro and Croatia, KARST uniform featured a unique camouflage design featuring light green and dark green fleck-like leaves, with whi...

Arkan Super Tigers Volunteer Unit

Super Tigers Unit as a part of Arkan's Tigers were formed in early 1993 from the officers of Serbian Volunteer Guard (Arkan's Tigers). Milorad Ulemek aka Legija returned to Serbia at the beginning of the Yugoslav wars and joined the paramilit...

Famous Yugoslav Traffic Policeman

Jovan Bulj was a Belgrade traffic policeman. He was recognizable and remembered for his graceful movments in regulating traffic. In the early 1970s, it was a trademark of the Yugoslav capital. Although it is said that he comple...

JNA Yugoslav Peoples Army Blue Pilot Coverall

The Air Force and Air Defence was one of three branches of the Yugoslav Peoples Army JNA, the Yugoslav military. Commonly referred-to as the Yugoslav Air Force, at its height it was among the largest in Europe. The branch was d...

The Order of the Yugoslav Crown (1929 - 1941)

The Order of the Yugoslav Crown was established in five classes in 1929 . The first pattern of this order , without an oak wreath above cross , was awarded only in the first months after the institution . A green , enameled oak wreath was already add...

Military Order of Star of Karageorge with Swords (1915 - 1931)

This order was established in two classes , gold and silver , in 1915 as a decoration for NCOs and other ranks and it was awarded exclusively for services rendered during the First World War. The medallion on the reverse specifies the war years : (19...

The Order of the Star of Karageorge with Swords (1904 - 1941)

The Order of the Star of Karageorge with swords was instituted in 1904 as a decoration for military services rendered. It is identical to the Order of Star of Karageorge without swords , the only differences being the two crossed swords at the centre...

The Order of the Star of Karageorge (1904 - 1941)

The Order of the Star of Karageorge was founded in four classes in 1904. Until 1914 orders were produced by Viennese workshop of G.A Scheid ,but during the First World War they were manufactured by the Parisian workshop of Arthus-Bertrand. Subsequent...

Order of the White Eagle with Swords (1915 - 1941)

The order of the White Eagle with swords was founded in five classes in 1915 . It is identical to the Order of the White Eagle without swords and differs only in two crossed swords applied under the crown. This order was awarded exclusively for servi...

Order of the White Eagle (1882 - 1941)

The order of the White Eagle was established in five classes in 1882 and awarded until the fall of Yugoslavia in 1941.The first model (1882-1903) During the period of the Obrenovich dynasty , the medallion on the reverse bore the monograms of King Mi...

Order of St. Sava (1883 - 1941)

The order of St. Sava was established in five classes in 1883. The first model (1882-1903) During the period of the Obrenovich dynasty the medallion on the revers had monogram of King Milan, and the saint was depicted in the red robe. Over this ...

The Order of Milosh the Great (1899-1903)

The order of Milosh the Great was established in four classes in 1899. It was awarded until 1903, when it was abolished after the downfall of the Obrenovich dynasty . This order was produced by the Viennese workshop of Karl Fleichhacker and the Bavar...

Order of the Cross of Takovo with Swords (1883 - 1903)

The order of the Cross of Takovo with swords was established in 1883 , as decoration for services rendered in war and also abolished after the fall of the Obrenovich dynasty in 1903. Badges of the Order of the Cross of Takovo with swords are identica...

Order of the Cross of Takovo (1865 - 1903)

Commemorative Medal of the Cross of Takovo of 1865A decoration entitled Cross of Takovo was awarded for the first time in 1865 as a commemorative medal for the 50th anniversary of the Second Serbian Uprising .A total of 400 medals were manufactured ....

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