Yugoslav Army order of battle, March 1999

The Yugoslav Army order of battle, March 1999 covers military forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War of 1999 between Yugoslavia and NATO.

Command

  • Supreme Commander of the Army of Yugoslavia: Slobodan Milošević
  • Chief of Staff: General of the Army Dragoljub Ojdanić
  • Deputy Chief of Staff: General Svetozar Marjanović

Units under command of the General Staff:

  • 46th Security Motorized Brigade
  • Guard Brigade
  • Infantry School Centre
  • OMJ School Centre
  • Artillery School Centre
  • Diver Training Centre

1st Army

The Yugoslav 1st Army was headquartered in Belgrade and responsible for the northern portion of the country under the command of Major General Srboljub Trajković. The 1st Army maintained major bases in Belgrade, Pančevo, Novi Sad, Sombor, Kragujevac, Sremska Mitrovica, Šabac, and Valjevo.

  • Yugoslav Mechanized Corps
    • 252nd Armoured Brigade at Kraljevo (transferred to Kosovo as part of the Priština Corps during the war)
    • 1st Mechanized Brigade (Regular)
    • 2nd Mechanized Brigade (Regular)
    • 3rd Mechanized Brigade (Regular)
    • 35th Mechanized Brigade (Reserve)
    • 1st Mixed Artillery Brigade
  • Novi Sad Corps
    • 36th Armoured Brigade (Regular)
    • 12th Mechanized Brigade (Regular)
    • 453rd Mechanized Brigade (Regular) at Sremska Mitrovica
    • 18th Motorized Brigade (Reserve)
    • 506th Infantry Brigade
    • 45th Light Infantry Brigade
    • 127th Light Infantry Brigade (Reserve)
    • 16th Mixed Artillery Brigade
    • 24th Mixed Artillery Brigade
    • 16th Mixed Antitank Brigade
    • 2nd Military Police Battalion
  • Belgrade City Defense Command
    • 151st Motorized Brigade (Reserve)
    • 153rd Light Motorized Brigade (Reserve)
    • 505th Light Motorized Brigade (Reserve)
    • 22nd Mixed Artillery Brigade (Reserve)
    • 150th Light Motorized Regiment (Reserve)
    • 22nd Mixed Antitank Regiment (Reserve)
  • Drina Division at Valjevo
    • 544th Motorized Brigade (Regular)
  • Danube Division at Zrenjanin
    • 14th Light Motorized Brigade (Reserve)
  • Yugoslav Special Forces Corps at Pančevo
    • Yugoslav Guard Motorized Brigade at Belgrade
    • 63rd Paratroop Brigade at Niš
    • 72nd Special Brigade "Cobras" and "Hawks"
  • 1st Army direct reporting units
    • 152nd Mixed Artillery Brigade
    • 401st Air Defense Rocket Artillery Brigade at Dobanovac
    • 149th Air Defense Rocket Regiment
    • 240th Air Defense Rocket Regiment
    • 310th Air Defense Rocket Regiment
    • Special Purpose Units Command
    • 5th Military Police Battalion

2nd Army

The Yugoslav 2nd Army was headquartered in Podgorica and was responsible for the southern portion of the country under the command of Major General Milorad Obradović with Chief of Staff Brigader General Jagoš Stevanović. The 2nd Army maintained major bases at Podgorica, Danilovgrad, Nikšić, Užice, Čačak, Novi Pazar, Raška, and Kremna.

  • Podgorica Corps at Podgorica
    • 6 Engr Regiment
    • 5th Motorized Brigade (regular)
    • 57th Motorized Brigade (reserve)
    • 179th Motorized Brigade (reserve)
    • 3rd Light Infantry Brigade (reserve)
    • 326th Mixed Artillery Brigade
    • 4th Light Infantry Brigade (reserve)
    • 2nd Light Mountain Infantry Brigade (reserve)
    • 72nd Border Battalion
  • Uzice Corps at Užice
    • 37th Motorized Brigade (regular)
    • 168th Motorized Brigade (reserve)
    • 27th Light Motorized Brigade (reserve)
    • 134th Light Infantry Brigade (reserve)
    • 6th Light Infantry Brigade (reserve)
    • 7th Light Infantry Brigade (reserve)
  • 2nd Army direct reporting units
    • 202nd Mixed Artillery Brigade (reserve)
    • 60th Air Defence Rocket Regiment

3rd Army

The Yugoslav 3rd Army was headquartered in Niš and was responsible for the central portion of the country under the command of General Nebojša Pavković. The 3rd Army maintained bases at Niš, Priština, Kruševac, Leskovac, Vranje, Pirot, Prokuplje, and Kuršumlija.

  • Niš Corps
    • 211th Armoured Brigade (Regular)
    • 2nd Motorized Brigade (Reserve)
    • 4th Motorized Brigade (Regular)
    • 805th Motorized Brigade (Reserve)
    • 50th Light Infantry Brigade (Reserve)
    • 203rd Mixed Artillery Brigade (Reserve)
  • Leskovac Corps
    • 89th Motorized Brigade (Reserve)
    • 135th Motorized Brigade (Reserve)
    • 13th Light Motorized Brigade (Reserve)
    • 21st Mixed Anti-tank Brigade (Reserve)
    • 42nd Mixed Anti-tank Brigade (Reserve)
  • Priština Corps
    • Corps Troops
    • 15th Mechanized Brigade (Regular)
    • 243rd Motorized Infantry Brigade (Regular)
    • 549th Motorized Infantry Brigade (Regular)
    • 125th Motorized Infantry Brigade (Regular)
    • 252nd Armored Brigade - from Kraljevo
    • 58th Light Mechanized Brigade (Reserve)
    • 102nd Mechanized Anti-Tank Brigade (Reserve)
    • 62nd Mixed Artillery Brigade (Regular)
    • 53 Border Bn
    • 55 Border Bn
    • 57 Border Bn
    • 52nd light anti-aircraft artillery-rocket regiment
    • 311 Air-Defense Regiment
  • Timok special purpose units
    • 148th Motorized Brigade (Regular)
    • 9th Motorized Brigade (Regular)
    • 23rd Light Infantry Brigade (Reserve)
    • 35th Light Infantry Brigade (Reserve)
  • 3rd Army direct reporting units
    • 150th Mixed Artillery Brigade
    • 311th Air Defence Rocket Regiment
    • 7th Air Defence Rocket Regiment