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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatian Defence Council, Republika Srpska Air Force, United Nations Protection Force, Yellow Wasps, Greek Volunteer Guard, Serb Volunteer Guard, Croatian Defence Forces, White Eagles, JSO, Army of Republika Srpska, History of the Army of Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Military ranks and insignia of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Supreme Command of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Milivoj Petkovi, Vukovi s Vu jaka, Scorpions, Zelene beretke. Excerpt: The United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR), was the first United Nations peacekeeping force in Croatia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Yugoslav wars. It existed between the beginning of UN involvement in February 1992, and its restructuring into other forces in March 1995. In French, its name was FORPRONU (Force de Protection des Nations Unies). The UNPROFOR was composed of nearly 39,000 personnel, 320 of whom were killed on duty. It was composed of troops from Argentina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, the Russian Federation, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States. The commanders of the UNPROFOR were: Prominent officers: UNPROFOR was created by UN Security Council Resolution 743 on 21 February 1992. The initial mandate of the UNPROFOR was to ensure conditions for peace talks, and security in three demilitarized "safe-haven" enclaves designated as United Nations Protected Areas (UNPAs) located in the Republic of Croatia: Eastern Slavonia, Western Slavonia and Kra...
