Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the end of World War II to the Yugoslav wars. It was a communist republic that comprised the area of the present-day states of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Republic of Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro and Slovenia.

Military

Much like the Kingdom of Yugoslavia that preceded it, the socialist Yugoslavia maintained a strong military force. It was an oft-mentioned claim that SFRY had the third strongest army in Europe at its heyday.

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The Yugoslav People's Army or JNA was the main organization of the military forces. It was composed of the ground army, navy and aviation.

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The regular army mostly originated from the Yugoslav Partisans of the Second World War.

Related Topics:
Yugoslav Partisans - Second World War

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There was also a "territorial defence", a National Guard of a sort.

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