Green Berets (Bosnian paramilitary)

Green Berets
Zelene beretke
Active	1992
Country	Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Branch	Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Type	Light infantry
Size	3,500
Garrison/HQ	Sarajevo, Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nickname(s)	Zeleni Spartanci
Colors
Engagements	Bosnian War Siege of Sarajevo 1992 Yugoslav People's Army column incident in Sarajevo Siege of Goražde (1992)
Commanders
Notable commanders	Emin Švrakić

The Green Berets (Bosnian: Zelene beretke) was a military organization founded in Sarajevo in early 1992.^[1] They were founded by demobilized soldiers and conscripts from the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) who were mostly ethnic Bosniaks and supporters of the elected government of Bosnia and Herzegovina. They were integrated into a newly founded Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the second half of 1992. The Green Berets as a gear of choice^{[clarification needed]} and name was selected both as a reference to the United States Army Special Forces (the "Green Berets", although no actual relation existed) and as a common colour brand of the predominant ethnic group that composed the unit, namely Bosniaks. Bosnian Green Berets were mostly active during the war in the early part of 1992 in northern and central Bosnia.^[2]

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