Slovenian Territorial Defence
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Territorial Defense of the Republic of Slovenia | |
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Teritorialna obramba Republike Slovenije | |
Founded | 1990 |
Disbanded | 1994 |
Headquarters | Ljubljana |
Leadership | |
Commander-in-Chief | President Milan Kučan (1990-1994) |
Minister of Defence | Janez Janša (1990-1994) |
Chief of staff | Janez Slapar (1991-1993) Albin Gutman (1993-1994) |
Personnel | |
Military age | 15 |
Conscription | Yes |
Related articles | |
History | Slovenian War of Independence |
The Territorial Defense of the Republic of Slovenia, also known as the Territorial Defense of Slovenia (TO RS, TOS) was the predecessor of the Slovenian Armed Forces. It was named after the Yugoslav Territorial Defense.
History
After the invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 by Soviet Union, the Yugoslav political Summit adopted the doctrine of General People's Defence and established the Territorial Defence Forces. After the victory of the democratic political party in Slovenia in 1990, the central government in Belgrade ordered disarmament of TO Slovenia, a decision that seems to have been effectively ignored. Many weapons subsequently disappeared from supply depots, and were later issued to the initial territorial defence units of the Republic of Slovenia.
Command
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TO headquarters were established in Slovenia on November 20, 1968. The early development of this military command was almost exclusively in the hands of Slovenian officers. However, after 1974, TO staff positions were increasingly given to Serb JNA officers. This was due to an increasing distrust towards the TO by Serb politicians, who feared the growing democratic leanings of some republics. In 1990, the Territorial Defence Republic Headquarters was violently occupied by the federal army. After this incident, Slovenia designated TO with a new Chief of Staff headquarters, who became president of Command of the Slovenian Army. May 1991 marked the opening of the first military training centres in Ig, Ljubljana; and Pekre, Maribor. The first draftees of Slovenian soldiers were sworn in on June 2nd.
Organization
The command language in TO was Slovenian, and this itself was organized in the form of an ancillary impact force the JNA. After 1990 it was organized as a separate army, which was finally formed in the months before independence, in accordance with the Constitution of RS, which has been adopted already in 1990.
Equipment
Small arms
Aircraft
Aircraft | Photo | Origin | Type | Versions | In service[1] | Notes |
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UTVA-75 | Yugoslavia | trainer | 14 | Left by YPA | ||
SOKO SA 341 Gazelle | Yugoslavia | transport | 1 | defected from YPA | ||
Bell 206 JetRanger | United States | utility helicopter | 3 | |||
Bell 412 | United States | utility helicopter | 1 | |||
Let L-410 Turbolet | Czech Republic | transport | 1 | Added in 1994 | ||
Agusta AW109 | Italy | fast VIP transport | A109A Mk II | 1 |
References
- ^ "World Military Aircraft Inventory", Aerospace Source Book 2007, Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 15, 2007.