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CROATIAN DEFENCE FORCES [1 record]

Record 1 2015-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Political Science (General)
OBS

[The Croatian Defence Forces were] the military arm of the Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) during the first stages of the Yugoslav wars.

OBS

HOS: Hrvatske obrambene snage.

OBS

Not to be confused with the Croatian Defence Council (HVO - Hrvatsko vijeće obrane), which was a military formation of the self-proclaimed Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia during the Bosnian War, nor with the Croatian Armed Forces (HOS - Hrvatske oružane snage), a military force that was formed during World War II.

Key term(s)
  • Croatian Defense Forces
  • Croatian Defence Force
  • Croatian Defense Force

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Sciences politiques (Généralités)
OBS

Les Forces de défense croates étaient la branche militaire du Parti croate du droit au début des guerres de Yougoslavie.

OBS

HOS : Hrvatske obrambene snage.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec le Conseil de défense croate (HVO - Hrvatsko vijeće obrane), un groupe militaire croato-bosniaque ayant existé pendant la guerre de Bosnie-Herzégovine, ni avec les forces armées croates connues sous le nom de Hrvatske oružane snage (HOS) pendant la Deuxième Guerre mondiale.

Key term(s)
  • Force de défense croate

Spanish

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