Serb Volunteer Guard
Serbian volunteer paramilitary force during the Yugoslav Wars / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Serb Volunteer Guard (Serbian: Српска добровољачка гарда/Srpska dobrovoljačka garda, SDG), also known as Arkan's Tigers (Serbian: Арканови тигрови, romanized: Arkanovi Tigrovi) or Arkan's men (Serbian: Аркановци, romanized: Arkanovci), was a Serbian volunteer paramilitary unit founded and led by Željko Ražnatović that fought in Croatian War and Bosnian War during the Yugoslav Wars and was responsible for numerous war crimes and massacres.
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Serb Volunteer Guard | |
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Српска добровољачка гарда | |
Founded | 1990 |
Disbanded | 1996 |
Allegiance | Serbia Serbian Krajina Republika Srpska |
Type | Paramilitary |
Role | Anti-tank warfare Close-quarters combat Crowd control HUMINT Guerrilla warfare Patrolling Raiding Reconnaissance Security checkpoint Urban warfare |
Size | 500–1,000[1] |
Garrison/HQ | Erdut |
Nickname(s) | Arkan's Tigers Arkan's men |
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March | Arkan’s Delije[2] |
Mascot(s) | Tiger |
Engagements | Yugoslav Wars |
Commanders | |
1st Commander | Željko Ražnatović |
2nd Commander | Borislav Pelević |
3rd Commander | Milorad Ulemek |
4th Commander | Zvezdan Jovanović |
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