# Serbian Army of Krajina

The Serbian Army of Krajina (SAK, Serbo-Croatian: Srpska vojska Krajine, Српска војска Крајине, abbr. SVK), also known as the Army of the Republic of Serbian Krajina or Krajina Serbian Army, was the armed forces of the Republic of Serbian Krajina (RSK). The SVK consisted of ground and air elements.
Created through the merger of the Territorial Defense of the Republic of Serbian Krajina (TORSK), units of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) and the Krajina Militia, the SVK was officially established on 19 March 1992. Responsible for the security of the RSK, its area of responsibility covered an area of some 17,028 km² at its peak, as it was located entirely inland it thus had no naval forces. The SVK, along with the state of RSK, ceased to exist in 1995 following the Croatian military offensive Operation Storm.

## Organization
### Commanders-in-Chief

| No. | Commander-in-Chief | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party |
| 1 | Babić, MilanMilan Babić (1956–2006) | 19 December 1991 | 16 February 1992 | 1 month | SDS |
| 2 | Hadžić, GoranGoran Hadžić (1958–2016) | 26 February 1992 | 12 December 1993 | 1 year, 9 months | SDS |
| (1) | Babić, MilanMilan Babić (1956–2006) | 12 December 1993 | 23 January 1994 | 1 month | SDS |
| 3 | Martić, MilanMilan Martić (born 1954) | 23 January 1994 | 7 August 1995 | 1 year, 6 months | SPS |

### Commanders

| No. | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch |
| 1 | Novaković, MileMajor general Mile Novaković (1950–2015) | 1992 | 1994 | 1–2 years | Army |
| 2 | Čeleketić, MilanMajor general Milan Čeleketić (born 1946) | 1994 | 1995 | 0–1 years | Army |
| 3 | Mrkšić, MileGeneral Mile Mrkšić (1947–2015) | 1995 | 1995 | 0 years | Army |

### Structure

* 105th Aviation Brigade
* 44th Air defense rocket brigade
* 75th Mixed artillery brigade
* "Pauk" Operational Group
* 2nd Guards Motorized Brigade
* Special forces corps
* 7th Dalmatia (Dalmatinski) corps
* 15th Lika (Lički) corps
* 21st Kordun (Bordunski) corps
* 39th Banija (Banijski) corps
* 18th West-Slavonia (Zapadnoslavonski) corps
* 11th East-Slavonia (Istočnoslavonski) corps
At the creation of the army, it was planned that its number would be 80,000 people, however it turned out to be less.
* According to Colonel Kosta Novaković: 62,483 (772 officers, 2,709 non-commissioned officers and 59,002 soldiers) or 78% of the planned number.
* According to the General Staff in 1994: 62,805 (2,890 officers, 4,329 non-commissioned officers and 55,886 soldiers).
* According to General Milisav Sekulić: 71,409 (3,291 officers, 3,424 non-commissioned officers and 60,496 soldiers).

## Equipment
### Vehicles

In 1995, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) estimated that the SVK had a total of 250 tanks and 100 armoured personnel carriers.
| Name | Type | Origin | Notes |
| Tanks ||||
| T-34 | Medium tank | Soviet Union | |
| T-55 | Main battle tank | Soviet Union | |
| M-84 | Main battle tank | Yugoslavia | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles ||||
| BVP M-80 | Infantry fighting vehicle | Yugoslavia | |
| OT M-60 | Armoured personnel carrier | Yugoslavia | M-60P variant used. |
| Armoured trains ||||
| Krajina Express | Armoured train | Republic of Serbian Krajina | |

### Artillery

In 1995, the IISS estimated that the SVK had a total of 200 pieces of artillery of varied calibers, 14 multiple rocket launchers, and an unknown number of 81 mm, 82 mm, and 120 mm mortars.
| Name | Type | Origin | Caliber | Notes |
| Towed artillery |||||
| 76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3) | Field gun | Soviet Union | 76 mm | |
| M-56 Howitzer | Howitzer | Yugoslavia | 105 mm | |
| 122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30) | Howitzer | Soviet Union | 122 mm | |
| 122 mm gun M1931/37 (A-19) | Field gun | Soviet Union | 122 mm | |
| 130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46) | Field gun | Soviet Union | 130 mm | |
| M-65 Howitzer | Howitzer | Yugoslavia | 155 mm | Yugoslav copy of the M114 155 mm howitzer. |
| Multiple rocket launchers |||||
| M-63 Plamen | Multiple rocket launcher | Yugoslavia | 128 mm | |

### Anti-tank

| Name | Type | Origin | Caliber | Notes |
| Anti-tank missiles |||||
| 9M14 Malyutka | Anti-tank guided missile | Soviet Union | 125 mm | Also mounted on BOV-1s. |
| Recoilless guns |||||
| M60 | Recoilless gun | Yugoslavia | 82 mm | |
| M65 | Recoilless gun | Yugoslavia | 105 mm | |
| Anti-tank guns |||||
| MT-12 | Anti-tank gun | Soviet Union | 100 mm | 30 in service in 1995. |

### Aircraft

In 1995, the IISS estimated that the SVK had 16 fixed-wing combat aircraft and 9 helicopters in service.
| Name | Type | Origin | Notes |
| Fixed-wing aircraft ||||
| SOKO G-2 Galeb | Trainer / Light attack | Yugoslavia | |
| SOKO J-22 Orao | Attack | Yugoslavia | |
| Helicopters ||||
| SOKO Gazelle | Utility | Yugoslavia | License-built version of the Aérospatiale Gazelle. |
| Mil Mi-8 | Transport | Soviet Union | |

### Air defence

| Name | Type | Origin | Caliber | Notes |
| Anti-aircraft guns |||||
| Zastava M55 | Anti-aircraft gun | Yugoslavia | 20 mm | The M75 variant was also used. |
| M-53/59 Praga | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun | Czechoslovakia | 30 mm | |
| ZSU-57-2 | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun | Soviet Union | 57 mm | |

### Gallery

* Krajina Airforce G-2 Galeb
* Krajina Airforce Aérospatiale Gazelle
* Krajina Airforce Utva 66
* Krajina Airforce Zlin Z-526

## War crimes

During the Croatian War of Independence, numerous massacres were conducted by the Army of Serbian Krajina. On 2–3 May 1995, seven civilians were killed and many more injured in the Zagreb rocket attacks.
The main leaders of the Serbian Army of Krajina, Milan Martić, Milan Babić and Goran Hadžić, were indicted and trialled by the ICTY for various war crimes and crimes against humanity. Milan Martić was sentenced to 35 years in prison, Milan Babić was sentenced to 13 years, while Goran Hadžić died shortly after their trial started.