Home›Small Arms And Sidearms›Wars Used In›Yugoslav WarsWarYugoslav WarsContemporaryReference and ClassificationDevelopingThe Yugoslav Wars were a series of ethnic and secessionist conflicts fought between 1991 and 2001 as the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia violently broke apart into its constituent republics. Fighting began with a brief war in Slovenia in 1991, followed by a much longer and more destructive war in Croatia from 1991 to 1995, and then by the Bosnian War from 1992 to 1995, the bloodiest of the conflicts, which included the prolonged siege of Sarajevo and the July 1995 massacre of more than eight thousand Bosniak men and boys at Srebrenica, later judged genocide by international courts. Fighting later returned to the region with the Kosovo War of 1998 to 1999, ended by a NATO bombing campaign against Serbia, and a smaller insurgency in Macedonia in 2001. The wars, marked throughout by widespread ethnic cleansing and war crimes, resulted in the independence of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro and eventually Kosovo, and led to extensive war crimes prosecutions before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.FactsYugoslav WarsConnectionsIn the Other AtlasesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsPartially AttestedCombatantsPartially AttestedSlovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo Albanian forces and Macedonian rebels against the Yugoslav People's Army and Serb forces 1Source documents five separate conflicts, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Macedonia, each with its own combatants; this row generalizes the pattern of Yugoslav republics and ethnic forces against the Yugoslav People's Army and Serb forces.Start YearWell-attested1991 1End YearWell-attested2001 1OutcomeWell-attestedEach conflict ended separately: Slovenia and Croatia in victories for their own forces, Bosnia and Herzegovina with the Dayton peace deal, Kosovo with a Serbian troop withdrawal, and Macedonia with a power-sharing peace agreement. 1ClassificationConflict TypeWell-attestedCivil War 1Yugoslav WarsFilter Results17 entriesWeapon FamilyAllAssault Rifles (3)Assault Rifles of Europe (1)Assault Rifles of Russia and the Soviet Union (1)Assault Rifles of the Americas Outside the United States (1)Bolt-Action, Lever-Action and Historic Rifles (2)Other Pistols and Handguns (1)Other Small Arms and Personal Weapons (1)Pistols and Revolvers (3)Rifles and Carbines (6)Semi-Automatic and Battle Rifles (1)Semi-Automatic Pistols (2)Semi-Automatic Pistols of Belgium (1)Semi-Automatic Pistols of Europe (1)Submachine Guns (7)Weapon Type or ClassAllAssault rifle (3)Battle rifle and light machine gun (1)Bolt-action rifle (2)Machine pistol (1)Revolver grenade launcher (1)roller-delayed blowback submachine gun (1)Semi-automatic pistol (2)small arm (2)Submachine gun (4)CaliberAll.22 Long Rifle (1).30 carbine (1).32 ACP (2).380 ACP (1).40 S&W (1).41 Action Express (1).45 ACP (2)10mm Auto (1)40mm (1)5.45x39mm (1)5.56x45mm NATO (1)7.62x25mm (1)7.62x39mm (2)7.62x51mm NATO (1)7.62x54mmR (1)7.92x57mm Mauser (1)9x19mm (6)9×18mm Makarov (1)9×19 mm Parabellum (6)9×21mm (1)Introduced EraAll1891 (1)1918 (1)1935 (2)1938 (1)1951 (1)1954 (1)1956 (1)1961 (1)1966 (2)1970 (2)1974 (1)1977 (1)1978 (1)1983 (1)1984 (2)1991 (1)Service StatusAllIn Service (13)Retired (5)OperatorAllBritish Army (2)Bundeswehr (2)Indian Army (1)Israeli Defense Forces (1)People's Liberation Army (1)Red Army (2)Royal Air Force (1)United States Army (2)United States Marine Corps (1)Waffen-SS (1)Wehrmacht (2)ManufacturerAllAuto-Ordnance Company (1)China North Industries Group Corporation Limited (1)Colt's Manufacturing Company (1)Diemaco (1)Erma Werke (1)FN Herstal (2)Heckler & Koch (2)IMI Systems (1)John Inglis Company (1)Kalashnikov Concern (2)Manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault (1)Mauser (1)Milkor (Pty) Ltd (1)Remington Arms (1)Sauer & Sohn (1)Sestroretsk arsenal (1)Steyr-Daimler-Puch (1)Tula Arms Plant (1)Westinghouse Electric Corporation (1)Wilhelm-Gustloff-Stiftung (1)Zastava Arms (4)Zbrojovka Brno (1)Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod (1)BrowseCompareSelect all 17AK-74Yugoslav WarsBrowning Hi-PowerYugoslav WarsColt Canada C7Yugoslav WarsHeckler & Koch MP5Yugoslav WarsKarabiner 98kYugoslav WarsM56 submachine gunYugoslav WarsMilkor MGLYugoslav WarsMosin-Nagant RifleYugoslav WarsMP5 Submachine GunYugoslav WarsPleter 91 submachine gunYugoslav WarsSkorpion vz. 61Yugoslav WarsSpectre M4Yugoslav WarsThompson Submachine GunYugoslav WarsUziYugoslav WarsZastava M70 (pistol)Yugoslav WarsZastava M70 Assault RifleYugoslav WarsZastava M77Yugoslav WarsConnectionsUses2K12 Kub, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: 2K12 Kub2S1 Gvozdika, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: 2S1 Gvozdika9K32 Strela-2, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: 9K32 Strela-2tier 29K38 Igla, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: 9K38 Iglatier 2A-10 Thunderbolt II, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: A-10 Thunderbolt IItier 4AIFV, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: AIFVAK-74, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: AK-74tier 4AMX-30 AuF1, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: AMX-30 AuF1BM-21 Grad, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: BM-21 GradBrowning