National Defence of the Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia information
People's Defense of the Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia
Narodna odbrana Zapadne Bosne
Founded
1993
Disbanded
1995
Country
Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia
Type
Paramilitary
Size
10,000[1][2] (4,000–5,000[3] active)
Garrison/HQ
Velika Kladuša
Motto(s)
Živio Babo!
Engagements
Bosnian War
Inter-Bosnian Muslim War
Siege of Bihać
Operation Tiger
Operation Spider
Operation "Shield '94"
Cazin ambush (1993)
Commanders
Commander-in-chief
Fikret Abdić
Chief of Staff
Hasib Hodžić[4]
Insignia
Identification symbol
Military unit
The People's Defense of the Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia (Serbo-Croatian: Narodna Odbrana Zapadne Bosne, NOZB) was a paramilitary unit founded and led by Fikret Abdić that fought in the Bosnian War during the Yugoslav Wars. It served as the de facto army of the Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia (APZB).
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