| 5th Corps |
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 Fifth Corps insignia |
| Active | April formed on 21. october 1992 - dissolved in 2006 as part of VFBiH |
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| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Allegiance | Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Branch | Bosnian Ground Forces |
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| Type | Motorized, Mechanized, Mountain and Infantry |
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| Role | Defence of Bihać pocket (Bihaćki okrug) |
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| Size |
- 10,152 (21.10.1992)
- 17,202 (24.03.1995)
- 18,106 (Peak size at the end of year 1995)
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| Garrison/HQ | Bihać |
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| Nickname(s) | Sila Nebeska (Heavenly Force) |
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| Colors | Green, white and black |
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| Mascot(s) | Pegasus |
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| Equipment | When the unit was formed the Corps had the following armament:[1]
- T-55 Tank (1)
- M53/59 Praga (1)
- BOV M86 (1)
- TAM 110 Communications truck (1)
- 76 mm ZIS-3 (2)
- Mortars 60mm, 82mm, and 120mm (20)
- Automatic rifles (1,094)
- Semi-Automatic rifles (479)
- Light Machine-Guns (152)
- Machine-Guns (120)
- Sniper rifles (48)
- Osa Anti-Tank Launchers (10)
- Zolja Anti-Tank Launchers (28)
- M57 anti-tank Launchers (9)
- RBR (11)
- RPG (9)
- Anti-Aircraft Guns (HMG) (3)
- Recoilless rifle BST (2)
- Numerous variants of hunting rifles
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| Engagements | Operation Oganj '92
Operation Gorica-03
Operation Tiger '94
Operation Free Grabež '94
Operation Pećigrad '94
Operation Storm '95
Operation Sana '95 |
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| Commander | Ramiz Dreković
Atif Dudaković |
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| 5th Corps patch | Pegasus |
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Identification
symbol | ARBiH patch
5th Corps Pegasus patch and later newly designed 5th Corps insignia patch similar to the other ARBiH Corps patches in design
Brigade patches and patches from other 5th Corps unit's
Other types of identification (armbands, headbands, brooches, etc.) |
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Military unit
The 5th Corps was one of seven corps of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The formation was around the Bihać pocket to protect it against the surrounding Serb forces. The Fifth Corps also fought secessional Bosniak forces loyal to Fikret Abdić, who was cooperating with Serb forces.[2] In the last military action of the ARBiH, Operation Sana, the corps defeated Abdić's supporters and brought a number of regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina under government control. In April 2018, police detained Atif Dudaković and 12 others on suspicion of committing crimes against humanity during the Bosnian war. The court process is still ongoing.
History
The ministry of military affairs passed the order for the formation of the Fifth Corps of the ARBIH on September 29, 1992 and the final approval by the presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (order no. 02-111-738/92) on October 21, 1992.[1] In the formation of the 5th Corps there have been the de-formation of the Unsko-sanski Operative Group and the Territorial Defense of Bihać.
5th Corps command
Major Hajrudin Osmanagić was given control, but he was eliminated before he took the post and Captain First class Ramiz Dreković took control as commander of the Fifth Corps, thus becoming first commander of the Fifth Corps. After him, Brigadier General Atif Dudaković became commander of the Fifth Corps. He had the most impact of all the generals of the corps.
- Corps Staff: 28 officers, 2 under-officers, 42 soldiers
- 1st Commander: Captain I Class Ramiz Dreković - from forming to 1 November 1993
- 2nd Commander: Brigadier General Atif Dudaković - from 1 November 1993
- Deputy Commander Chief of Staff:
- Major Ramiz Duraković
- Major Mirsad Sedić
- Assistants for moral IPD and MP - Ejub Topić
- Assistants for security - Sakib Butković
- Logistic - Bećir Sirovina
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