The 1st Air Reconnaissance Regiment ( sh-Latn, 1. puk VOJIN, 1. пук ВОЈИН) was an air reconnaissance regiment established in 1955 as the

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211th Air Reconnaissance Regiment.

History

The 211th Air Reconnaissance Regiment was established on 8 June 1955, from the 101st Air Reconnaissance Battalion and 103rd Air Reconnaissance Battalion with its headquarters at

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. As part of the "Drvar" re-organisation plan in 1959, the regiment was redesignated as the 1st Air Reconnaissance Regiment. In accordance with an order issued on 27 January 1963, its reserve location was changed from

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. On 12 June 1992, the regimental headquarters was transformed into the headquarters of the 126th Air Reconnaissance Brigade.Dimitrijević, Bojan. ''Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo 1942–1992''. Beograd, 2006, p. 390.

Assignments

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(1955–1959) *

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(1959–1964) * 1st Air Defense Zone (1964–1966) *

11th Air Defense Division The 11th Air Defense Division (''Serbo-Croatian: 11. divizija protivvazdušne odbrane/ 11. дивизија противваздушне одбране'') was an air defense division established in 1964 1st Air Defense Zone (''Serbo-Croatian: 1. z ...

(1966–1986) * 1st Corps of Air Force and Air Defense (1986–1992)

Previous designations

*211st Air Reconnaissance Regiment (1955–1959) *1st Air Reconnaissance Regiment (1959–1992)

Commanding officers

* Colonel Milan Milićević * Colonel Janko Rajčević * Colonel Darko Milosević * Colonel Đuro Rodić * Colonel Svetlok Kostić * Colonel Žarko Zrnić * Colonel Michael Žugić * Colonel Žarko Zrnić

References

{{Reflist Regiments of Yugoslav Air Force Military units and formations established in 1955 Military units and formations established in 1992 1955 establishments in Yugoslavia