Garda Panteri

Badge of the Garda Panteri

The Specijalne brigade Guard "Panteri" ( Serbian - Cyrillic Специјална бригада Гарда "Пантери" ), Garda Panteri for short , was a paramilitary Serbian freischar during the Bosnian War . The unit fought on the side of the Yugoslav People's Army and was initially part of the notorious Serbian Volunteer Guard of the Željko Ražnatović ("Arkans Tigers"), on whose side they later fought. It was later integrated into the Bosnian Serb armed forces as a special unit . The military training of the unit was taken over by the " Red Barrettes ".

The Garda Panteri was founded and led by Ljubiša Savić , called Mauzer. Under her command, Savić, she was responsible for numerous war crimes and ethnic cleansing against non-Serbs. According to the conviction of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia , local Muslims were “ terrorized ” by the Garda Panteri through house robberies , looting or rape and left Bijeljina because of this “pressure and terrorization”.

History and organization

The unit was on 2 May 1992 by Ljubisa Savic as "National Guard of the Serbian autonomous provinces Semberska and Majevica" (Serbian Национална гарда Српске аутономне области Семберија и Мајевица / Nacionalna garda Srpske autonomne oblasti Semberija i Majevica ) in Bijeljina established. It consisted mainly of volunteers from the Semberija , Posavina , Majevica and Bijeljina regions .

The maximum manpower of the Garda Panteri was 2000 men. The unit belonged to the 3rd Corps of the Army of the Republic of Srpska and was deployed mainly in the area around the city of Bijeljina, where it was also based, but also took part in extensive operations such as Operation Koridor in 1992.

After the end of the Bosnian War in 1995, the unit was dissolved.

Armament

The armament consisted of artillery , tanks , machine guns, sniper rifles, trucks converted into armored personnel carriers and our own light aircraft of the Utva 75 type .

Known relatives

Ljubiša Savić , commander

Rodoljub Roki Vulović , singer and songwriter, dedicated the album Panteri to the unit

literature

Žika Antić: Mauzerovi panteri [Mauzer's panther] . In: Vojska . April 29, 1993, p. 51 (self-portrayal).

source

http://www.srpskioklop.paluba.info/bijeljinski_panteri/tekst_srb.html - Comprehensive information on the unit (Serbian)

Individual evidence

^ André Lommen: Bosnia and Hercegovina: Unfinished Business: Return of Displaced Persons and Other Human Rights Issues in Bijeljina . Ed .: Human Rights Watch. tape 12 , no. 7 , ISSN 1079-1876 , p. 34 .
↑ Judith Armatta: Twilight of Impunity: The War Crimes Trial of Slobodan Milosevic . Duke University Press, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8223-9179-1 , pp. 234 .
↑ Human Rights Watch (Ed.): Human Rights Watch Report . tape 8 . Helsinki 1996, p. 16 .
^ Paul R. Williams, Michael P. Scharf: Peace with Justice? : War Crimes and Accountability in the Former Yugoslavia . Rowman & Littlefield, 2002, ISBN 978-0-7425-1856-8 , pp. 167 .
^ Robert William Farrand: Reconstruction and Peace Building in the Balkans: The Brčko Experience . Rowman & Littlefield, 2011, ISBN 978-1-4422-1237-4 , pp. 2 .
↑ United Nations - International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991: PROSECUTOR v. MOMČILO KRAJIŠNIK: Public Judgment . March 17, 2009, vii. Lubisa (Mauzer) Savic, S. 99 f . ( icty.org [PDF]): "277. [...] The Trial Chamber found that Muslim residents were “terrorized” by paramilitary groups in Bijeljina, including Mauzer's men, through home invasions, looting or rapes, and left Bijeljina as a result of this “pressure and terrorization”. 278. The Appeals Chamber is satisfied that the Trial Chamber found that Mauzer used his men to commit the crimes of deportation (Count 7) and inhumane acts (Count 8) of Muslims from Bijeljina to further the common criminal purpose. "

[1] André Lommen: Bosnia and Hercegovina: Unfinished Business: Return of Displaced Persons and Other Human Rights Issues in Bijeljina . Ed .: Human Rights Watch. tape 12 , no. 7 , ISSN 1079-1876 , p. 34 .

[2] Judith Armatta: Twilight of Impunity: The War Crimes Trial of Slobodan Milosevic . Duke University Press, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8223-9179-1 , pp. 234 .

[3] Human Rights Watch (Ed.): Human Rights Watch Report . tape 8 . Helsinki 1996, p. 16 .

[4] Paul R. Williams, Michael P. Scharf: Peace with Justice? : War Crimes and Accountability in the Former Yugoslavia . Rowman & Littlefield, 2002, ISBN 978-0-7425-1856-8 , pp. 167 .

[5] Robert William Farrand: Reconstruction and Peace Building in the Balkans: The Brčko Experience . Rowman & Littlefield, 2011, ISBN 978-1-4422-1237-4 , pp. 2 .

[6] United Nations - International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991: PROSECUTOR v. MOMČILO KRAJIŠNIK: Public Judgment . March 17, 2009, vii. Lubisa (Mauzer) Savic, S. 99 f . ( icty.org [PDF]): "277. [...] The Trial Chamber found that Muslim residents were “terrorized” by paramilitary groups in Bijeljina, including Mauzer's men, through home invasions, looting or rapes, and left Bijeljina as a result of this “pressure and terrorization”. 278. The Appeals Chamber is satisfied that the Trial Chamber found that Mauzer used his men to commit the crimes of deportation (Count 7) and inhumane acts (Count 8) of Muslims from Bijeljina to further the common criminal purpose. "