Green Berets (Bosnian paramilitary)

The Green Berets (Bosnian: Zelene beretke) was a military organization founded in Sarajevo in early 1992. They were founded by demobilized soldiers and conscripts from the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) who were mostly ethnic Bosniaks and supporters of the elected government of Bosnia and Herzegovina. They were integrated into a newly founded Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the second half of 1992. The Green Berets as a gear of choice and name was selected both as a reference to the United States Army Special Forces (the "Green Berets") (although no actual relation existed) and as a common colour brand of the predominant ethnic group that composed the unit, namely Bosniaks. Bosnian Green Berets were mostly active during the war in the early part of 1992 in northern and central Bosnia.[1]

Green Berets
Zelene beretke
Active1992
Country Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Branch Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
TypeLight infantry
Size3,500
Garrison/HQSarajevo, Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nickname(s)Zeleni Spartanci
Colors 
EngagementsBosnian War
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Emin Švrakić

References
  1. Swanee Hunt (2004). This was not our war: Bosnian women reclaiming the peace. Duke University Press. p. 284. ISBN 9780822333555. Retrieved March 1, 2011. Zelene beretke.
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