| Territorial Defense of the Republic of Slovenia | |
|---|---|
| Teritorialna obramba Republike Slovenije | |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Disbanded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | Ljubljana |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | President Milan Kučan (1990–1994) |
| Minister of Defense | Janez Janša (1990–1994) |
| Chief of staff | Janez Slapar (1991–1993) Albin Gutman (1993–1994) |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 15 |
| Conscription | Yes |
| Related articles | |
| History | Slovenian War of Independence |
The Territorial Defense of the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: Teritorialna obramba Republike Slovenije (TO RS)), also known as the Territorial Defense of Slovenia (Slovenian: Teritorialna obramba Slovenije [TOS]), was the predecessor of the Slovenian Armed Forces. It was named after the Yugoslav Territorial Defense.
History
After the 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, the Yugoslav leadership adopted the doctrine of General People's Defence[1] and established the Territorial Defense. After the victory of democratic parties in the 1990 Slovenian parliamentary election, the central government in Belgrade ordered disarmament of TO Slovenia, a decision that was effectively ignored. Many weapons subsequently disappeared from supply depots and were later issued to the initial territorial defence units of the Republic of Slovenia.
Command
TO headquarters were established on November 20, 1968. The early development of this military command was almost exclusively in the hands of Slovenian officers. In 1990, the Territorial Defence Republic Headquarters was violently occupied by the federal army. After this incident, Slovenia designated a new headquarters, who took command of the Slovenian Army. May 1991 marked the opening of the first military training centres in Ig, Ljubljana; and Pekre and Maribor. The first draftees were sworn in on June 2.
Organization
The command language in TO was Slovenian, and this itself was organized in the form of an ancillary impact force to the JNA. After 1990 it was organized as a separate army, which was finally formed in the months before independence, in accordance with the Slovenian Constitution, which had already been adopted in 1990.
Equipment
Small arms
- Zastava M 70AB assault rifle
- Tokarev TT-33 handgun
- MG 34 machine gun
- Fagot anti-tank guided missile
- SKS carbine Yugoslav version M59/66
- Malyutka anti-tank guided missile
- Strela 2 MANPAD
- M80 Zolja anti-tank rocket launcher
- MG42 general-purpose machine gun Yugoslav version M53
- M48 bolt-action rifle including sniper version
- MGV-176 submachine gun
- M56 submachine gun Yugoslav version of MP40
- M60 recoilless gun
- M72 light machine gun
- M76 sniper rifle
- M79 Osa anti-tank rocket launcher
- M84 machine gun
- M49 submachine gun Yugoslav PPSh-41
- RB M57
- SAR 80 assault rifle
- 3M6 Shmel anti-tank missile
Vehicles
Artillery
Aircraft
| Aircraft | Photo | Origin | Type | Versions | In service[2] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTVA-75 |  | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | trainer | 14 | Left by the JNA | |
| SOKO SA 341 Gazelle | Yugoslavia | transport | 1 | Defected from the JNA | ||
| Bell 206 JetRanger |  United States | utility helicopter | 3 | |||
| Bell 412 | United States | utility helicopter | 1 | |||
| Let L-410 Turbolet |  Czech Republic | transport | 1 | Added in 1994 | ||
| Agusta AW109 |  Italy | fast VIP transport | A109A Mk II | 1 |
References
- ↑ "About the Slovenian Armed Forces". Archived from the original on 2012-06-22. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ↑ "World Military Aircraft Inventory", Aerospace Source Book 2007, Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 15, 2007.