Slovene Territorial Defense Teritorialna Obramba Republike Slovenije
Founded	1990
Disbanded	1994
Headquarters	Ljubljana
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief	President Milan Kučan (1991-1994)
Minister of Defense	Janez Janša (1990-1994)
Chief of staff	Janez Slapar (1991-1993) Albin Gutman (1993-1994)
Manpower
Military age	4
Conscription	Yes
Related articles
History	Slovenian War of Independence

The Territorial Defense of the Republic of Slovenia (also the Territorial Defense of Slovenia; TO RS TOS) was the predecessor of the Slovenian Armed Forces.

Contents 1 History 2 Command 3 Organization 4 Equipment 4.1 Small arms 4.2 Aircraft 5 References 6 See also

[edit] History

After the attack of the Soviet Union in Czechoslovakia in 1968, the Yugoslav political Summit adopted the doctrine of the General People's Defense and the decision establishing the territorial defense of the republics and provinces. After the victory of the democratic Political party in Slovenia, in 1990, the central government in Belgrade ordered the disarmament TO Slovenia, but appeared in Slovenia have not fully taken into account. A lot of weapons then disappeared from the warehouse and was later used in the creation of the first units of territorial defense of the Republic of Slovenia.

[edit] Command

In Slovenia, the headquarters was established on 20 November 1968. The beginnings of the headquarters is almost exclusively in the hands of Slovenian officers since 1974, the increasing number of managerial positions in the TO moves into the hands of Serb JNA officers. The reason for this was the increasing distrust in TO by Serb politicians, who feared the democratic movements in some republics. In 1990, Slovenia has established a new headquarters TO, who became president of Command of the Slovenian Army. Acceptance of the new insignia,in May 1991 , however, was open the first learning center for the training of the military burden on the stamp Ig in Ljubljana and Pekre in Maribor. 2. June of the same oath in the first generation of Slovenian soldiers.

[edit] Organization

The command language in TO was Slovenian, and this itself was organized in the form of an ancillary impact force the JNA. After 1990 it was organized as a separate army, which was finally formed in the months before independence, in accordance with the Constitution of RS, which has been adopted already in 1990.

[edit] Equipment

[edit] Small arms

• Zastava M 70AB assault rifle

[edit] Aircraft

Aircraft	Photo	Origin	Type	Versions	In service[1]	Notes
UTVA-75		Yugoslavia	trainer		14	Left by YPA
SOKO SA 341 Gazelle		Yugoslavia	transport		1	defected from YPA
Bell 206 JetRanger		United States	utility helicopter		3
Bell 412		United States	utility helicopter		1
Let L-410 Turbolet		Czech Republic	transport		1	Aded in 1994
Agusta AW109		Italy	fast VIP transport	A109A Mk II	1

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Military of Slovenia
• Slovenian War of Independence