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CROATIAN DEFENCE FORCES [2 records]

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Record 1 2015-12-02

English

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

[The Croatian Defence Council was a] military formation of the self-proclaimed Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia during the Bosnian War.

OBS

HVO: Hrvatsko vijeće obrane (Bosnian Croatian military group).

OBS

Not to be confused with the Croatian Defence Forces(... Hrvatske obrambene snage : HOS), the military arm of the Croatian Party of Rights(HSP) during the first stages of the Yugoslav wars.

Key term(s)
  • Croatian Defense Council

French

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

Le Conseil de défense croate est un groupe militaire croato-bosniaque ayant existé pendant la guerre de Bosnie-Herzégovine.

OBS

HVO : Hrvatsko vijeće obrane.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec les Forces de défense croates (HOS - Hrvatske obrambene snage), qui étaient la branche militaire du Parti croate du droit au début des guerres de Yougoslavie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Denominaciones militares varias
  • Ciencias políticas (Generalidades)
OBS

El Consejo Croata de Defensa (Hrvatsko vijeće obrane) (HVO) fue la principal formación militar de la República Croata de Herzeg-Bosnia durante la guerra de Bosnia y la primera fuerza militar organizada con el objetivo de controlar las zonas pobladas por croatas durante este conflicto.

OBS

HVO: Hrvatsko vijeće obrane.

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Record 2 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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