Yugoslav People's Army
Armed forces of Yugoslavia (1945–1992)
Yugoslav People's Army
The Yugoslav People's Army (JNA/ЈНА), also called the Yugoslav National Army, was the military of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and its antecedents from its founding in 1945 to its breakup in 1992. The branches consisted of the Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force and Territorial Defense. The President of the Republic (the Presidency after Tito's death) acted as commander-in-chief of the armed forces, while administration and defence policy was carried out by the Government through the Ministry of Defence. The highest operational authority, in charge of the deployment and preparation of the armed forces in peace and war, was the General Staff. Military service was compulsory for all men. Following the disintegration of the state, the JNA ceased to exist in 1992 amidst the conflicts of the Yugoslav Wars, and the units stationed in their respective republics formed their owned respective armed forces, while the remnants of the JNA in Serbia and Montenegro, became part of the new...
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