Slovenian Territorial Defence: Difference between revisions

| native_name ={{lang|sl|Teritorialna obramba Republike Slovenije}}<!-- Full name of armed forces in national Language -->

| commander-in-chief= [[President of Slovenia|President]] [[Milan Kučan]] (1990-19941990–1994)

| minister= [[Janez Janša]] (1990-19941990–1994)

| commander= Janez Slapar (1991-19931991–1993)<br>[[Albin Gutman]] (1993-19941993–1994)

The '''Territorial Defense of the Republic of Slovenia''' ({{lang-sl|Teritorialna obramba Republike Slovenije}} ('''TO RS''')), also known as the '''Territorial Defense of Slovenia''' ('''TOSlovenian: RS''',Teritorialna '''obramba Slovenije [TOS']''), was the predecessor of the [[Slovenian Armed Forces]]. It was named after the [[Territorial Defense (Yugoslavia)|Yugoslav Territorial Defense]].

After the 1968 [[SovietWarsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia]], the Yugoslav political Summitleadership adopted the doctrine of General People's Defence<ref>[{{Cite web |url=http://www.slovenskavojska.si/en/about-the-slovenian-armed-forces/history/ |title=About the Slovenian Armed Forces] |access-date=2014-10-13 |archive-date=2012-06-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622163346/http://www.slovenskavojska.si/en/about-the-slovenian-armed-forces/history/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and established the [[Territorial Defence ForcesDefense (Yugoslavia)|Territorial Defence ForcesDefense]]. After the victory of democratic parties in the democratic [[political1990 party]]Slovenian inparliamentary [[Sloveniaelection]] in 1990, the central government in [[Belgrade]] ordered disarmament of TO Slovenia, a decision that was effectively ignored. Many [[weapons]] subsequently disappeared from supply depots and were later issued to the initial territorial defence units of the [[Slovenia|Republic of Slovenia]].

TO headquarters were established on November 20, 1968. The early development of this military command was almost exclusively in the hands of Slovenian officers. In 1990, the Territorial Defence Republic Headquarters was violently occupied by the federal army. After this incident, Slovenia designated a new [[headquarters]], who took command of the Slovenian Army. May 1991 marked the opening of the first military training centres in [[Ig, Slovenia|Ig]], Ljubljana; and [[Pekre]] and Maribor. The first draftees were sworn in on June 2nd2.

The command language in TO was Slovenian, and this itself was organized in the form of an ancillary impact force to the JNA. After 1990 it was organized as a separate army, which was finally formed in the months before independence, in accordance with the Slovenian Constitution, which had already been adopted in 19901991.

* [[9K111 Fagot|Fagot]] [[anti-tank guided missile]]

* [[M80 Zolja]] [[anti-tank]] missile[[rocket launcher]]

* [[Zastava M48|M48]] [[bolt-action rifle]] including sniper version

* [[M56 Submachine gun|M56]] [[submachine gun]] Yugoslav version of [[MP40]]

* [[M72]]M60 [[light machinerecoilless gun]]

* [[M76Zastava M72|M72]] [[sniperlight machine riflegun]]

* [[M79Zastava OsaM76|M76]] [[anti-tanksniper missile launcherrifle]]

* [[M49 Submachine gun|M49]] [[submachine gun]] Yugoslav [[PPSh-41]]

* [[AT-1SAR Shmel80]] [[anti-tankassault missilerifle]]

* [[M36 tank destroyer|M-36]] [[tank destroyer]]

* [[BOV (APC)|BOV]] [[Armoured personnel carrier|APC]]

* [[BRDM-2]] [[reconaissancearmored vehiclecar (military)|armored car]]

* [[BVP M-80]] [[infantry fighthing vehicleIFV]]

* [[Puch G]] [[SUVutility vehicle]]

* [[M-75 (anti-aircraft gun)|M75]] [[20mm]] [[Anti-aircraft warfare|AAG]]

* [[M63M-63 Plamen]] [[multiple rocket launcher]]

* [[BOV-3]] [[self propelled AAGSPAAG]]

* [[Strela9K31 Strela-1]] [[Surface-to-air missile|SAM]]

| [[UTVA-75]] || [[File:Utva-75.jpg|120px]] || {{YUG}} || trainer || || 14 || Left by YPAthe JNA

| [[Aérospatiale Gazelle|SOKO SA 341 Gazelle]] || &nbsp; || {{YUG}} || transport || || 1 || defectedDefected from YPAthe JNA