Allegiance NATO | Branch Ground Army | |
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Active 1991–1993 Slovene Territorial Defense Forces Role Defending Slovenian territory Equipment 84 m.b.t.'s, 195 i.f.v.'s & a.p.c.'s, 54 artillery pieces Similar Slovenian Armed Forces, Ground Forces of the Slova, Latvian Land Forces, Albanian Land Force, Lithuanian Land Force | ||
The Slovenian Ground Force is the primary component of Slovenian Armed forces.
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History
The current Slovenian Armed Forces are descended from the Territorial Defense of the Republic of Slovenia (Teritorialna Obramba Republike Slovenije; TORS), which was formed in 1968 as a paramilitary complement to the regular army of the former Yugoslav within the territory of Slovenia. The main objectives of TORS were to support the Yugoslav National Army (JNA) and conduct guerrilla operations in the event of an invasion.
When Slovenia declared independence at the onset of the Yugoslav Wars in 1991, the TORS and the Slovenian police comprised the majority of forces engaging the Yugoslav People's Army during the Ten-Day War. The Slovenian Armed Forces were formally established in 1993 as a reorganization of the TORS.