Hi-Power, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Browning Hi-Powertier 4BTR-50, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: BTR-50Colt Canada C7, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Colt Canada C7D-30 Howitzer, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: 122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30)DP-27 Machine Gun, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Degtyaryov machine gunDShK, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: DShKF-16 Fighting Falcon, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: F-16 Fighting Falcontier 2FIM-92 Stinger, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: FIM-92 StingerHeckler & Koch MP5, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Heckler & Koch MP5K200 KIFV, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: K200 KIFVKarabiner 98k, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Karabiner 98ktier 2Leopard 1, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Leopard 1tier 2M1 Abrams, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: M1 Abramstier 2M113 armored personnel carrier, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: M113 armored personnel carrierM2 Browning Machine Gun, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: M2 Browningtier 4M47 Patton, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: M47 PattonM56 submachine gun, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: M56 submachine gunM79 Osa, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: M79 OsaMiG-21, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: MiG-21tier 4Milkor MGL, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Milkor MGLMosin-Nagant Rifle, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Mosin-Nagant (Wikipedia)MP5 Submachine Gun, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Heckler & Koch MP5Pleter 91 submachine gun, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Pleter 91 submachine gunPT-76, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source PT-76, WikipediaS-75 Dvina, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: S-75 DvinaSkorpion vz. 61, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Škorpion (Wikipedia)Spectre M4, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Spectre M4Stinger Missile, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: FIM-92 StingerT-34, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: T-34tier 2T-72, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: T-72tier 2Thompson Submachine Gun, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Thompson Submachine Guntier 4Uzi, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Uzitier 4Zastava M70 (pistol), Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Zastava M70 (pistol)Zastava M70 Assault Rifle, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Zastava M70 (assault rifle)Zastava M72, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Zastava M72Zastava M77, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Zastava M77In the Other AtlasesAlso in Geography Atlas: Serbia, took place there.Sources1. The Conflicts (International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia)Slovenia sectiondeclaring independence on 25 June 1991Macedonia sectionbeginning of January 2001Slovenia section, outcome sentenceIt ended in a victory of the Slovenian forces, with the JNA withdrawing its soldiers and equipment.Bosnia and Herzegovina section, outcome sentencea peace deal was initialled in Daytonconflict typethe Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia violently broke apart into its constituent republicsView the SourceWikipedia: T-34tier 2WikipediaUses: T-34, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the SourceWikipedia: M1 Abramstier 2WikipediaUses: M1 Abrams, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the SourceWikipedia: Uzitier 4WikipediaUses: Uzi, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the SourceWikipedia: Thompson Submachine Guntier 4WikipediaUses: Thompson Submachine Gun, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the SourceWikipedia: AK-74tier 4WikipediaUses: AK-74, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the SourceMosin-Nagant (Wikipedia)Uses: Mosin-Nagant Rifle, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the SourceWikipedia: Heckler & Koch MP5Uses: MP5 Submachine Gun, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'Uses: Heckler & Koch MP5, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the SourceWikipedia: Browning Hi-Powertier 4WikipediaUses: Browning Hi-Power, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the SourceWikipedia: T-72tier 2WikipediaUses: T-72, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the SourceWikipedia: Leopard 1tier 2WikipediaUses: Leopard 1, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the SourceWikipedia: BM-21 GradUses: BM-21 Grad, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the SourceWikipedia: 2K12 KubUses: 2K12 Kub, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav wars'View the SourceWikipedia: 2S1 GvozdikaUses: 2S1 Gvozdika, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the SourceWikipedia: 122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30)Uses: D-30 Howitzer, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the SourceWikipedia: DShKUses: DShK, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the