Was the Yugoslav military the 4th strongest military in the 80s-90s before it fell apart?
No, I literally had to look up what army this even is.
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>>64678450no because it was commie army so any strength is just on paper.
>>64680435Even on paper it shouldn't have been the fourth strongest. There was the US and USSR, followed probably by China and then Iraq and Iran, who had been building up throughout the 80s to kill each other. Within Europe, the larger NATO armies (Britain, France, West Germany) were larger and better armed than Yugoslavia's.
>>64678450No, but also yes. It had large manpower reserves with mandatory service that lasted for 2-3 years with war time mobilization putting it upwards of 2 million. t.Slovenia
>>64678450>>64680471Just adding that this claim is popular among former ex-yugoslavs and yugonostalgics but its usually cited as "4th largest in Europe" not the world.It was the largest non-aligned force in Europe though.
>>64678450Vukovar alone answers that question for you.
>>64678450noYugoslavia was a federation of several states and yet they struggled to match the Bulgarian army
>>64678475You didn't know about the JNA?
>>64678450*fourth in Europeand no. Well, maybe yes, depending how you look at it. It leaned heavily into partisan roots and it's plan for fighting adversaries was literally to cede ground and go innawoods. There is still a bunch of weapons and ammo caches stored throughout former YU
