5th Corps

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The 5th Corps was a key wartime formation of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, noted for its role in defending the Bihać pocket and resisting both Serb and separatist Bosniak forces during the Bosnian War.

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instanceOf formation of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
military corps ⓘ
activeDuring 1992–1995 ⓘ
allegiance Bosnian government in Sarajevo ⓘ
associatedWith Bihać pocket ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Bihać
branch Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
conflict Bosnian War ⓘ
country Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
engagedIn defensive operations against Serb forces ⓘ
offensive operations against separatist Bosniak forces ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ
garrison Bihać ⓘ
notableBattle defense of the Bihać pocket ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Bihać

operations against the Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia ⓘ
notableFor defending the Bihać enclave under siege ⓘ
notedFor fighting on multiple fronts simultaneously ⓘ
opponent Army of Republika Srpska ⓘ
Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia ⓘ
Serb forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
forces loyal to Fikret Abdić ⓘ
partOf Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
role defense of the Bihać pocket ⓘ
resistance to Serb forces ⓘ
resistance to separatist Bosniak forces ⓘ
status disbanded after the end of the Bosnian War ⓘ
strategicImportance countering internal Bosniak separatism in Western Bosnia ⓘ
maintaining Bosnian government control of the Bihać region ⓘ
preventing territorial consolidation by Serb forces in northwestern Bosnia ⓘ
theaterOfOperations northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
type infantry-dominated field corps ⓘ

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