8th Motorized Brigade (Army of Republika Srpska)

8th Motorized Brigade
Logo of the 8th Motorized Brigade
Active	1992—1996
Country	Republika Srpska
Allegiance	Army of Republika Srpska
Branch	Herzegovina corps
Type	Motorized brigade
Role	Defence of Nevesinje and Mostar
Size	3,500–4,000 members
Garrison/HQ	Nevesinje
Nickname(s)	Nevesinjska Brigade
Equipment	List: MB 120 mm mortars: 19 MB 82 mm mortars: 32 MB 60 mm mortars: 14 XA 105 mm howitzers: 12 XA 122 mm "M38" howitzers: 7 XA 122 mm "D30" howitzers: 5 ZiS-30: 10 90 mm Self-propelled vehicles: 6 PAT 20/3 Anti-aircraft vehicles: 19 PAT 30/2 Anti-aircraft vehicles: 6 S-2M rockets: 50 T-55 tanks: 13 OT M-60 tanks: 6
Engagements	Operation Bura Operation Jackal Operation Lukavac '93 Siege of Goražde Operation Star '94 Operation Autumn '94
Decorations
Commanders
Notable commanders	Novica Gušić (1992–1994) Zoran Purković (1994–1996)

The 8th Motorized Brigade, also called the Nevesinjska Brigade, was one of the units of the Herzegovina Corps of the Army of the Republika Srpska. The brigade was officially founded on 16 June 1992 at Čobanovo Polje in Podvelež. It was born from the 10th motorized brigade of the JNA. The brigade was filled with fighters from the municipalities of Nevesinje and Mostar, as well as Serb volunteers from the Neretva valley . The brigade's zone of responsibility was located in the municipalities of Mostar, Konjic, Nevesinje, Stolac and served the defense of Eastern Herzegovina. The first commander was Novica Gušić, while his successor was Zoran Purković. During the Bosnian War, the brigade defended the city of Nevesinje and the western parts of Eastern Herzegovina and participated mostly during Operation Bura and in Operation Autumn '94. The brigade lost 476 soldiers during the war.

Literature

• Zoran Janjic (2017). The Nevesin Brigade in the 1992-1995 war. Nevesinje. ISBN 978-99938-722-9-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• The first Mitrovdan offensive on Eastern Herzegovina in 1992. 2017.
• Herzegovina Corps. 2017.