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3rd Guards Brigade (Croatia)

Field	Value
unit_name	3rd Guards Brigade
native_name	3. gardijska brigada
image	16 obljetnica vojnoredarstvene operacije Oluja 05082011 Kune 224.jpg
caption	Brigade flag
dates	29 April 1991 – 2003
country	Croatia
branch	Ground Army
size	Brigade
nickname	Kune (Martens)
battles	Croatian War of Independence
disbanded	2003

Battle of Vukovar
Battle of Osijek
Operation Maslenica
Operation Flash
Other operations Bosnian War
Operation Corridor 92
Other operations

The 3rd Guards Brigade (), nicknamed Kune ("Martens"), was a guards brigade of the Croatian Army, formed on 29 April 1991, in Vinkovci. During the Croatian War of Independence, the 3rd Guards Brigade primarily operated in the regions of Slavonia and Baranja in eastern Croatia.

History

Originally formed as the 3rd "A" Brigade of the Croatian National Guard (ZNG) in 1991, the 3rd Guards Brigade initially consisted of four battalions stationed in Osijek, Vinkovci, Slavonski Brod and Vukovar.

During the war, approximately 10,000 men served with the brigade, which includes 369 killed, 1,088 injured and 17 missing in action.

Between 1991 and 1995, the 3rd Guards Brigade was involved in numerous engagements including:

Battle of Vukovar (1991; 4th Battalion)
Battle of Osijek (1991–92)
Operation Maslenica (1993)
Operation Flash (1995)

During Operation Storm in August 1995, the 3rd Guards Brigade was deployed to defend the city of Osijek, and did not see any combat.

Post-war

In 2003 most of the brigade was disbanded, with remnants merged with the 5th Guards Brigade to form the 3rd Armoured Guards Brigade (3.GOMBR).

In 2007, the 3.GOMBR itself was reformed to become the present-day Guards Armoured Mechanized Brigade (GOMBR)), a unit of mechanized infantry based in Vinkovci.

The legacy and the name of the historic brigade survives through the Tank Battalion "Kune", which is part of the modern-day GOMBR.

References

(September 2018). "Povjesnica 3.gbr". Association of Veterans of the 3rd Guards Brigade.
Šebetovsky, Mario. (July 2002). "The Battle of Vukovar: The Battle That Saved Croatia". United States Marine Corps Command and Staff College, Marine Corps University.
Marijan, Davor. (October 2002). "Bitka za Vukovar 1991". Croatian Historical Institute - Department of History of Slavonia, Srijem and Baranja.
Hrvatske, MORH Ministarstvo obrane Republike. (2018-02-12). "3. GARDIJSKA BRIGADA KUNE".

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