SourceŠkorpion (Wikipedia)Uses: Skorpion vz. 61, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the SourceWikipedia: Zastava M70 (assault rifle)Uses: Zastava M70 Assault Rifle, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the SourceWikipedia: Colt Canada C7Uses: Colt Canada C7, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the SourceWikipedia: M113 armored personnel carrierUses: M113 armored personnel carrier, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the SourceWikipedia: BTR-50Uses: BTR-50, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the SourceWikipedia: M47 PattonUses: M47 Patton, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the SourceWikipedia: S-75 DvinaUses: S-75 Dvina, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the SourceWikipedia: Zastava M70 (pistol)Uses: Zastava M70 (pistol), infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the SourceWikipedia: K200 KIFVUses: K200 KIFV, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the SourceWikipedia: Pleter 91 submachine gunUses: Pleter 91 submachine gun, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the SourceWikipedia: FIM-92 StingerUses: Stinger Missile, Infobox, wars fieldInfobox wars field lists: Yugoslav WarsUses: FIM-92 Stinger, Infobox, wars fieldInfobox wars field lists: Yugoslav WarsView the SourceWikipedia: M2 Browningtier 4WikipediaUses: M2 Browning Machine Gun, Infobox, wars fieldQuote, Uses: M2 Browning Machine Gun, Infobox, wars fieldInfobox wars field lists: Yugoslav WarsView the SourceWikipedia: 9K38 Iglatier 2WikipediaUses: 9K38 Igla, Infobox, wars fieldQuote, Uses: 9K38 Igla, Infobox, wars fieldInfobox wars field lists: Yugoslav WarsView the SourceWikipedia: 9K32 Strela-2tier 2WikipediaUses: 9K32 Strela-2, Infobox, wars fieldQuote, Uses: 9K32 Strela-2, Infobox, wars fieldInfobox wars field lists: Yugoslav WarsView the SourceWikipedia: Milkor MGLUses: Milkor MGL, Infobox, wars fieldQuote, Uses: Milkor MGL, Infobox, wars fieldInfobox wars field lists: Yugoslav WarsView the SourceWikipedia: Spectre M4Uses: Spectre M4, Infobox, wars fieldQuote, Uses: Spectre M4, Infobox, wars fieldInfobox wars field lists: Yugoslav WarsView the SourceWikipedia: Zastava M77Uses: Zastava M77, Infobox, wars fieldQuote, Uses: Zastava M77, Infobox, wars fieldInfobox wars field lists: Yugoslav WarsView the SourceWikipedia: AMX-30 AuF1Uses: AMX-30 AuF1, Infobox, wars fieldQuote, Uses: AMX-30 AuF1, Infobox, wars fieldInfobox wars field lists: Yugoslav WarsView the SourceWikipedia: M79 OsaUses: M79 Osa, Infobox, wars fieldQuote, Uses: M79 Osa, Infobox, wars fieldInfobox wars field lists: Yugoslav WarsView the SourceWikipedia: Zastava M72Uses: Zastava M72, Infobox, wars fieldQuote, Uses: Zastava M72, Infobox, wars fieldInfobox wars field lists: Yugoslav WarsView the SourceWikipedia: M56 submachine gunUses: M56 submachine gun, Infobox, wars fieldQuote, Uses: M56 submachine gun, Infobox, wars fieldInfobox wars field lists: Yugoslav WarsView the SourceWikipedia: AIFVUses: AIFV, Infobox, wars fieldQuote, Uses: AIFV, Infobox, wars fieldInfobox wars field lists: Yugoslav WarsView the SourceWikipedia: Degtyaryov machine gunUses: DP-27 Machine Gun, Infobox, wars fieldQuote, Uses: DP-27 Machine Gun, Infobox, wars fieldInfobox wars field: Spanish Civil WarWinter WarWorld War IISecond Sino-Japanese WarKorean WarChinese Civil WarFirst Indochina WarVietnam WarHungarian Revolution of 1956Laotian Civil WarNorth Yemen Civil WarGeorgian Civil WarYugoslav WarsSomView the SourceWikipedia: F-16 Fighting Falcontier 2WikipediaUses: F-16 Fighting Falcon, Wikipedia article textQuote, Uses: F-16 Fighting Falcon, Wikipedia article textAir Force, including the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard, flew the F-16 in combat during Operation Desert Storm in 1991 and in the Balkans during the Yugoslav Wars later in the 1990s.View the SourceWikipedia: MiG-21tier 4WikipediaUses: MiG-21, Wikipedia article textQuote, Uses: MiG-21, Wikipedia article textDuring the early stages of the 1990s' Yugoslav wars, the Yugoslav military used MiG-21s in a ground-attack role, while Croatian and Slovene forces did not yet have air forces at that point in the conflict.View the SourceWikipedia: A-10 Thunderbolt IItier 4WikipediaUses: A-10 Thunderbolt II, Wikipedia article textQuote, Uses: A-10 Thunderbolt II, Wikipedia article textIt served in Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada, the Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm), the Yugoslav Wars, war in Afghanistan, the Iraq War, in the conflict against the Islamic State in the Middle East, Operation Odyssey Dawn in Libya, and the 2026 Iran war.View the SourceWikipedia: Karabiner 98ktier 2WikipediaUses: Karabiner 98k, Wikipedia article textQuote, Uses: Karabiner 98k, Wikipedia article textThe refurbished Prеduzeće 44 Karabiner 98k rifles were still being used in the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s.View the SourcePT-76, WikipediaUses: PT-76, Wikipedia article textQuote, Uses: PT-76, Wikipedia article textDuring the Yugoslav wars, the PT-76 served with the Yugoslav People's Army and later the army of the Krajina Serbs in a few battles during the Ten-Day War in Slovenia (1991) and Croatian War of Independence (1991-1995).View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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