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| 505th Knightly Motorised Brigade | |
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| 505. Viteška Motorizovana brigada | |
 Patch of the 505th Bužim Brigade | |
| Active | 15 August 1992 - 1995 |
| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Branch | Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Type | Infantry |
| Garrison/HQ | Bužim |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Izet Nanić |
The 505th Knightly Motorised Brigade (505. Bužimska brigada) was part of the 5th Corps of the Bosnian Army under the command of Brigadier General Izet Nanić. The 505th Knightly Motorized brigade was honored by the late president of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Alija Izetbegović, as the most elite brigade during the Bosnian War.[citation needed]
The 505th Knightly Motorized brigade was commanded by Izet Nanić from its creation to his death in 1995. Throughout the Bosnian war the 505th brigade liberated about 300 km2 of Bosnian territory from the Republika Srpska entity.[1]
History
[edit]The brigade was formed on 15 August 1992 and was initially known as the "105 Bužim Krajina Infantry Brigade." However, it was renamed on 1 April to the 505th Brigade. On the day of the formation, the brigade had 97 officers, 140 non-commissioned officers, and 1,452 soldiers, with one-third of them being armed with infantry or hunting weapons. On 14 December, by decision of the presidency, the brigade was given the title "Knightly".[2] The first war experience of the brigade was on 21 April 1992, where soldiers from the Army of Republika Srpska attacked Bosanska Krupa to seize it. They did not complete their objective. Still, the lack of weapons and ammunition forced the units to cross to the left bank of the Una River where positions were consolidated and established, and RS forces' advance in the direction of Cazin and Bužim was stopped.[citation needed] The first major victory of the brigade was in Munja '93, where 360 poorly armed fighters from the brigade fought against a well fortified and well armed brigade from the Army of Republika Srpska and won.[3] 163 Serb soldiers were killed in the battle and several hundred were wounded,[4] while only 18 from the 505th Brigade were killed.[5]
The commander of the brigade, Izet Nanić, was killed in the Siege of Bihać during Operation Storm on 5 August 1995. He was posthumously awarded the Order of the Golden Lily, and the Order of Hero of the Liberation War.
Operation Oganj '92
[edit]| Operation Oganj '92 | |||||||
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| Part of the Bosnian War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina | Republika Srpska | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Izet Nanić | Ranko Dabić | ||||||
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| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 43 wounded | Several killed | ||||||
Operation "Oganj '92" was a military action carried out on October 7, 1992, by the 505th Bužim Brigade, then known as the 105th Bužim-Krajina Brigade. The goal of the operation was to push back the 1st Novigrad Infantry Brigade of the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS), which was positioned on the outskirts of Bužim, and to capture the elevation point Ćorkovača.[6]
In this operation, the 505th Bužim Brigade captured Ćorkovača, taking control over part of the border of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (RBiH). The action was carried out by CSN HAMZA and the company from the second battalion of the 105th Bužim Brigade along with the APAČE unit from the 111th Bosanska Krupa Brigade.[7] This battle was a strategic success for the young general Izet Nanić and marked the first offensive action of the 505th Bužim Brigade.[8]
Approximately 20 km2 of territory in the area of Ćorkovača was captured, a significant amount of weapons and ammunition was seized, and several dozen VRS soldiers were killed.[9] This conquest created significantly more favorable conditions for planning a broader action to capture territory of the RBiH toward the north and east. A frontal assault was no longer the only option.[10] The border of RBiH from Ćulumak to Ćorkovača, a length of 10 km, was secured and not lost again for the remainder of the war.[7]
Losses
[edit]The 505th Buzim Brigade had 462 killed, 2,514 wounded and 189 missing / captured fighters.[2][page needed]
Reorganized Units
[edit]The brigade was reorganized, and these units were added:
- 1. Detachment TO Bužim
- 2. Detachment TO Bužim
- 3. Detachment TO Bužim
- Special Forces Unit "Hamze"
- Special Forces Unit "Gazije"
- Independent Units from the Detachment TO Bužim
References
[edit]- ↑ Wakchoi (2021-12-16). "Who was Izet Nanić?". The Cyber Bedouin. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- 1 2 Felić 2002.
- ↑ Elkasovic, Qlick by Nermin (2017-01-24). "Munja '93 - priča o pobjedi nenaoružane Bosanske Vojske". buzimljani.ba (in Bosnian). Archived from the original on 2022-07-26. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ↑ Redakcija (2019-08-05). "Na Izeta se hiljade ljeta čekalo". inmedia.ba (in Bosnian). Archived from the original on 2017-08-17. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ↑ "505. Bužimska viteška brigada: Neprobojni bedem Krajine". inmedia.ba (in Bosnian). 2017-01-05. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
- ↑ Alijagić, Adnan. Die Neue Kriegsführung: Der Bosnienkrieg im Fokus die Belagerung der Region von Bihac 1992 - 1995.
- 1 2 Yumpu.com. "Ćorkovača – Monument of Victory and Pride of ARBiH". yumpu.com. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ↑ "1,201 Days of the Siege of Bihać: How the War Was Prepared and Bosanska Krajina Defended". veteranmagazin.ba. Archived from the original on 31 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ↑ "History". Općina Bužim (in Bosnian). Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ↑ "Page 46 - ISSUE 47/YEAR II/SARAJEVO 28.1.2016". online.flipbuilder.com. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
Sources
[edit]- Felić, Bejdo (2002). Peti Korpus 1992-1995. Ljiljan. ISBN 9789958220982.
- Thomas, Nigel; Mikulan, K. (2013). The Yugoslav Wars (2): Bosnia, Kosovo and Macedonia 1992–2001. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781472802446.